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Japan boosts AI funding to match lonely hearts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 08:54 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government plans to allocate $19 million in the next fiscal year to back local authorities that run schemes to help their residents find love. Read more »

Microsoft aims to help businesses get handle on data with new tool

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 06:05 AM

Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new cloud-based tool designed to help corporate customers understand where data is scattered throughout their operations and whether they are in compliance with data privacy regulations. Read more »

These algorithms could bring an end to the world’s deadliest killer

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 24 10:37 AM

In some of the most remote and impoverished corners of the world, where respiratory illnesses abound and trained medical professionals fear to tread, diagnosis is increasingly powered by artificial intelligence and the internet.   Read more »

Facebook shifts AI strategy to hasten removal of harmful content

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 06:00 AM

In an online briefing on Tuesday, Facebook officials explained how they are using AI to track down and remove harmful content on its social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus.  Read more »

China’s military lays out technology road map to catch up with the US

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 12 02:58 PM

China must apply cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence if it wants to transform its military into a modern fighting force on par with those of other leading powers, according to new guidelines and comments from senior leaders. Read more »

Chinese car tech can spot driver’s personality traits, researchers say

Stephen Chen in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 03 12:44 PM

A combination of vehicle sensors and AI can indicate behaviors such as risk-taking, scientists say. Better understanding of the motorist can ‘improve vehicle safety and performance’.  Read more »

Pandemic speeds labor shift from humans to robots: WEF survey

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 21 07:58 AM

ZURICH - Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study has found. Read more »

Microsoft cloud computing looks to the stars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 09:36 PM

Microsoft on Tuesday said its Azure cloud computing service is taking to outer space, and will deliver datacenter power to remote spots on Earth in the process.   Read more »

Planong AI program ng AMLC, di muna itutuloy dulot sa budget cuts

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 10:45 PM

Hindi muna matutuloy ang planong artificial intelligence program ng Anti-Money Laundering Council dahil sa mga budget cut sa nasabing ahensiya. Read more »

NVIDIA out to be a giant in an AI age

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 04:12 AM

WASHINGTON - US graphics chip maker NVIDIA aims to be a powerhouse in an era of artificial intelligence with the big-ticket buy of Britain-based Arm, whose microprocessors are in many smartphones. Read more »

'It's impressive': Artificial intelligence capable of writing books sparks awe

Jules Bonnard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 10:30 AM

PARIS - An artificial intelligence (AI) technology made by a firm co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk has won praise for its ability to generate coherent stories, novels and even computer code but it remains blind to racism or sexism. Read more »

US to spend $625 million on super-computing research centers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 07:33 AM

The US on Wednesday said it will spend $625 million over the next five years on centers to research artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Read more »

PH schools turn to artificial intelligence for campus administration amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 04:32 PM

A startup grantee of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been helping schools in the country manage their campuses remotely amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Amazon to use AI tech in its warehouses to enforce social distancing

Jeffrey Dastin and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 09:54 AM

Monitors set up in the company's warehouses will highlight workers keeping a safe distance in green circles, while workers who are closer will be highlighted in red circles, Amazon said. Read more »

Alibaba to build $1.4-billion ecosystem around its smart speaker

Jane Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 21 08:31 AM

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) this year to strengthen the artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (AIoT) ecosystem around its smart speaker Tmall Genie as Chinese technology companies bet billions on what is expected to be the next big thing after smartphones.   Read more »

Facebook trains AI on 'hateful memes'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 05:05 AM

Facebook unveiled an initiative Tuesday to take on "hateful memes" by using artificial intelligence, backed by crowd sourcing, to identify maliciously motivated posts.   Read more »

AI, digital transformation to enhance Filipino productivity: Microsoft PH boss

Jessica Fenol and Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 06:18 PM

Artificial intelligence and digital transformation can enhance the productivity of Filipino workers and help boost the economy despite posing a threat to low-skilled jobs, Microsoft country general manager Andres Ortola said Wednesday.    Read more »

Pope Francis to endorse principles on AI ethics with Microsoft, IBM

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 05:09 PM

The "Rome Call for AI Ethics" asserts that the technology should respect privacy, work reliably and without bias, consider "the needs of all human beings" and operate transparently - an area of ongoing research because AI systems' decisions are often inscrutable. Read more »

From Japan to the UAE, airports test face scanners to move lines faster

Julie Weed, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 26 10:05 AM

While airports are expanding their physical facilities where they can, governments and the travel industry are leaning more heavily on technology, especially artificial intelligence, to process more air travelers more quickly. Read more »

Pentagon adopts 'ethical principles' for artificial intelligence use

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 07:45 AM

The Pentagon announced Monday it has adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence by the armed forces, a measure aimed at convincing US tech giants to collaborate with the military. Read more »