Go master ‘stops’
Go, the Chinese strategy game, has a new master, apparently one that can’t be defeated says former Go master Lee Se-dol. Three years ago he was challenged to a five game showdown … Read more
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Gambling with AI
It has been announced that the UK Betting and Gaming Council (a group representing 90% of the UK betting and gaming market) has launched an AI Anonymous Player Awareness System which will … Read more
The alternative space race
Back in the last century we had the USA / USSR space race. It was the potential threat of military space dominance which kicked the whole thing off with the launch of … Read more
Alphabet’s DeepMind AI achieves Grandmaster status playing Starcraft 2
Alphabet, the parent company of Google used DeepMind AI anonymously to play against real gamers and in so doing became a Grandmaster of Starcraft 2. Alphabet sought the assistance of Blizzard who … Read more
AI software engineer resigns over Project Maven.
An engineer recruited by Google and later assigned to work on Project Maven has resigned over ethical concerns. Laura Nolan, a computer science graduate from Trinity College Dublin became increasingly concerned over … Read more
Dark Fate, Arnie’s back!
It seems that those in the AI community are despairing at the latest film from the Terminator franchise, Dark Fate. They think it gives the general public a biased rendition of where … Read more
Raising the bar
It had to happen……a really useful facial recognition proposition. If you’ve ever been in a busy bar and tried to catch the eye of the bartender, it isn’t always on a first … Read more
Bird brained or tweet of the day?
An exhibit by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg in London from 31st October will use AI technology to replicate birdsong! Ginsberg, more familiar with research in to deepfake videos and how to prevent their … Read more
All aboard The Mayflower?
There will be no pilgrims aboard this Mayflower when it sets sail from Plymouth to the USA. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) will replicate the 400 year old journey which took pilgrims … Read more
City giant voices concerns over Chinese AI firm.
Goldman Sachs a joint sponsor of Megvii’s initial public offering (IPO) along with JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup is expressing its concerns over ‘recent developments’ associated with this Chinese AI company best … Read more