A pioneer in machine learning has argued that the technology is best placed to augment human intelligence and bemoaned ‘confusion’ over the meaning of artificial intelligence (AI). Michael I. Jordan, a professor in the department of electrical engineering and computer science, and department of statistics, at the University of California,...
As businesses continue to expand and move towards digital transformation, they often find themselves facing challenges in managing data across various locations and environments. This is where hybrid cloud infrastructure comes into play. It offers...
As the EU debates the AI Act, lessons from open-source software can inform the regulatory approach to open ML systems. The AI Act, set to be a global precedent, aims to address the risks associated...
The reintroduction of the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act in the 117th Congress has received mixed responses. An initial version of the legislation was introduced in 2020 but was reintroduced June 15 2021...
Palantir has demonstrated how AI can be used for national defense and other military purposes. The use of AI in the military is highly controversial. In this context, Large Language Models (LLMs) and algorithms must...
Fears that AI will lead to mass job losses are unfounded, according to a new whitepaper. The report, released by British AI software firm Automated Analytics, found that none of its 5,000 clients across the...
IBM’s fully-autonomous edge AI-powered ship Mayflower has set off on its crewless voyage from Plymouth, UK to Plymouth, USA. The ship is named after the Mayflower vessel which transported pilgrim settlers from Plymouth, England to...
Have you heard about Language Processing Units (LPUs) yet? If you haven’t, prepare to be wowed! LPUs are specialised processors engineered specifically for language-related tasks. They differ from other processors that handle multiple tasks simultaneously....
Ilya Sutskever, former chief scientist at OpenAI, has revealed his next major project after departing the AI research company he co-founded in May. Alongside fellow OpenAI alumnus Daniel Levy and Apple’s former AI lead Daniel...
Ryan Daws (@Gadget_Ry) sat down with Tom Scott, Founder and CEO of Streambased, at AI & Big Data Expo Global to hear about the power of combining event streaming with large-scale analytics using Apache Kafka....