“According to data from the National Venture Capital Association, 285 AI-related companies in the U.S. raised $6.9 billion in the first quarter of 2020.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/venturebeat.com/2020/04/14/ai-startups-raised-6-9-billion-in-q1-2020-a-record-setting-pace-before-coronavirus/amp/
Month: April 2020
NBA and Microsoft plan personalized, AI-powered game streaming
“Microsoft and the NBA are teaming up to deliver personalized game broadcasts that use machine learning and AI to learn fans’ preferences. Microsoft will also become the “Official Artificial Intelligence Partner” for the WNBA, NBA G League and USA Basketball.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engadget.com/amp/nba-microsoft-ai-game-streaming-193552938.html
Facebook is using bots to simulate what its users might do
“SimCity: In response, Facebook built a scaled-down version of its platform to simulate user behavior. Called WW, it helps engineers identify and fix the undesired consequences of new updates before they’re deployed. Bot doppelgangers: Facebook simulates hundreds to thousands of its users at a time with a mix of hard-coded and machine-learning-based bots. Automatic design:…
Royal College of Art students to develop AI banking apps that help vulnerable customers
“The aim of the course is for the students to develop cutting-edge AI-enabled apps that will help vulnerable banking customers better manage their finances and navigate the complex financial services industry. The students conducted face-to-face interviews with people categorised as vulnerable, to ensure a human-centred approach to the AI solutions they created. They also covered…
Artificial Intelligence at UBS – Current Applications and Initiatives
“Our AI Opportunity Landscape research in financial services uncovered the following three AI initiatives at UBS: 1) Virtual Financial Assistant with Digital Avatar: UBS’ virtual assistant project developed by a third party. 2) ORCA ML for Foreign Liquidity Gaps: An internally developed ML platform for automatically solving gaps in foreign exchange liquidity. 3) Cognitive Search…