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Emerging markets have left pain behind, positioned to outperform: NEPC
Tim McCusker, the chief investment officer at NEPC, told International Business Times that China's bets on AI make for attractive investment opportunities.
Artificial intelligence must know when to ask for human help
When algorithms are at work, there should be a human safety net to prevent harming people. Artificial intelligence systems can be taught to ask for help.
What's ahead for smartphone prices, AI and smart speakers?
By 2020, 20% of citizens in developed countries will use AI assistants to help them with an array of tasks.
AI will revolutionise the battle against cancer
Doctors and AI can work together to solve medicine's greatest challenges.
Why is Facebook keen on robots? It's just the future of AI
Facebook announced several new hires of top academics in the field of artificial intelligence Tuesday.
Man versus robot: Three ways humans can thrive in tomorrow's workplace
There are broad areas of human skills that artificial intelligence cannot replicate.
Why sales enablement isn't working (and how to fix it)
How to make your sales force more effective in challenging times.
Google pledges not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
The search giant had been formulating a patchwork of policies around ethical questions for years, and finally put them in writing.
Amazon just shelled out $1 billion for a Shark Tank reject
Amazon has acquired video doorbell company Ring in a $1 billion deal. It was previously rejected from investment show Shark Tank in the United States.
Developing pharmaceuticals efficiently with artificial intelligence
Ken Mulvany, Founder and Chairman of BenevolentAI, predicts as much as 60% time saving in early drug development phases compared to traditional pharmaceutical industry averages.
A space assistant? Cimon the 'floating' robot will join space station astronauts later this year
Cimon would simplify their routine tasks and serve as an early warning system to flag technical glitches.
Has Isis been destroyed on the Internet?
Recruiting and radicalising supporter online could soon become a thing of the past for the Islamic militant group
Weirdness of AI – Neural network creates hilarious candy heart messages ahead of Valentine's Day
The algorithm came up with some bizarre results after learning from genuine candy heart messages.
Deepfakes ban: AI-enhanced celebrity porn videos may soon be harder to find online
Twitter and PornHub say they will both take action against AI-enhanced porn videos that use the faces of celebrities, a phenomenon now widely known as "deepfakes".
China's nuclear submarines to be equipped with AI for undersea combat advantage
An AI-capable submarine, when ready, would be able to prevent commanding officers from taking incorrect decisions.
Google loves computer algorithms and AI - but still has a major people problem
For a company that built its success on faceless algorithms to automate human tasks, this focus on people presents something of a conundrum.
This AI computer can read your mind
Scientists use Magnetic Resonance machine and machine-learning technology to probe deep into brain to identify song subjects are listening to.
Inside EyeEm, the photo fanatics using artificial intelligence that can beat Google
EyeEm co-founder opens up about AI-powered photo competitions: "We are really obsessed with ranking images. We are unique."
The Graphic City: A photography competition judged by Artificial Intelligence
IBTimes UK teams up with EyeEm for a photography competition focusing on the clean lines, shapes and compositions of minimalist architecture across the globe.
Artificial intelligence now deciding if suspected criminals can walk free
Centuries-old process of releasing defendants on bail, long the province of judicial discretion, gets help courtesy of artificial intelligence.
The future belongs to autonomous cars: what driverless driving will mean for you?
Igal Raichelgauz is CEO of Cortica which is pioneering 'unsupervised learning' methods that bring cars to life so they learn and react all on their own.
'Einstein' AI won't take your job, but it will humiliate you in front of your boss
In future, artificial intelligence-powered robots won't just steal your job – they could make you look like an idiot, according to an informal Salesforce study.
Deepfakes: The face-swap app that's creating seamless Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Gal Gadot porn
The app uses machine learning to superimpose faces onto adult films. But experts warn celebrities could sue users.
Sheryl Sandberg admits Facebook has not done enough to stop abuse
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, said that the social networking giant needs to do more to combat election interference, terrorist content and fake news.
When will you die? Revolutionary AI predicts with 90% accuracy how long you may live
The system, according to its developers, could enable better end-of-life care for hospital patients.
We need 'genius machines' to solve mankind's biggest problems, Sophia robot creator says
Davis Hanson is perhaps best known as the creator of Sophia, a talk show-going robot partly modelled on Audrey Hepburn that he calls his "masterpiece." Here's why it's the future.
AI takes the road less travelled
Ash Munshi, CEO, Pepperdata, considers new discoveries in AI's worth and its staying power.
This AI has started to read people's minds and the results are pretty scary
The system scans brain waves to recreate visualisations of thoughts, which carry an uncanny resemblance to what a person is actually seeing or thinking.
What is NEMESIS? Former NSA hacker is building an AI to spot hate symbols online
Emily Crose's AI can pick up hate symbols often used by white supremacists from Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.
Rapid rise in UK living wage could result in more robots in the workplace
New report warns automation might be deployed to mitigate effects of a higher wage bill.