Govt bets on artificial intelligence, data analytics to weed out shell cos
The corporate affairs ministry is betting on artificial intelligence and data analytics as key elements in the fight against the menace of shell companies as it works to put in place an ecosystem that will have "zero tolerance" for non-compliance with regulations.
Widely Used AI Machine Learning Methods Don’t Work as Claimed
Researchers demonstrated the mathematical impossibility of representing social networks and other complex networks using popular methods of ‘low-dimensional embeddings.’ Models and algorithms for analyzing complex networks are widely used in research
Breaking the Size and Speed Limit of Modulators for Next Generation Internet and Communication Networks
Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator that is smaller, as fast as and more efficient than state-of-the-art technologies. By adding indium tin oxide (ITO) – a transparent conductive oxide f
Clearview AI’s source code and app data exposed in cybersecurity lapse
A security lapse at facial recognition startup Clearview AI meant that its source code, cloud storage credentials, and even copies of its apps were publicly accessible. The lapse was discovered by a cybersecurity firm.
Deploying more conversational chatbots
Startup Posh has created chatbots that use “conversational memory” to have more natural exchanges.
Amazon’s Alexa gets a new longform speaking style
Amazon is introducing a new speaking style for Alexa and adding some styles to its fellow AI voices. The longform speaking style is meant to sound more natural when Alexa reads long pieces of content, like articles or podcasts.
Facebook is building a 'shadow' social network just for bots
'Bots must be suitably isolated from real users to ensure that the simulation does not lead to unexpected interactions with real users,' researchers warn
AI taught to instantly transform objects in image-editing software
An image-editing program designed by researchers at Abode uses AI to let you quickly transform the shape of objects in images and change the lighting
Will ‘Big Data’ Restore Active Managers’ Mojo?
Sophisticated tech used to gather and analyze information may be able to improve returns, but the data isn’t showing it.
Biomechanics of skin can perform useful tactile computations
As our body's largest and most prominent organ, the skin also provides one of our most fundamental connections to the world around us. From the moment we're born, it is intimately involved in every physical interaction we have.
Microsoft follows in Zoom’s footsteps, Teams app to allow users to blur background scenery using artificial intelligence
You can now hide scenes of domesticity from your professional acquaintances.
Kidnapping, trafficking and gang violence: Inside China’s quest to become an AI superpower
The Belt and Road Initative has brought an unprecedented influx of Chinese investment to the sleepy town of Sihanoukville in Cambodia. But, as Brian McGleenon discovers, with great capital comes even greater control
Making big data processing more energy efficient using magnetic circuits
New research finds that magnetic wires, spaced a certain way, can lead to a 20-30x reduction in the amount of energy needed to run neural network training algorithms.
Discord introduces background noise suppression in beta
Discord is adding a new noise suppression feature in beta as part of a partnership with Krisp.ai, which it’s rolling out to all desktop users. The tech detects and removes background noises so voices can be heard more clearly.
Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation
Broad unease about losing jobs to machines could dissipate as people focus on the benefits of minimizing close human contact.
L&T uses artificial intelligence to help 20 cities combat Covid-19
The pandemic has resulted in great demand for digital services for healthcare and monitoring and countries across the world are using solutions for population screening, tracking the infection, allocating resources, and managing communication and responses.
Top CEOs discuss Artificial Intelligence and jobs at ET GBS 2020
Hero Enterprise chairman Sunil Munjal, upGrad co-founder Ronnie Screwvala, BCG's Neeraj Aggarwal, Apollo Hospitals MD Suneeta Reddy and CG Group chairman Binod Chaudhary during a CEO panel titled 'Entering the Decade of Disruption' on Day 01 of ET Global Business Summit 2020, held in New Delhi Friday.
Thanks to 'flexoskeletons,' these insect-inspired robots are faster and cheaper to make
Engineers have developed a new method that doesn't require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The structures were inspired by insect exoskeletons, which have both soft and rigid parts -- the researchers called their creations 'flexoskeletons.