Sure, I could have written about something glitzy and glamorous like CES. In fact, I can’t imagine anything less interesting than “toilet knowledge,” but how can you pass-up clicking on that headline. I’ll spare you the bathroom related double-entendres, because the article is insightful and thought provoking. It caught my attention because it’s a unique…
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‘Less common sense than a house cat’: Why Facebook’s AI guru thinks the tech still has a long way to go
“Yann LeCun, who was hired by the social media giant in 2013 to oversee its AI operations, is widely considered one of the “godfathers” of deep learning, the breakthrough technology based on computer programs structured to work like the neural networks in the human brain. “AI is not solved. The techniques that we have at the…
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Delivers Opening Keynote at CES 2019 on What’s Next in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Quantum Computing
“IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty will deliver the opening keynote at CES 2019 on Tuesday, Jan. 8. CES is the largest and one of the most influential technology events in the world. Rometty will show how technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud are reshaping the world of business, and, in turn, our…
CES 2019: Friendly robots, oddball cars and a lot of artificial intelligence
“(CNN) The show floor doesn’t technically open until Tuesday, but the announcements start trickling out Sunday evening from different events and press conferences. Expect a mix of products from major technology companies and small startups ranging from the practical, like televisions, to the more unusual, like self-driving vegetable stores. CNN Business will be there, scouring…
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…