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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 »

New foldable phone coming? Huawei sets Feb. 24 virtual launch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 09:40 AM

Shenzhen-based Huawei, the world's largest dealer of telecommunications equipment, was supposed to showcase its new tech and products during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 23, but the entire fair was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

How a Canadian start-up used AI to track China virus

Olivier Monnier, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 19 12:39 PM

A Canadian start-up raised one of the earliest alarms about the risk posed by the mystery virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan. How did it do it? Artificial intelligence.  Read more »

New coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows

Yingzhi Yang and Julie Zhu, Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 09:12 PM

The Chinese have long been aware that they are tracked by the world's most sophisticated system of electronic surveillance.  Read more »

Google Maps turns 15, offers AI-powered way to beat traffic pain

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 09:24 PM

On its 15th birthday, Google Maps is evolving into more than just a digital compass to get from point A to point B. In an update that will roll out starting 7 p.m. Thursday, app users will start to receive new features, including a new commute tab and suggested locations, officials said. Read more »

Japanese robot could call last orders on human bartenders

Tim Kelly and Akira Tomoshige, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 07:28 PM

Japan's first robot bartender has begun serving up drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff in an aging society. Read more »

Marketing experts convening for summit in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 09:38 PM

The World Marketing Summit will be held for the first time in the Philippines at Solaire Resort and Casino on Feb. 22, 2020.    Read more »

EU mulls 5-year ban on facial recognition tech in public areas

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:40 AM

The plan by the EU's executive - set out in an 18-page white paper - comes amid a global debate about the systems driven by artificial intelligence and widely used by law enforcement agencies. Read more »

Samsung unit debuts AI-powered 'artificial human'

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 04:04 PM

The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of artificial intelligence called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung unit Star Labs.   Read more »

Robot-loving Japan struggles to automate human work

Motoko Rich, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 01 11:16 AM

Japan, the world’s third largest economy, hopes that robots and other types of automation will help solve its demographic problems and impending labor shortage. That priority is reflected in a government blueprint, dubbed Society 5.0 and repeatedly emphasized by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more »

AI raises success rate of spouse-hunting in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 29 06:27 PM

AI devices are being employed to give people a picture of their potential mates along with everything about them -- their hobbies, whether or not they smoke, or if they have walked down the aisle before, among other things. Read more »

China's SenseTime expects $750-M revenue despite US ban -sources

Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 10:26 AM

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime, which Washington put on a trade blacklist in October, expects its 2019 revenue to increase by more than 200 percent year-on-year to around $750 million, 2 sources familiar with the matter said.  Read more »

Internet companies prepare to fight the 'deepfake' future

Cade Metz, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 05:41 AM

For internet companies like Google, finding the tools to spot deepfakes has gained urgency. If someone wants to spread a fake video far and wide, Google’s YouTube or Facebook’s social media platforms would be great places to do it. Read more »

Would you like fries with that? McDonald’s US taps big tech to grow sales

David Yaffe-Bellany, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 23 08:46 AM

As fast-food sales decline across the increasingly competitive restaurant industry, McDonald’s is looking for new ways to lure customers. Read more »

Asian cities risk stumbling 'zombie-like' towards digital dystopia

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 17 06:04 PM

As Asian cities turn to technologies such as facial recognition and artificial intelligence to deliver social welfare and public services, urban experts on Thursday urged authorities to address privacy concerns and protect the vulnerable. Read more »