“Machine learning is a very powerful technique for security—it’s dynamic, while rules-based systems are very rigid,” says Dawn Song, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley’s Artificial Intelligence Research Lab. “It’s a very manual intensive process to change them, whereas machine learning is automated, dynamic and you can retrain it easily.” “We will…
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A New York City lawmaker is taking on companies that mine your face -FastCompany
[Photo: Randallbritten/Wikimedia Commons] “Amazon has lately courted controversy with its Rekognition service, a facial scanning software used by law enforcement agencies like ICE, as well as many of its other cloud customers. Facebook is well known for its facial recognition algorithm, allowing the company to identify users and target ads at them accordingly. Last month, Microsoft’s…
Singapore goes AI: training, incentives and regulation
“Earlier this year, both the United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the OCBC Bank in Singapore announced their intent to invest in training sessions in AI for their staff. In a recent note entitled “Is AI the next revolution in retail banking?”, UBS strategist Philip Finch revealed that the new technology could lead to a 3.4%…
Follow the leaders: Machine learning and AI in the retail sector
“So where should retailers start? The initiative needs to come from the top, Choudhary said. “C-suite executives need to be front and centre when driving AI projects for their organisations. They need to have a vision and plan for enterprise-wide AI strategies before they begin to be implemented,” he said. Evanna Kearins, VP global field…
AI, automation and analytics: 3 critical strategies for CMOs in 2019, and beyond
“Technology now accounts for a whopping 29 percent of the total marketing expense budget, making martech the single largest area of investment when it comes to marketing resources and programs Investments in AR and VR, a small segment of AI, are expected to grow from $11.4 billion in 2017 to $215 billion in 2021, according…