neurips NeurIPS 2018 Breaks Attendance and Submission Records in Montreal The 32nd NeurIPS conference draws a record 8,300 attendees and accepts 1,010 papers out of nearly 5,000 submissions. Reinforcement learning and generative models dominate the event, while speech processing earns notable spotlight recognition.
ai now AI Now Report Demands End to Algorithmic Trade Secrecy A new report from the AI Now Institute calls on governments and companies to stop hiding behind trade secrets and increase transparency around artificial intelligence systems. The annual report outlines several key recommendations to protect the public from unchecked algorithmic decision-making.
ai now AI Now Symposium Highlights Ethics, Labor Organizing, and Tech Accountability The AI Now Institute hosts its annual symposium, focusing on facial recognition, social inequality, and labor organizing amid a turbulent year of tech scandals. The event reviews major industry upheavals and charts a path forward for responsible AI.
ai now AI Now 2018 Report Tackles Industry Accountability Challenges The AI Now 2018 Report addresses the cascading scandals surrounding artificial intelligence by focusing on the critical lack of accountability. It offers ten practical recommendations to help establish effective governance frameworks for these powerful technologies.
ai search AI Search and Trust Redefine Marketing and Customer Experience Priorities CMSWire highlights how generic content fails in AI search while trust and governance become the new cornerstones of customer experience strategy. Industry leaders explore the evolving intersection of martech infrastructure, agentic platforms, and in-person brand interactions.
google Google Recaps 2018 Research Focus on AI Ethics and Social Good Google reviews its 2018 research milestones, highlighting the establishment of AI principles and the application of artificial intelligence to societal challenges like flood prediction.
artificial intelligence Five Key AI Trends That Define 2018's Enterprise Landscape The year 2018 brings major advancements in artificial intelligence across various industries. These five pivotal trends set the stage for continued growth and innovation heading into 2019.
nvidia Nvidia GTC 2018 Showcases Massive DGX-2 Server and Real-Time Ray Tracing Nvidia's GTC 2018 conference highlights AI and deep learning with the unveiling of the 10kW DGX-2 server and new real-time ray tracing advancements. The company also addresses autonomous vehicle safety following a recent fatal accident.
google Google Surpasses $15 Million in Bug Bounty Payouts to Security Researchers Google pays out $3.4 million to 317 researchers in 2018, bringing its total bug bounty spending to over $15 million since 2010. The program rewards hackers for finding and responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities rather than exploiting them.
tesla Tesla Plans Major Interface Overhaul With Version 9 Software Update Tesla confirms a new user interface is coming in August as part of the Version 9 software update, which also promises the first full self-driving features.
artificial intelligence Teen Programmer Uses Neural Networks to Push Boundaries of Creative AI Eighteen-year-old Robbie Barrat works at Stanford's biomedical informatics lab and uses neural networks to generate art, building on his earlier success teaching an AI to rap like Kanye West.
tesla Tesla Version 9.0 Software Update Promises First Self-Driving Features Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces that the Version 9.0 software update arrives in August and brings the first features for the Full Self-Driving Capability package. The update marks a significant shift almost two years after the previous major software release.
tesla Tesla Plans August Software Update to Enable Initial Self-Driving Features Elon Musk announces that Tesla's Version 9 software update in August will begin activating a subset of full self-driving features. This cautious rollout comes amid recent crashes and negative media coverage surrounding Tesla's current Autopilot system.
google Google Establishes Ethical AI Principles Following Project Maven Protests Google introduces new ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence that explicitly ban the weaponization of its technology. This move follows months of intense internal protests over the company's involvement in a Pentagon drone program.
google Google Sets AI Ethics Rules, Vows No Weapons Development Google publishes a new set of ethical principles for artificial intelligence, explicitly banning the technology's use in weapons and certain surveillance. The guidelines emerge after significant internal employee protests over a controversial Pentagon contract.