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Tesla claims its custom AI chips are capable of processing 10x frames per second compared to their current off the shelf NVIDA chips – opening up a wide range of future development opportunities. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/elon-musk-says-tesla-ai-chip-project-is-finally-coming-to-fruition.html Elon Musk said Tesla has been working on a self-driving chip for three years. Continue reading →

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 to keep and what to chuck. More recently, the teams have started deploying deep learning with networks many, many layers deep. But there's more to come. https://phys.org/news/2018-08-particle-physicists-team-ai-toughest.html Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest particle accelerator at the European particle physics lab… Continue reading →

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 "for seniors" will end up no-where, and the potential for devices to help with elder care will never realise their full potential. https://www.networkworld.com/article/3294198/internet-of-things/why-iot-for-seniors-is-a-lot-tougher-than-it-looks.html Senior citizens are often touted as a huge potential market for the Internet of Things (IoT), but progress may be slower than… Continue reading →

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 an outwardly compelling but ultimately illusory view about what the future will look like once the full potential of facial recognition technology is unlocked. From this… Continue reading →

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 draft biographies for human editors to review and publish. So far 40,000 summaries have been produced for both men and women. The article includes a description of the development and training approach taken by the developers. https://www.wired.com/story/using-artificial-intelligence-to-fix-wikipedias-gender-problem/ A software program from Primer scours news articles… Continue reading →

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 but with tangible benefits (e.g. "right pricing", improving advertising, predicting delivery windows) 3. "big data" isn't new – what's new is crossing the cost inflection point 4. cross functional teams are a must, and 5. you can't avoid hiring expensive talent. https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/02/for-ebay-ai-drives-over-1-billion-in-sales-per-quarter/ Tom Pinckney, VP… Continue reading →

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 market for AI software is exploding, with IBM and Google leading global suppliers, according to QY Research. Continue reading →

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 impress recruiters like Celeste Joy Diaz, a recruiting manager at Amazon… Continue reading →

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 Morgan Stanley, Whole Foods customers indicated they have had a better overall experience at the grocer since Amazon took over last fall. Continue reading →

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 recognition of AI as a general purpose tool – ensure strong collaboration between public and private actors, including development of appropriate regulatory frameworks (e.g. balance of privacy vs. public interest, or whether distribution of AI-specialised hardware should be controlled like weapons are today) https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/strategic-competition-in-an-era-of-artificial-intelligence Developing… Continue reading →