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City giant voices concerns over Chinese AI firm.

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast

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

Deepfake and Fake News

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence

We have seen examples of deepfake videos, some are good and some plainly easy to spot. The AI behind the video manipulation improves all the time and now it requires even less … Read more

350mS or less to get you moving!

October 11, 2019October 7, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence

Researchers at Clinatec along with the University of Grenoble have developed an exoskeleton which uses sophisticated algorithms to decode messages sent from a brain interface chip (an 8*8 sensor array coupled to … Read more

AI recruiting tool provides best match

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence

Hirevue, a company specialising in recruitment software has an AI application which (they say) provides a better and fairer match of candidate to prospective employer. Using data from a video interview which … Read more

The Wisdom of Solomon?

October 11, 2019September 30, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast

I am sure if we were ever to be in court we would hope that the judge dispensing justice would show the wisdom of Solomon. So what sort of justice would an … Read more

An ‘ethics’ switch

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast

It has been reported that the Pentagon is seeking a military ethicist to help guide the moral maze algo of AI battlefield assets where humans may be removed from decision making processes. … Read more

Autonomous Vehicles and Black Boxes

September 19, 2019September 16, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast

I thought I would pose the question, “Should autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles carry a black box?” We are all familiar with the requirement for aircraft to carry them. There are many reasons … Read more

Burger company ‘beefs up’ tech

September 17, 2019September 13, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence

The global burger company McDonald’s has acquired Apprente with a view to automating the drive-thru experience. Apprente only launched in 2017 with the goal to be the best customer orientated, AI voice … Read more

Sentient Bugs scupper Autonomous Vehicles

September 19, 2019September 10, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast

It has been mentioned before on this blog how adverse weather conditions can affect the sensors associated with autonomous vehicles. The AI algorithm which processes sensory data cannot function well (or if … Read more

AI helps plait ‘fog’

September 6, 2019September 7, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence

The ‘fog’ mentioned in the title is my poetic licence for plasma. The quest for limitless fuel with minimal pollution has been the dream for many generations. Renewables such as solar and … Read more

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