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How Microsoft is opening up AI’s ‘black box’
Artificial intelligence can work wonders, but often it works in mysterious ways. Machine learning is based on the principle that a software program can analyze a huge set of data and fine-tune its algorithms to detect patterns and come up … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Ethics, Microsoft, Technology
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Robotic ostrich handles box-stacking tasks
Boston Dynamics’ latest robo-creature may be cuter than its creepy robot dogs, but its potential application could nevertheless make warehouse workers wary. The Handle robot, demonstrated in a YouTube video posted on March 28, is a long-necked robot that looks … Continue reading
Microsoft to add AI ethics to product checklist
Microsoft will “one day very soon” add an ethics review focusing on artificial-intelligence issues to its standard checklist of audits that precede the release of new products, according to Harry Shum, a top executive leading the company’s AI efforts. AI … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Ethics, Microsoft, Technology
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White House fleshes out AI research plan
For months, the White House has been talking up artificial intelligence as one of America’s most important tech frontiers. Now we’re starting to see some of the dollar signs behind the talk. In newly released budget documents, the Trump administration … Continue reading
Who’ll be the watchdog for AI technology?
Do we need a National Algorithm Safety Board? How about licensing the software developers who work on critical artificial intelligence platforms? Who should take the lead when it comes to regulating AI? Or does AI need regulation at all? The … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Institute, Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Policy, Technology
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AI2’s CEO says the AI wave is still rising
It may seem as if everyone’s already on the bandwagon for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with players ranging from giants like Amazon and Microsoft to startups like Xnor.ai and Canotic — but the head of Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, or AI2, says there’s still plenty of … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Institute, Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Oren Etzioni, Startup Grind, Technology
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White House launches American AI Initiative
The White House is moving forward with the American AI Initiative, a set of policies aimed at focusing the full resources of the federal government on the frontiers of artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Donald Trump, Politics, Technology
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