microsoft Microsoft Showcases AI Research as Diamond Sponsor at NeurIPS 2018 Microsoft attends NeurIPS 2018 in Montreal as a Diamond sponsor with over 130 researchers presenting their latest work. Attendees have the opportunity to explore new demos and career options at the company's dedicated booth.
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.
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.
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.
apple Apple WWDC 2018 Highlights Seven Major Machine Learning Advancements Apple focuses heavily on machine learning at WWDC 2018, introducing tools that empower developers and enhance user experiences across its ecosystem. These updates range from improved natural language processing to innovative computer vision capabilities.
microsoft Microsoft Acquires AI Training Startup Bonsai to Strengthen Enterprise Tools Microsoft purchases Bonsai, a machine learning startup specializing in training autonomous systems, to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities. The acquisition aims to help developers build industrial AI applications more efficiently.
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.
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.
openai OpenAI Report Reveals AI Training Compute Doubles Every 3.5 Months A new analysis from OpenAI shows that the computational power required to train AI models grows exponentially, far outpacing traditional Moore's Law. The study highlights a massive 300,000-fold compute increase from the 2012 AlexNet to DeepMind's 2017 AlphaZero.
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 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 Dozen Google Employees Resign Over Pentagon Drone AI Project Nearly a dozen Google employees resign and thousands sign a petition demanding the company end its involvement in the Pentagon's Project Maven drone AI program. Workers cite ethical concerns and a departure from the company's foundational principles.
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 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.