How Walmart gained the advantage in drone delivery
With stores located near most Americans, Walmart is betting big on drone delivery to rival Amazon.
Honey holds potential for making brain-like computer chips
Honey might be a sweet solution for developing environmentally friendly components for neuromorphic computers, systems designed to mimic the neurons and synapses found in the human brain.
AI system inspects astronauts’ gloves for damage in real-time
Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HSE) are working with NASA scientists to develop an AI system for inspecting astronauts’ gloves.
AI system inspects astronauts’ gloves for damage in real-time
Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HSE) are working with NASA scientists to develop an AI system for inspecting astronauts’ gloves.
Can A.I.-Driven Voice Analysis Help Identify Mental Disorders?
Early tests have been promising, but issues involving bias, privacy and mistrust of “black box” algorithms are possible pitfalls.
AI-powered camera traps could protect Gabon wildlife from poachers
AI powered camera traps give Gabon wildlife rangers a new tool in the fight against biodiversity loss and poaching
Physiological signals could be the key to 'emotionally intelligent' AI, scientists say
Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of modern technology. Making AI 'emotionally intelligent' could open doors to more natural human-machine interactions. To do this, it needs to pick up on the user's sentiment during a dialog. Physiological signals could provide a direct route to such sentiments.
Adding AI to Museum exhibits increases learning, keeps kids engaged longer
Researchers have demonstrated a more effective way to support learning and increase engagement at science-focused museum exhibits. They used artificial intelligence to create a new genre of interactive, hands-on exhibits that includes an intelligent, virtual assistant to interact with visitors.
Report: 50% of leaders say their data should contribute to ESG initiatives
Today's workforce is deeply purpose-driven. They demand a new approach to leadership: one that blends empathy with a data-driven mindset.
Building smart cities starts with the right geospatial data
Smart cities aren’t quite a reality just yet, but we’re closer than we’ve ever been.
HPE's Spaceborne Computer-2 completes 24 experiments on the ISS
The computer gives astronauts more freedom to do their own data processing, 3D printing, and more.
‘Mind-blowing’: Ai-Da becomes first robot to paint like an artist
AI algorithms prompt robot to interrogate, select, decision-make to create a painting
Dell study finds autonomous operations and AIops adoption lagging
Organizations must rethink digitization to not only keep up, but to master the process, and data in general. The answer to this: Autonomous operation (AO) and AIops – the process of applying AI to IT operations – according to a new report commissioned by Dell Technologies.
AI’s growing enterprise gaps explain why AWS SageMaker is growing
O'Reilly's latest survey of AI adoption identifies troubling gaps in the importance enterprises place on security, compliance, fairness, bias and ethics.
Massaging AI language models for fun, profit and ethics
Do AI language models really demonstrate intelligence? What about morality? Is it ok to tweak them, and if yes, who gets to do this, and how do the rest of us know?
Panasonic to plough $5b into electronic vehicle batteries and supply chain software
The investment is part of the company's medium and long-term strategy for the next three years.
Adversarial AI and the dystopian future of tech
The occurrence of an adversarial attack on AI or machine learning highlights a deep crack in the AI mechanisms.
AI algorithms could disrupt our ability to think
We already know AI-powered apps diminish our privacy. If they also diminish our human agency, that could have serious consequences.