“In 2016, Serkan Piantino packed up his desk at Facebook with hopes to move on to something new. The former director of Engineering for Facebook AI Research had every intention to keep working on AI, but quickly realized a huge issue. Unless you’re under the umbrella of one of these big tech companies like Facebook,…
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Artificial Intelligence Is Expected To Be The Most Impactful Technology On Commerce
“In the same survey, Euromonitor International also asked industry professionals what aspects of commerce would be most impacted by key technologies like artificial intelligence. In the near term, respondents expected artificial intelligence to improve customer engagement, such as tailored marketing and personalized recommendations, as well as enhanced website search. Despite the promise of these technologies,…
Brazil’s Banking Giant Bradesco Plans Artificial Intelligence Leap
“The bank, which has a portfolio of over 71 million customers, has been working on a platform dubbed Bradesco Artificial Intelligence (BIA) over the last four years. Currently, 90% of the bank’s services are already available via the app, but sales made via mobile currently represents about 20-30% of the overall business volume. “It’s a low [percentage]….
Yelp Tried to Remove Bugs On App, Artificial Intelligence Deleted Everything
“Artificial Intelligence can often go wrong. Ask Yelp. So when Yelp, the American local-search service powered by crowd-sourced review forum, had to fix a bug, they ended up deleting everything on the app.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news18.com/amp/news/buzz/yelp-tried-to-remove-bugs-on-app-artificial-intelligence-deleted-everything-2003957.html
Watch this four-minute film about the future of work in a world run by algorithms
To share…or not to share I debated whether or not to share this video and link. I was initially turned-off by the fact that I had to download the Vimeo app but it’s only 58 MB. It’s a thought provoking video, albeit overly dramatic and “Terminator-ish.” I ultimately decided to post because I connect with,…