Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI innovation to get big boost with pilot zones
China plans to build around 20 pilot zones for artificial intelligence innovation by 2023, in an effort to deeply integrate AI technology with economic and social development according to a guideline published by the Ministry of Science and Technology on Thursday.
7 September 2019, 07:16 AM
'DeepNude' app to 'undress' women shut down after furor
The creators of an application allowing users to virtually "undress" women using artificial intelligence shut it down after a social media uproar over its potential for abuse.
29 June 2019, 04:39 AM
Is it time for a policy on artificial intelligence?
Is now the right time for Bangladesh to start addressing artificial intelligence (AI)? Are there more important issues deserving of the attention of policy makers and regulators at this time?
22 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape
A text-generating "bot" nicknamed Tobi produces nearly 40,000 news stories about the results of the November 2018 elections in Switzerland for the media giant Tamedia -- in just five minutes.
10 March 2019, 03:58 AM
Dating apps use artificial intelligence to help search for love
Forget swiping through endless profiles.Dating apps are using artificial intelligence to suggest where to go on a first date, recommend what to say and even find a partner who looks like your favourite celebrity.
9 November 2018, 06:21 AM
Amazon scraps AI recruiting tool for gender bias
Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) machine-learning specialists uncoveres a big problem: their new recruiting engine does not like women.
10 October 2018, 06:22 AM
Mood detecting AI will create perfect playlist
Deezer researchers publish a paper titled, "Music Mood Detection Based on Audio and lyrics with Deep Neural Net," documenting their development of an AI system detecting and classifying the mood of music tracks.
24 September 2018, 13:53 PM
China's doctor shortage prompts rush for AI health care
Chinese companies are learning from other countries to develop and implement AI-assisted care such as medical imaging diagnosis, robot surgical systems, and drug research and development.
23 September 2018, 14:21 PM
Artificial Intelligence could mean 28 million jobs lost
New technology could mean 28 million jobs being lost in the ASEAN region.
13 September 2018, 07:00 AM
What's in store for Bangladesh?
As I began to write down my thoughts on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), I instinctively turned to the biggest AI engine: Google! Its powerful, AI-enabled search engine led me to the Deloitte Insights website.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Psychopath AI created through violent images from Reddit
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology train an artificial intelligence to “think” like a psychopath by showing how it captions gruesome images of death and violence taken from Reddit.
9 June 2018, 10:00 AM
Artificial intelligence poses risks of misuse by hackers: Research
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial drones into targeted weapons, a new report warns.
22 February 2018, 14:49 PM
Alibaba's AI outguns humans in reading test
Alibaba develops an artificial intelligence model that scores better than humans in a Stanford University reading and comprehension test.
15 January 2018, 11:32 AM
Rise of the Machines: Keep an eye on AI, experts warn
A Google computer's stunning 3-0 victory in a Man-vs-Machine face-off over the ultimate board game highlights the need to keep Artificial Intelligence under human control, experts say.
13 March 2016, 04:46 AM
Microsoft buys UK AI firm SwiftKey
Technology giant Microsoft acquires UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey.
3 February 2016, 11:14 AM
Facebook trains AI to beat humans at Go board game
Facebook has created an artificial intelligence system that is "getting close" to beating the best human players at the Chinese board game Go, Mark Zuckerberg reveals.
27 January 2016, 12:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg to build AI to help at home and work
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work.
4 January 2016, 05:03 AM
Google's ‘Chatbot’ thinks the purpose of living is 'to live eternally'
In a research published recently, Google narrates one of its latest forays into artificial intelligence.
22 December 2015, 14:39 PM