AI

In computer science, artificial intelligence, sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans.

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AI Innovator Conversica Raises $34 Million In Series B
AI Innovator Conversica Raises $34 Million In Series B
December 15, 2016  |  Investments

Silicon Valley adjacent AI innovator Conversica recently announced it had raised $34 million in a Series B venture capital funding round led by Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners,...

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The Virtual Barista Is In: Starbucks’ Chatbot
The Virtual Barista Is In: Starbucks’ Chatbot
December 08, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

A chatbot is on the horizon for regular users of the Starbucks mobile app. Called My Starbucks Barista, the new technology’s announcement came out during...

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Uber Creates AI Labs; Buys Startup To Staff It
Uber Creates AI Labs; Buys Startup To Staff It
December 06, 2016  |  Artificial Intelligence

Ride-hailing app startup Uber announced Monday (Dec. 5) the creation of Uber AI Labs, which is a new unit of Uber that will be based in...

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Amazon Launches AI Platform For Developers
Amazon Launches AI Platform For Developers
December 05, 2016  |  Amazon

Amazon announced last week the launch of its new Amazon AI platform, which brings machine-learning technologies to developers. According to a report by TechCrunch, Amazon launched...

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Google Parent Alphabet Advances AI Endeavor
Google Parent Alphabet Advances AI Endeavor
November 15, 2016  |  Internet of Things

As developers wait with bated breath to get their hands on Google Assistant’s API, we look at it and other AI assistants’ recent past —...

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ZhongAn Creates ZhongAn Information And Technology Services Co.
ZhongAn Creates ZhongAn Information And Technology Services Co.
November 09, 2016  |  International

ZhongAn Online Property & Casualty Insurance Co., the first online insurance company in China, announced last week it has created a technology company dubbed ZhongAn...

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WISeKey Delivers AI To IoT Cybersecurity Platform
WISeKey Delivers AI To IoT Cybersecurity Platform
October 19, 2016  |  Internet of Things

Cybersecurity and IoT company WISeKey announced on Wednesday (Oct. 19) that its new platform called WISeAI – a problem-solving Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) solution – will...

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Apple To Open AI-Focused R&D Center In Japan
Apple To Open AI-Focused R&D Center In Japan
October 18, 2016  |  Apple

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told the Nikkei Asian Review Monday (Oct. 17) the company will open a research and development base in Yokohama, near Tokyo,...

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