Earlier this month, I had the honor of joining a delegation of Silicon Valley business leaders invited to speak at the International Big Data Expo, where Chinese tech luminaries Robin Li (Co-Founder of Baidu) and Jack Ma (Founder of Alibaba) keynoted. I visit China every year, but am stunned each time by the incredible year-on-year progress. I’ve literally seen rice paddies … [Read more...] about From Rice Paddies To Tech Centers: China’s Rapid Ascent In Innovation
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The Art of Computer Conversation
What happens when you artfully blend storytelling with artificial intelligence? Done right, you might get a conversational bot smart enough to amuse and captivate us humans. Take it from animator, technologist, and former Pixar CTO Oren Jacob. Personally picked by Steve Jobs and Ed Catmull to lead the award-winning studio’s internal tech team, Jacob helped craft the moving … [Read more...] about The Art of Computer Conversation
U.S. Falls Behind China & Canada In Advancing Healthcare With AI
The United States leads the world in artificial intelligence, but lags behind other countries in applying technical innovations to the field of healthcare. Globally, machine learning is used to increase efficiency, lower error rates, and decrease medical costs, but the fragmented marketplace and lack of universal healthcare in America disincentivize adoption of new technology … [Read more...] about U.S. Falls Behind China & Canada In Advancing Healthcare With AI
8 Ways AI Makes Virtual & Augmented Reality Even More Real
Regular reality is being disrupted by virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). The biggest names in tech are battling to power the next generation of entertainment, education, and communication. Facebook acquired Oculus to make next generation social networking virtual. Apple CEO Tim Cook claims augmented reality will be “as big as the iPhone.” Microsoft’s HoloLens, Google’s … [Read more...] about 8 Ways AI Makes Virtual & Augmented Reality Even More Real
Why Smart Taxation Needs Smart Machine Learning
Taxes do a lot of things. Used wisely, they can make life safer, healthier and worthwhile. Used unwisely, they can spark rebellions like the one we celebrate every July 4th. They stick around for a pretty long time, from the moment you’re old enough to work until the end of your earthly existence in the form of an estate or inheritance tax. They can also be so dang … [Read more...] about Why Smart Taxation Needs Smart Machine Learning
5 Key Trends In Enterprise Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
As AI continues to demonstrate unprecedented potential to transform technology and business, executives at leading enterprises are taking action to enable their organizations to capitalize on emerging breakthroughs. Here are 5 key trends that innovative companies are driving in enterprise AI. 1. Converging Infrastructure & Connected Solutions Organizations must be … [Read more...] about 5 Key Trends In Enterprise Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Accelerators and Incubators
I. Rationale for the post The current startups landscape is incredibly messy, with all the venture capitalists, angels, incubators, accelerators, private equity funds, corporate venture capital, private companies, and research grants. There are plenty of ways to get funded to start your own company — but how many of them are not simply ‘dumb money’? This problem is … [Read more...] about Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Accelerators and Incubators
Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Investors
I. Investing in AI Investing in AI is not an easy job: AI technologies can be black boxes and unless you are able to dig into lines of code, they may be inscrutable. Simply looking at proof of concepts might not be enough to really understand the underlying stack behind specific applications. This represents a big barrier for investors to efficiently allocate their … [Read more...] about Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Investors
Chatbots Go Cha-Ching: The Looming Impact of AI in Finance
From minting coins to dispensing greenbacks on ATMs, the love affair between money and machine goes a long way back. The pervasive influence of technology in how we create, exchange and store money treads a colorful history — replete with culture-shifting innovations such as cash registers, magnetic credit cards and mobile wallets. The romance is far from over. With recent … [Read more...] about Chatbots Go Cha-Ching: The Looming Impact of AI in Finance
Balancing Machine Learning And Human Intuition In The Travel Industry
Travel planning is incredibly stressful. Between researching options, paying for bookings, and organizing your itinerary, you may also have to contend with the risk of being beaten and dragged off planes. Machine intelligence can alleviate some of the pain points for both you and the travel companies you book with. Perhaps no one knows this better than Giorgos Zacharia, CTO … [Read more...] about Balancing Machine Learning And Human Intuition In The Travel Industry