The Large Hadron Collider generates more data per second than Facebook collects in an entire year – even after compression, it's far too much to store. Through clever use of AI and machine learning, applied in real time, the data can be analysed almost as it's generated, and the system decides for itself what dat…

In an interesting piece reminding us that "it's not their fault, it's yours" if people can't follow your user interface to access features they want or could find useful, Fredric Paul argues that, without more and better thought on usability and proper reconsideration of user interfaces for functionality not just to make it "sexy", IoT…

We hear a lot about the biases and problems inherent in AI development and use – but this is an interesting approach to solving some societal problems using AI. A piece of software scans news articles and scientific citations to try and identify scientists who are notable but not represented in existing Wikipedia articles, creating…

The ACLU and nearly 70 other civil rights oranisations have pressed Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to governments over fears of misuse. Microsoft has also asked the government to step in and regulate the technology, and others are calling it "the most uniquely dangerous surveillance mechanism ever invented". https://medium.com/s/story/facial-recognition-is-the-perfect-tool-for-oppression-bc2a08f0fe66 It’s easy to accept…

eBay describes 5 key approaches which have helped them drive incremental sales of more than $1 billion per quarter i.e. generating sales which otherwise wouldn't have happened "quarter after quarter, and year after year".: 1. deep learning has valuable use cases today 2. there are potential applications right across the business, many invisible to users…

Looking for useful top tip to tune your resume? Dont list your job title, describe your achievements. In particular, what projects did you do? How did data inform the outcome? What skills did you demonstrate that show complexity or breadth? http://uk.businessinsider.com/tips-for-resume-amazon-jobs-2018-7 Your résumé is a recruiter’s first impression of you during the job search. To…

Apparently the global market for AI was $2.65 billion, mainly focused on a few core suppliers. The US is the biggest single spender at over 35%, and although text processing was the most common used application in 2017, this is clearly expected to move towards video and other media over the coming years. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ai-software-market-to-hit-78b-by-2025-here-are-the-top-applications-for-the-technology/ The…

As if to back up concerns that grocery retailers should be scared of Amazon's entry to the segment, Whole Foods customers are reporting mainly positive improvements since the purchase by Amazon last year, including higher quality merchandise, and of course, the promised lower costs. https://www.512tech.com/technology/survey-says-whole-foods-customers-have-liked-changes-since-amazon-takeover-but-have-they-been-enough/jZVnZbZDCbW07wAqnUdc0I/ According to a new survey released by market research firm…

A further useful insight from the CNAS report is the list of properties of successful AI adoption which should guide both private as well as state interests: – possessing large volumes of the right data – training, enabling and sustaining people with the right (AI) skills – identify the correct incentives for adoption – including…

In choosing to frame previous industrial revolutions in terms of warfare and the balance of power between state actors (instead of, say, improvements to the lives of individuals, redistribution of wealth to reduce global inequality, or the generation of new forms of capital and "worthwhile" work), the authors are able to articulate a clear set…