Executive Interview: Dr. William Mark, SRI International
R&D Mission Spawned Siri, Now Pursuing AI Innovations
to Address Challenges from an Aging Population to Picking Apples
Dr. William Mark is president of SRI...
Voice Assistant for Doctors Coming from Suki, with $20M in Funding
When trying to figure out what to do after an extensive career at Google, Motorola, and Flipkart, Punit Soni decided to spend a lot...
Deep Learning: It’s Time for AI to Get Philosophical
By Catherine Stinson, postdoctoral scholar at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, and former machine-learning researcher
I wrote my first lines of...
Here Are 4 Predictions for Conversational AI in 2018
As marketers look into 2018, they see that the conversational AI landscape is primed for increased consumer adoption. In fact, in a recent survey, nine out of...
Technical effort into Apple’s ‘Hey Siri’ needed high machine learning skill
Amidst narratives of machine learning complacency, Apple is coming to terms with the fact that not talking about innovation means innovation never happened.
A detailed blog...
Workplace collaboration being transformed by artificial intelligence
So Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days. AI and machine learning algorithms are increasingly being brought to bear on collaborative business...
VivaTech 2017: Startups to Showcase AI Solutions Built with IBM Watson
IBM is introducing several innovative partner startups at VivaTech 2017, the international tech event dedicated to developing collaboration between startups and global businesses, taking...
Mass adoption in virtual assistants, chatbots seen in 2017
Experimentation with voice-activated assistants and text-triggered chatbots blossomed in 2016, enabling users to order from Taco Bell using Slack’s messaging interface, check the status...
Natural Language Generation is Humanizing Analytics for the Masses
We are witnessing a fascinating change happening in analytics and across all industries. Novel immersive user experiences are just beginning to emerge that leverage...
Apple developing AI chips to make iPhone smarter with neural engine
Apple is reportedly developing proprietary chips equipped with artificial intelligence, potentially called the "Apple Neural Engine." If reports prove true, then this chip will...