EmoSense: an AI-powered and wireless emotion sensing system
Researchers at Hefei University of Technology in China and various universities in Japan have recently developed a unique emotion sensing system that can recognize people’s emotions based on their body gestures. They presented this new AI- powered system, called EmoSense, in a paper pre-published on arXiv.
Google swallows DeepMind Health
Now, 10 months later, the move is finally happening, the delay a measure of how controversial and painful this process has been. When the restructuring was announced last year, DeepMind was accused of breaking a promise not to hand over any NHS data to the American search giant.
Facebook Launches Brand New Portal Devices In The Uk
Facebook has launched its range of Portal smart home devices, which use AI-powered cameras to make video calls between its users.
Researchers: AI surveillance is expanding worldwide
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says at least 75 countries are actively using AI tools such as facial recognition for surveillance.
AI isn't smart enough yet to save us from fake news: Facebook users (and their bias) are key
Being exposed to “fake news” on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter can influence our thoughts and decisions. We’ve already seen misinformation interfere with elections in the United States.
AI, analytics among tech skills with highest demand: Infosys study
Technical skills that are in the greatest demand today are analytics, user experience, automation, IT architecture and Artificial Intelligence, revealed new research from Infosys on Thursday.
Using artificial intelligence to automate sea-ice charting
Reliable maps of sea-ice conditions and forecasts are of vital importance for maritime safety, safe navigation and planning. The continued retreating and thinning of Arctic sea ice calls for a more effective way of producing detailed and timely ice information—which is where artificial intelligence comes in.
The British Government Plans to launch National Artificial Intelligence Lab for National Health Service (NHS)
Mr. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the UK has pledged to invest 250 £ Mn (303.4 US$ Mn) for NHS artificial intelligence. According to the PM, the NHS is admiration for its every day high-class care – a precious institution that shows the best of Britain.
120 million workers will need retraining due to AI—but they may already have the skills employers want most
According to a new report from IBM, an estimated 120 million workers worldwide will need to be retrained as a result of AI and automation within the next three years.
Egypt Organizes First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
In cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, inaugurated on Sunday morning the first international conference on Artificial Intelligence and Modern Information Technologies and its impact on the future of innovation in Egypt.
Microsoft Vision AI Developer Kit Simplifies Building Vision-Based Deep Learning Projects
Computer vision is one of the most popular applications of artificial intelligence. Image classification, object detection and object segmentation are some of the use cases of computer vision-based AI. These techniques are used in a variety of consumer and industrial scenarios.
Egyptian computer science students dispatched to study artificial intelligence abroad
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that specialized missions will be dispatched from Egypt’s faculties of computer sciences to countries that are advancing within the field of artificial intelligence, to help qualify them to implement Egypt’s national strategy in artificial intelligence.
A.I. will make energy industry more efficient, says UAE minister
The UAE’s Omar Al Olama tells CNBC that both production and distribution of energy will benefit from artificial intelligence.
CBSE and Microsoft join hands to train teachers in using AI technology in 10 cities
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has joined hands with Microsoft to conduct capacity building programmes for high school teachers and integrate cloud-powered technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching.
Deloitte’s Plan for Fighting Employee Burnout: Let AI Take Over the Dreaded HR and IT Tasks
We’ve all had those days where getting the simplest thing fixed, or even a basic question answered, takes hours. It might be anything from a mysterious glitch in your desktop computer, to a query about what’s covered by your employer’s health insurance plan.