Data Will Decide the Future of Self-Driving Cars
You’ve probably heard the following saying: “Data is the new oil.” Not too long ago, numerous news outlets reported that extrapolating insight from numbers had officially become worth more than the fossil fuel. This certainly seems to be the case with self-driving cars. There’s a race right now to build an autonomous vehicle that drives […]
A Day in the Life of an AI-Fueled Future Society
Are we really ready for our inevitable future with artificial intelligence (AI)? It’s hard to say, mostly because nobody really knows what our society will actually look like with AI integrated into its every fiber. In a recent post for Smithsonian, journalist and author Stephan Talty dives into a few unique scenarios we could encounter […]
Most Americans Think AI Isn’t a Threat to Their Jobs
Do you think artificial intelligence (AI) could do your job? It’s a strange question that has turned from a hypothetical imagination exercise to an uneasy topic that most people don’t feel like dealing with right now. As AI development advances, this question becomes a more important issue to tackle before it balloons into a bigger […]
Just How Smart Should Our Cameras Be?
It’s always been of paramount importance for tech companies to strike that fine balance between privacy and innovation. In the case of cameras, we want to control what they record or take a picture of (obviously). Clips, a new camera from Google asks us to trust it with this decision. It also gives us a deeper look […]
Google, Facebook, and Other Tech Titans Take on Wildlife Crimes
Mobile app development, the Internet, and technology have enabled humanity to produce positive results and accomplish achievements faster than ever before. Unfortunately, as much as these new tools have augmented our ability to do good, they also allow us to do bad. Wildlife crimes such as the illegal trade of ivory and other rare animal […]
Will Robots Be Friend or Foe to Humanity?
Evil robots are a beloved staple of the science fiction genre, no matter the medium. Usually equipped with unparalleled artificial intelligence (AI) and a sleek, indestructible chassis to match its dangerous cunning, bots like these have been in dozens of post-apocalyptic stories where humanity’s fate rests on the shoulders of only a few surviving protagonists. […]
Is Bias Creep in AI Inevitable?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest technologies of our future. Every country and organization is preparing for the AI revolution in their own way. But when humans are involved with building the foundations of AI, can AI truly be objective? Tech leaders have been publicly expressing their opinions of AI’s potential to create […]
Google Wants to Predict Your Medical Outcome at the Hospital
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making an enormous impact in the global healthcare community. But Google has more ambitious goals in store for the future of MedTech development — it wants to accurately predict your health outcome at the time of your admittance to a hospital. Connecting the Dots On January 24th, 34 Google AI researchers […]
Google Removed 700,000 Apps From the Play Store in 2017
Cybersecurity and Google’s Play Store are no strangers. Over its almost decade-long existence, the Play Store has been plagued by bugs and malicious mobile app developers much more so than its rival, Apple’s App Store. Andrew Ahn, Product Manager of Googe Play, recently discussed how the tech titan’s increased cyber safeguarding measures led to the […]
Can This Startup Become the Apple of MedTech?
Let’s face it — even with all of the advancements in MedTech development, going to the doctor is still not an activity most would consider fun, or even painless. Forward is a startup that wants to revamp your annual medical exam with sleek aesthetics and sharp artificial intelligence (AI). Moving MedTech Forward Forward was founded by […]