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.
microsoft Microsoft Restructures AI Division to Double Engineering Efforts Microsoft reorganizes its artificial intelligence division in a major push to double its engineering capacity. The strategic shift aims to accelerate the development and deployment of AI technologies across the company's products.
microsoft Microsoft Pledges $25 Million to Expand Accessibility Through Artificial Intelligence Microsoft launches a new five-year, $25 million initiative to develop AI tools that assist people with disabilities. The program focuses on accelerating the development of smart technologies to improve daily living and workplace inclusion.
google Google Abandons Military AI Contract Following Widespread Employee Protests Google opts not to renew its controversial Project Maven contract with the Pentagon after facing intense internal and public backlash. The reversal comes as employees accuse the company of abandoning its core values for future government deals.
google Google Employees Resign and Protest Over Pentagon Drone AI Contract A dozen Google employees resign while thousands more demand the company cancel a controversial Pentagon artificial intelligence contract. The workers express serious ethical concerns about the use of Google technology in military drone operations.
google Google Unveils Duplex AI to Handle Real-World Phone Tasks Google introduces Duplex, an AI system designed to conduct remarkably natural phone conversations to accomplish specific tasks like scheduling appointments.
google Google Launches ML Kit for Firebase to Simplify Mobile Machine Learning Google introduces ML Kit for Firebase, a new beta SDK that allows Android and iOS developers to easily integrate machine learning into their apps. The toolkit offers both on-device and cloud-based APIs for common mobile use cases.
google Google Releases AI-Powered Smart Compose Feature for Gmail Google launches its new Smart Compose tool for Gmail, which uses artificial intelligence to autocomplete words and phrases as users type. The experimental feature aims to save time on everyday emails but currently lacks the ability to draft entire messages.
adobe Adobe CTO Drives Massive AI and Platform Overhaul Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis oversees a sweeping initiative to rearchitect the company's cloud platform for the next decade while deeply integrating artificial intelligence.
google Google Faces Backlash Over Deceptive Duplex AI Demo Google's new Duplex assistant wows crowds with human-like phone calls but sparks outrage over deceptive ethics. The company now promises to add disclosure to the AI system.
google Google Faces Backlash Over Deceptive AI Voice Assistant Duplex Google demos a highly realistic AI called Duplex that books appointments via phone, sparking serious ethical concerns about the tech giant's approach to artificial intelligence design and deception.
google Google Unveils TPU 3.0 With Liquid Cooling and Modest Gains Google reveals its new TPU 3.0 AI coprocessor, which requires liquid cooling and promises up to eight times the performance of its predecessor. Despite the new naming convention, the architectural changes appear to be relatively minor.
google Google Unveils Liquid-Cooled TPU 3.0 to Accelerate AI Training Google reveals its third-generation Tensor Processing Unit, which delivers eight times the performance of its predecessor and requires liquid cooling to handle the heat. The new chip aims to meet the growing computational demands of modern, unified neural networks.
google Google I/O 2018 Unveils Android P Beta and AI-Powered News Google reveals the Android P beta with smart battery and wellbeing tools at its annual developer conference. The tech giant also introduces a revamped Google News app driven by artificial intelligence.
microsoft Microsoft Build 2018 Unveils Alexa Partnership and Azure Upgrades Microsoft showcases a major collaboration between Cortana and Amazon's Alexa alongside significant Azure and AI developer tools at its Build 2018 conference. The company focuses heavily on cloud capabilities, open-source edge computing, and smart coding assistants.