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Reid Hoffman on AI, defense, and ethics when scaling a startup

LinkedIn cofounder and Greylock Partners investor Reid Hoffman tells executives who are running startups that scale fast — the kind who want to double in size every few months — to build ethics into their businesses. As companies plan for the future and grow their engineering or sales ranks, they should consider what can go wrong, he said, and hire people whose job is dedicated to risk…
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According to FlightHub: AI + humans = Perfect customer service

Presented by FlightHub Businesses, employees, and customers are wondering: What will a future with more and more AI look like? Technology advances every day. The prospects of what AI may bring are exciting, especially as it pertains to customer service. Unfortunately, automation is often sensationalized. Just consider Newsweek’s recent article, “AI and Automation Will Replace Most Human…
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NVIDIA's AI can put your pet's smile on a random animal

We’ve already seen how AI image-processing algorithms can be dumb and smart at the same time, and that’s on full display with NVIDIA’s latest interactive demo. “GANimal” lets you take a picture of your favorite pet and transfer its expression to any random animal or breed including pugs, hyenas, bears and lions. That creature will then “smile” or pose…
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Why a memory chip maker is moving into AI processing

I did a double-take last week when Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest memory chip makers, acquired artificial intelligence hardware and software startup Fwdnxt. The move could be very interesting. If it bears fruit, Fwdnxt could bring Micron into direct…
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Nvidia Shield TV Pro costs $199 w/ Android TV, AI upscaling, Tegra X1+, more

It’s been nearly three years since the last time the Nvidia Shield TV had a hardware refresh, and today it’s getting . The new Nvidia Shield TV (2019) is a huge departure from what came before in terms of hardware, but if you want something more traditional, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro is here to fill the gap. The new Nvidia Shield (2019) is a more compact device targeted toward those who want a…
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