“‘To strengthen the mobile foundation and lead in AI is our core strategy,’ said Li. Baidu reported that its smart voice-command operating system DuerOS was installed on over 400 million devices as of June, through which monthly voice queries surpassed 3.6 billion.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3023577/baidu-chief-calls-bold-moves-get-back-top-it-readies-ai-future-fends
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Baidu CEO gets water poured on his head at company AI event
“One of China’s top tech billionaires faced an unusual interruption to his speech at a company event on Wednesday, when a man walked on stage and drenched him with water.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/07/03/tech/baidu-ceo-robin-li/index.html
Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies
“Progress in the field has been lightning fast – today, everybody who’s anybody in the Valley is racing to develop and use machine learning, neural networks, natural language processing and a range of other sub-fields to innovate and monetize. Already that race has seen intense jockeying for position, with early leaders and laggards swapping positions….
Andrew Ng launches ‘AI for Everyone,’ a new Coursera program aimed at business professionals
“Ng’s new course is available through Coursera, appropriately, and launches on November 14. And while it’s open to anyone, it’s principally geared toward business professionals who want to “better understand AI” and how it can impact their business — that is to say, executives interested in learning to select AI projects that’ll yield a return. “Artificial intelligence will…
INSIDE BAIDU’S BID TO LEAD THE AI REVOLUTION – JESSI HEMPEL
Image credit: wired.com INSIDE BAIDU’S BID TO LEAD THE AI REVOLUTION – AUTHOR: JESSI HEMPEL “To ascend to future dominance, Baidu needs to find a new way to grow—and fast. Fortunately, the world has provided Li with just such an opportunity: “the era of artificial intelligence,” he tells me. Li is betting Baidu’s future on…