Artificial Intelligence

Samsung unveils AI-powered digital avatar

The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of artificial intelligence called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung unit Star Labs.

Study finds Google AI system could improve breast cancer detection

A new study by researchers in the US and UK shows that artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the accuracy of screening for breast cancer cutting the number of false negatives by 9.4% in the US group, and by 2.7% in the British group.

China bans 'fake news' created with AI, bots

Regulation by China's cyberspace authority says that providers and users of online video news and audio services are "not allowed" to use new technologies such as deep learning and virtual reality to create, distribute and broadcast "fake news".

Uber self-driving vehicles involved in 37 crashes before fatal incident

Uber self-driving test vehicle that struck and killed an Arizona woman in 2018 had software flaws, the National Transportation Safety Board said as it disclosed the company's autonomous test vehicles were involved in 37 crashes in 18 months.

Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing

The feat could open the door someday to machines so blazingly fast that they could revolutionise such tasks as finding new medicines, developing vastly smarter artificial intelligence systems and cracking encryptions.

Nobel laurate Jody Williams campaigns against killer robots

Jody Williams, who is a Nobel Peace laureate, said lethal autonomous weapons are crossing a moral and ethical Rubicon and should not be allowed to exist and be used in combat or in any other way.

Google steps up battle on 'deepfakes' with data release

The tech giant is releasing "a large dataset of visual deepfakes we've produced" that can be used as benchmarks to determine if a video has been altered.

US states launch antitrust probe of Google

Attorneys general from 48 US states along with Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are investigating whether Google's huge online search and advertising business is engaging in monopolistic behavior.

Apple apologises for listening to conversations with Siri, sets new rules

Under the changes, Apple will allow its employees to review conversations only from customers who opt into the "Siri grading" program to improve the voice recognition technology.

India's actions in Kashmir and the muted response from Arab Gulf states

Why are Muslim countries in the Gulf silent over the crackdown and abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir?

Turkey plans AI institute to tap new technology

Turkish Science Minister Mustafa Varank says that AI technology is set to add $16 trillion to the global economy.

Can Artificial Intelligence change the future of politics?

Artificial intelligence could replace humans in many aspects of life, from driving cars to diagnosing diseases and more, politics will not remain unscathed.