software

Paul Allen doubles down on artificial intelligence research in Seattle

Posted in Software on 2nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Allen's AI2 project is attempting a much bigger challenge than Go; teaching a computer to be a mastermind in all disciplines of science.

The quest for an unbreakable phone is 'impossible,' says Apple

Posted in Business on 2nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Apple is pushing hard to make its phones more secure, but says the quest for perfect security will never be met.

IBM wants to accelerate AI learning with new processor tech

Posted in Hardware on 29th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Resistive chips could speed up neural network training 30,000 times.

In Contrast to Tay, Microsoft's Chinese Chatbot, Xiaolce, Is Actually Pleasant

Posted in Online on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Trolls turned Tay into a monster in less than a day, but China's Xiaolce is a therapeutic A.I.

The race is on to develop and control Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Business on 26th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The tech industrys biggest companies, like Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Facebook, are jockeying to become the go-to platform for A.I.