Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Facebook today detailed what it claims is the first single AI model capable of predicting the effects of drug combinations, dosages, timing, and other types of interventions like gene deletion. Developed in collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum […]
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AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot – TechCrunch
You’ll need to prick up your ears for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio recordings of the famous scientist’s actual voice. The […]
AI Weekly: Data analytics keeps attracting investment through the pandemic
Organizations are investing more in data analytics during the pandemic, a paper from West Monroe shows. A recent survey by KPMG agrees; the polling of C-suite executives found that data and analytics platforms are the most common new technology to be adopted, with 21% of respondents reporting the piloting of […]
Artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, neural network, GLOM, vectors, visual perception, human perception, intuition
Deep learning set off the latest AI revolution, transforming computer vision and the field as a whole. Hinton believes deep learning should be almost all that’s needed to fully replicate human intelligence. But despite rapid progress, there are still major challenges. Expose a neural net to an unfamiliar data set […]
Oxbotica raises $13.8M from Ocado to build autonomous vehicle tech for the online grocer’s logistics network – TechCrunch
Ocado, the UK online grocer that has been making strides reselling its technology to other grocery companies to help them build and run their own online ordering-and-delivery operations, is making an investment today into what it believes will be the next chapter of how that business will grow: it is […]
Building a high-performance data and AI organization
In this context, effective data management is one of the foundations of a data-driven organization. But managing data in an enterprise is highly complex. As new data technologies come on stream, the burden of legacy systems and data silos grows, unless they can be integrated or ring-fenced. Fragmentation of architecture […]
The new lawsuit that shows facial recognition is officially a civil rights issue
Williams’s wrongful arrest, which was first reported by the New York Times in August 2020, was based on a bad match from the Detroit Police Department’s facial recognition system. Two more instances of false arrests have since been made public. Both are also Black men, and both have taken legal […]
Can Medical Alexas Make Us Healthier?
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Are voice recognition technologies like Alexa helpful in medicine or are they hogwash? For now, the short answer is a little of both. Microsoft on Monday said that it would spend roughly […]
Podcast: What’s AI doing in your wallet?
Our entire financial system is built on trust. We can exchange otherwise worthless paper bills for fresh groceries, or swipe a piece of plastic for new clothes. But this trust—typically in a central government-backed bank—is changing. As our financial lives are rapidly digitized, the resulting data turns into fodder for […]
Google makes business process tool AppSheet Automation generally available
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Last year, Google launched AppSheet Automation, an “intent-driven” experience in Google Cloud powered by AI that enabled enterprises to connect to a number of data sources to model automated business processes. After several months in […]