Microsoft says its spellchecker is “most comprehensive” ever
The AI-powered "Speller100" aims to help deliver better Bing Search Engine Results.
Microsoft has announced a new AI system for spellchecking. They have named it Speller100, because it corrects spelling in over 100 languages, according to Microsoft.
A team of Bing Search and AI workers introd... Read more
Google Cloud launches Apigee X to help enterprises scale up
On Wednesday, Google announced the launch of Apigee X, the new major release of the Apigee API management platform it bought in 2016. Amit Zavery, Google Cloud’s head of platform, said that if we look at current events, especially after the pandemic started in 2020, the volume of digital activiti... Read more
Most global companies still not ready to support AI/ML programs
Most global organizations do not have the necessary resources to accommodate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) initiatives. This information comes from a new survey conducted by Rackspace Technology.
After polling 1,870 IT pros, the report shows that 82% of organizations wor... Read more
Microsoft’s computer vision AI beats humans at captioning images
In its efforts to improve the quality of life for the visually impaired by using AI systems, Microsoft has made an AI capable of automatically captioning images in a way that outperforms humans. This kind of technology may one day be used to automatically caption images shared online so that those ... Read more
Google investigating an AI ethicist for sharing sensitive documents
The action marks the second scandal in recent weeks involving Google's AI ethics team.
Google has suspended the corporate account of Margaret Mitchell, a lead on its ethical AI team, according to a report in Axios. Google has claimed that the suspension is because she downloaded and shared sens... Read more
IBM uses light for ultra-fast computing in AI systems
European research team has found a way to use light instead of electricity to power AI processors.
IBM researchers have developed a way to dramatically reduce latency in Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems by using light, instead of electricity, to create ultra-fast computing.
The IBM team, ... Read more
Apple’s electric car may take until 2027 to reach production
Apple is working on a self-driving car program for a while now. New developments show that the program may take 5-7 years to deliver a functional vehicle.
People close to the project provided this new insight and noted that the car is very far away from the production stage. Last year we reporte... Read more
Intel introduces face-recognition tech into RealSense
Intel announced on Wednesday that it is adding face-recognition hardware and software that retail stores can use to enable payments and dictate access to restricted areas. The tech was introduced in 2014, in Intel’s RealSense 3D cameras.
Combining depth and tracking technology, drones, robots,... Read more
Google scientists told to portray AI only in a positive light
The company has created additional rounds of review to police the tone of their employees' publications
Reuters reports that Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review. In at least three cases, the company requested author... Read more
Study says execs believe AI and automation skills are a “must have”
Survey shows that most senior executives want even non-technical employees to have automation and AI skills.
A recent study from UiPath showed that senior executives are increasingly requiring employees to have automation and artificial intelligence (AI) skills.
UIPath, an enterprise Robotic... Read more