“Microsoft recently appointed its first-ever chief scientific officer – the latest title to join CEO Satya Nadella’s C-suite. The company promoted Eric Horvitz – a longtime technical fellow and Microsoft Research director – to the role, where he’ll be charged with advising company leaders on scientific matters including “critical areas” such as artificial intelligence.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/usa-today-news.com/news/ceo-satya-nadellas-decision-to-name-microsofts-first-ever-chief-scientific-officer-shows-how-ai-is-key-to-his-master-plan-to-finding-the-next-big-market-msft/amp/
Month: March 2020
Big Tech Swallows Most of the Hot AI Startups
“An acquisition spree by Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft eliminated potential rivals and concentrated brain power in this critical field. Last year saw a record 231 acquisitions of AI startups, up from 42 in 2014, according to data from CB Insights.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-16/big-tech-swallows-most-of-the-hot-ai-startups
AI is an Ideology, Not a Technology
“The usual narrative goes like this: Without the constraints on data collection that liberal democracies impose and with the capacity to centrally direct greater resource allocation, the Chinese will outstrip the West. China’s greatest advantage in AI is less surveillance than a vast shadow workforce actively labeling data fed into algorithms. Under the leadership of…
AI Hot Spots: Where Is Artificial Intelligence Heading Now?
“Mehra and Early pointed to banking and financial services as one of the key industries benefiting from AI. The structured nature of financial data and the industry’s past experiences with analytics may have made it easier for companies in this sector to implement artificial intelligence. ‘Many legacy organizations [in other industries] are still learning how…
Implications of AI for the Restaurant Industry – Ross Dawson
“WIthin a decade, it could be possible for an individual to approach a drive-through in an autonomous vehicle, order through an AI-powered voice ordering assistant, and eat food that was prepared by robots. An AI will be able to analyze data about foods, beverages, ingredients, chemical compounds, techniques, and tastes in order to develop new…