“‘It really is the year of technology for the Super Bowl,” Calkins said. Amazon poked fun at fictional malfunctions of its Alexa voice powered artificial intelligence. The ad featured actor Harrison Ford trying to stop his dog, outfitted with an Alexa-powered dog collar, from repeatedly barking online orders for dog food.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1PT07L
Month: February 2019
How HSBC Uses AI To Boost Its Digital Banking Immune System
“‘You have billions and, in some cases, trillions of transactions across global networks,’ Balkin said. “Finding a needle in a haystack, as it were, is done most effectively using the power of AI to look through massive data sets.” AI-generated fraud alerts that go directly to customers’ smartphones also put them on the front lines…
It’s the year of the sad robot at the Super Bowl
“Amazon’s commercial makes Alexa the butt of the joke by showcasing toothbrushes, dog collars, and other items that go hilariously awry when equipped with Amazon’s voice assistant. Robots are designing Sprint’s Super Bowl pitch. Mercedes-Benz is showing off the voice assistant in its luxury vehicles, to name a few. Michelob Ultra’s fitness-crazed robot looks on longingly at…
Capitec sees AI as competitive enabler
“We intend to be a world leader in the application of AI to consumer banking. Banks generally, and Capitec specifically, have large quantities of quality data. We protect, manage and govern that data very well and that gives us the best raw materials to start with,’ says Graham Lee, head of data and digital solutions…
Alexa skills top 80,000 after a big Alexa-powered holiday season
“Amazon had also said last month that more than 100 million Alexa devices had been sold to date, including the Echo Dot and other Echo-branded devices, along with those from third-parties. Google, of course, quickly responded with a note that its Assistant AI will be on a billion devices by the end of January. A…