Before the marketing departments of the world got ahold of the term “artificial intelligence,” it used to bring to mind some sort of robot. Boston Dynamics is one of the best-known company in the robotics space, largely thanks to its viral videos of its robots in action. But the company doesn’t talk to press much, so we jumped at the opportunity to sit down with Boston Dynamics CEO Marc…
Stradigi AI raises $40.3 million to develop business AI solutions
November 12, 2019
Stradigi AI, a Montréal-based AI solutions provider and research lab founded in 2014, today announced that it has raised $53 million CAD ($40.3 million) in a series A round led by Canadian institutional funds Investissement Québec and Fonds de solidarité FTQ, with…
Hive raises $10.6 million to bolster project management with AI
November 12, 2019
For evidence that the future of work is automated (or at least semi-automated), look no further than startups like San Francisco-based Hive. The productivity platform provider offers solutions from meeting scheduling to task management and project monitoring, and in an…
Nestlé CIO, Filippo Catalano, offers top-level AI strategy advice for business leaders (VB Live)
November 12, 2019
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There’s booming demand for silicon custom-designed to accelerate AI workloads, as the gobs of cash raised by startups like Hailo Technologies, Graphcore, and Untether AI demonstrates. The fierce competition isn’t deterring Blaize (formerly Thinci), which hopes to stand…
AI designed this gin, but would you drink it?
November 11, 2019
Two years ago, I owned a bar with over 300 different gins — one of the largest collections of juniper-flavored spirits at any establishment in the United States. None of those gins was designed by a computer, a fact that my bartenders would likely have explained was for…
My name is John.
My name is John Connor, and I live at 19,828 Almond Avenue, Los Angeles.
My name is John Connor, I live at 19,828 Almond Avenue, Los Angeles, and my California police record J-66455705 lists my supposedly expunged juvenile convictions for vandalism, trespassing, and shoplifting.
Which of these levels of personal detail do you feel comfortable sharing with your smartphone? And…
AI-generated fake content could unleash a virtual arms race
November 11, 2019
When it comes to AI’s role in making online content, Kristin Tynski, VP of digital marketing firm Fractl, sees an opportunity to boost creativity. But a recent experiment in AI-generated content left her a bit shaken. Using publicly available AI tools and about an hour of…
Richard Bartle interview: How game developers should think about sapient AI characters
November 11, 2019
Richard Bartle is one of the leading academics on video games and is a senior lecturer and honorary professor of computer game design at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. He might seem an unusual choice to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence, but…
AI ethics is all about power
November 11, 2019
At The Common Good in the Digital Age, a tech conference held in Vatican City recently, Pope Francis urged Facebook executives, venture capitalists, and government regulators to be wary of the impact of AI and other technologies. “If mankind’s so-called technological progress were to become an enemy of the common good, this would lead to an unfortunate regression to a form of barbarism…
