MapR Unveils Major Data Platform Update for AI and Analytics

In a recent release, MapR Technologies, a data platform provider for AI and Analytics, has announced a series of breakthrough MapR Data Platform advances to speed the operational impact of…

How Honor Is Working With Local Partners to Customise AI for Indian Users

HIGHLIGHTS Huawei has invested substantial efforts in AI development Honor 10 comes with a proprietary NPU chip for AI Honor is unlikely to move to stock Android anytime soon Huawei-owned Honor,…

Facebook Improves How Visually Challenged Can ‘See’ Images Using AI

HIGHLIGHTS New AI-based recognition features launched for the sighted The same features can help tag friends for visually impaired Facebook has also automated descriptions of what's happening in a photo…

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 With Dual Cameras, AI Beautify Feature Launched: Price, Specifications

HIGHLIGHTS The smartphone will go on sale from Friday Xiaomi Mi Note 3 price has been revealed The smartphone is larger than the Mi 6 Xiaomi on Monday launched the Mi…

China’s Huawei unveils mobile AI assistant at Berlin’s IFA

chinese electronics giant Huawei on Saturday unveiled its first mobile personal assistant with artificial intelligence in Berlin, in hopes it will rival the dominance of Samsung's Bixby and Apple's Siri. "Smartphones are smart but they are not…

Facebook Shuts Down AI System After Bots Create Language Humans Can’t Understand

Days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) was limited, the social media company has reportedly shut down one of its AI systems…

Elon Musk Says Mark Zuckerberg’s Understanding of AI Is Limited

HIGHLIGHTS Over the weekend, Zuckerberg said he is optimistic about AI's future He said he doesn't share naysayer's views that AI could lead to doomsday Musk quipped today that Zuckerberg…

Why Absentia Ditched VR Hardware to Build Norah.ai, an AI Engine for Gaming

HIGHLIGHTS Absentia was founded by BITS Goa dropouts The company was working on a desktop VR headset It has now pivoted to AI tools for game development Absentia first caught…

Elon Musk Says ‘AI Is a Fundamental Risk to the Future of Human Civilisation’

HIGHLIGHTS Musk hopes that one day everyone will ride in a self-driving cars Musk also outlined the ways AI could bring down our civilisation He announced earlier this year a…

Facebook Is Using AI to Make the Social Network a ‘Hostile Place for Terrorists’

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is ramping up its efforts to curb online extremist content It plans to use artificial intelligence to detect and remove such content An algorithm is being built by…