Artificial Intelligence

5 ways AI will empower human resources

According to the Gartner 2019 Artificial Intelligence Survey, 17 percent of institutions use AI-based solutions in their HR function and another 30% will do so by 2022. The aim is for algorithms to replace human brain and decision-making for hiring, firing, scheduling and promoting. “AI will automate 1.8 million people out of work this year […]

Second data center in Chile to facilitate development of AI and cloud

“Artificial Intelligence offers South America a long-awaited opportunity to leapfrog toward greater levels of innovation, productivity and socio-economic progress,” Armen Ovanessoff, Principal Director, Accenture Research said. In a move to promote Chile as a digital hub in Latin America, Chinese technology giant Huawei announced it will open a second data center at the end of […]

Pushing application of AI technologies with open-source platforms

In the race for 5G, the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as an essential component in supporting development across industries. AI is the capability of a computer or robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans. The reason why people are encouraged to adopt AI is […]

AI-based driverless taxis begin trial in Shanghai

“AI in transportation will no doubt revolutionize safety and efficiency of the urban transit system,” said Cheng Wei, CEO of DiDi Chuxing who started trials for driverless taxis in Shanghai-China, offering free trips to users who are prepared to trust the AI-powered machines. In an effort to get the general public used to driverless taxis […]

Countries accelerate growth with AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in conjunction with machine learning, is transforming every aspect of our lives. It is a tool to help businesses consider ways of reintegrating information and using data to inform strategic decision-making. This advanced form of technology enables robots to take charge of a broad scope of tasks such as proactive healthcare management, […]

Keen: a new AI-based social network

Whether its baking cakes, finding a new career or setting up your own studio at home, ‘Keen’ lets you curate the content you love, share your collection with others and find new content based on what you have saved according to a blog post published by the platform founder CJ Adams on June 19, 2020. […]

State-of-the-art robot to promote fun learning for kids

Robots have been around us for a long time now and have been helping us in many aspects of everyday life. They have been developed for factories and labs, for the purpose of being able to access “restricted” areas, be present in conferences and to help us solve many challenges across sectors. Technological advancements are […]

The rise of conversational AI

Facebook has released a new chatbot named Blender, which the company claims is designed to handle conversation on any topic and also to show empathy when interacting with humans. The name ‘Blender’ has been aptly used to define its capabilities of merging several conversational skills at once. The chatbot is developed from what Facebook calls […]

AI to help diagnose COVID-19 by listening to speech

In the battle against Covid-19 multiple artificial intelligence laboratories are now turning to a surprising piece of evidence that could possibly help diagnose the illness: people’s voices.  A team of scientists from Harvard and MIT are using machine learning to go through voice recordings from COVID-19 patients and healthy people to try and identify certain […]