Tag: artificial intelligence
Three in five Brits fear autonomous AI, claims poll
People fear the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) acting without human assistance, new research by Fountech.ai has revealed. The AI firm commissioned an independent survey among 2,000 UK adults to uncover their perceptions towards AI. It found that the majority (61%) of Brits are concerned by the idea of AI systems being able to function…
3 Notable Ways Technology Has Transformed The Workplace And The Way We Work
Over 6 million people in the UK are employed in occupations that are likely to radically change or disappear completely by 2030, according to recent studies by Nesta. The work environment and the way we work continues to be transformed at an astonishing pace by trends including technological development and globalisation. The debate about…
Facebook brings its video-calling Portal devices to UK
Facebook’s range of video-calling Portal devices are to go on sale in the UK for the first time, the company has announced. Three new versions of the screen-based smart home hubs have been announced, and will now also support Amazon’s voice-based assistant, Alexa, and support encrypted video calling via WhatsApp. First released in the US…
Hyundai technology calls emergency services within 7 seconds of injury
Hyundai is developing technology which will enable its vehicles to send information about injuries sustained in road traffic accidents to the emergency services within SEVEN SECONDS of impact. The car manufacturer has teamed up with MDGo, which specialises in medical artificial intelligence systems, to work on a new safety feature which could slash ambulance response…
Google I/O developer conference: all the key announcements
Google has revealed a string of software and hardware updates as the company set out its plans for the rest of 2019 at its annual I/O developer conference. Alongside new, cheaper Pixel handsets were a range of new technologies for its artificial intelligence programmes. Here is a look at the key announcements. Pixel 3a Siblings…
Connected Conservation expands globally in bid to save endangered wildlife
Technology that's dramatically reduced rhino poaching in a South African game reserve could be used to help other threatened species across the world, as conservationists look for new ways to stop poachers before they can reach wildlife. Dimension Data and Cisco first introduced its Connected Conversation effort in 2015, using a mixture of sensors, CCTV,…
Facebook to use AI to help honour deceased loved ones
Facebook is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent the profiles of deceased friends and family being promoted on the site in painful ways, such as in reminders about their birthday. The social network has confirmed it will also introduce a new Tributes section for memorialised accounts, which will enable friends and family to share…
European Commission sets out 7 requirements of Artificial Intelligence
The European Commission has called for human oversight and transparency in artificial intelligence-based systems in order to ensure the technology is “trustworthy”. AI technology must also not discriminate, be fair and respect the data privacy of users if it is to be deemed trustworthy by authorities in the EU. The Commission has published seven essential…
Academic calls for more AI designers from minority backgrounds
More female, black or ethnic minority computer designers are needed to make artificial intelligence like driver-less cars more inclusive, an academic has said. Dr Bethany Waterhouse-Bradley said progress was being spearheaded by white, male, middle-class computer engineers. That can show itself through sensors which find it harder to detect black hands than white, the lecturer…
OpenAI shows how AI could be used to write fake news stories
Researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could be used to write fake news stories with little input from humans. OpenAI, with backers including Elon Musk and Microsoft, have decided not to release the entire AI system code, known as GPT-2, over concerns about how it could be abused to produce convincing fake news on a…