At the Tackling Climate Change workshop at this year’s NeurIPS conference, some of the top minds in machine learning came together to discuss the effects of climate change on life on Earth, how AI can tackle the urgent problem, and why and how the machine learning community should join the fight.
The panel included Yoshua Bengio, MILA director and University of Montreal professor; Jeff Dean…
3 keys to moving toward white-box, explainable AI (VB Live)
December 16, 2019
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White-box AI boosts transparency, creates more collaborative data science, and improves trust within businesses and with customers — and it’s getting a lot of attention. Join this VB Live event to learn how, and why, businesses need to move away…
Despite people of a certain generation’s preference for texting, phone calls haven’t gone the way of the dodo. A recent survey of over 30 million calls conducted by Invoca found a 40% increase in calls across industries, and 75% of consumers say a phone call is the…
Instagram is using AI to alert bullies to offensive captions
December 16, 2019
Instagram’s anti-bullying efforts now extend to discouraging abusive behavior in posts, not just comments. It’s introducing a feature that warns people when their post captions might be offensive, using AI to detect language similar to posts that have previously been reported. In theory, this makes bullies second-guess their vitriol, stick to kinder language and learn about the…
Intel acquires AI chip startup Habana Labs for $2 billion
December 16, 2019
In a clear signal of its ambitions for the $91.18 billion AI chip market, Intel this morning announced that it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for data centers. The deal is worth approximately $2 billion, and…
Instagram uses AI to warn users before they post offensive captions
December 16, 2019
Instagram is launching a new feature that is designed to make users think twice before posting videos or photos with offensive captions.
Moving forward, whenever someone tries to post a caption that Instagram detects as being potentially offensive, the user will see an alert…
Last year, IBM announced a Data Science Elite team whose only job is to help big enterprise companies push their first AI models into production.
Now, more than a year after the program’s launch, Rob Thomas, the IBM executive overseeing the AI SWAT team, reports that it has been a “huge success.” The team has increased from 30 data scientists to 100, and there are plans to grow significantly…
One area of AI that’s red-hot is virtual agents — smart software that companies are building to chat with their customers through text, voice, or a web chat box. IBM says it has emerged as the only serious provider of this technology for the enterprise. Rob Thomas…
5 areas of focus when adopting AI in your organization
December 15, 2019
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize financial services. According to the MIT Sloan and Boston Consulting Group’s 2019 Global Executive Study and Research Report, 90% of respondents agree that AI represents a business opportunity for their companies.
AI offers an efficient, cost-effective way to unlock actionable insights from your reviews. Watch this VB Live event to learn how AI and machine learning can help you to deal with the negative reviews, resolve customer pain points, and build trust.
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Consumer trust in information that’s available from businesses is dropping drastically. Almost 85% of millennials…
