google Google Drops Controversial Pentagon AI Contract After Employee Backlash Google announces it will not renew its Project Maven contract with the Pentagon following intense internal protests. The company is simultaneously developing new ethical principles to guide its future work with the military.
sensetime Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Reaches $4.5 Billion Valuation After Massive Funding Round SenseTime secures $620 million in new funding, pushing its total capital past $1.6 billion. The highly profitable image recognition start-up plans to use the funds for research, talent acquisition, and smart city development.
artificial intelligence Artificial Intelligence Transforms Non-Autonomous Vehicles Inside and Out While fully autonomous cars remain on the horizon, artificial intelligence is actively reshaping traditional vehicles by enhancing cabin safety and predicting maintenance needs. This shift creates significant new opportunities for tech startups and established automakers alike.
baidu Baidu Sells Majority Stake in Ad Business to Prioritize AI Baidu is spinning off its Global DU ad and app division to undisclosed investors, reducing its ownership to 34 percent. The strategic move allows the Chinese search giant to channel its resources and focus directly toward artificial intelligence.
google duplex Google Duplex AI Makes Human-Like Phone Calls for Businesses Google unveils Duplex, an AI system that sounds remarkably human while making phone calls to schedule appointments. The technology aims to bridge the gap for small businesses that lack online booking systems.
openai Surging Compute Power Drives Rapid Advances in Artificial Intelligence A new OpenAI analysis reveals that compute power for AI training doubles every 3.5 months, fueling unprecedented industry growth. Meanwhile, global leaders and tech companies debate the ethical implications and beneficial applications of this expanding technology.
google Google I/O 2018 Unveils Six Major AI Advancements Google cements its AI leadership at I/O 2018 by introducing groundbreaking tools like Google Duplex and Google Lens. These innovations span across core services like Gmail, Photos, and Maps to significantly enhance user experience.
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.
google Google Duplex AI Sparks Debate Over Machine Deception Google unveils Duplex, an AI that makes phone calls sounding strikingly human, prompting serious ethical concerns about transparency and deception.
google Google Employees Resign Over Pentagon Artificial Intelligence Contract Roughly a dozen Google employees resign in protest of the company's Pentagon contract for drone footage analysis, citing ethical concerns and a lack of transparency.
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 100-Petaflop TPU 3.0 AI Chip Requiring Liquid Cooling Google announces its third-generation Tensor Processing Unit at the 2018 I/O conference, delivering a massive 100 petaflops of performance. The new chip represents a major leap in artificial intelligence processing power and introduces liquid cooling to Google's hardware stack.
google Google Unifies Research Division Under New Google AI Brand Google rebrands its entire research division as Google AI ahead of the I/O developer conference, highlighting a major shift toward machine learning and neural networks across all of its products.
google Google I/O 2018 Highlights AI Push and Smarter Assistant Google rebrands its research division to Google AI and introduces a more natural "continued conversation" feature for Google Assistant. Google Photos also receives new AI-powered editing tools.