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• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  How a chatbot sales platform helps King Kong on Broadway

  Using an intelligent ticketing agent from vendor Broadw.ai, the Broadway production of 'King Kong' can better manage its brand while driving up ticket sales.

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  Human rights advocate talks GDPR, AI and data privacy laws

  Human rights advocate Bjørn Stormorken talks about the importance of data privacy laws, and why stronger laws and more data literacy are necessary today.

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  Abbyy TimelinePI acquisition boosts process intelligence

  With its acquisition of process intelligence software startup TimelinePI, document capture vendor Abbyy streamlines its content analysis and NLP capabilities.

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  Red Hat OpenShift Operators target AI, big data workloads

  Speedy deployment of machine learning jobs may not arrive too soon. But container platform enhancements from Red Hat aim to quicken the uptake of such innovations.

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Google adds Firebase AI tools to make ML mobile dev easier

  A new Google Firebase update simplifies machine learning app development. The update is part of a trend of making machine learning more accessible for developers to create and deploy.

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• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Google's Cloud TPU v2, v3 Pods accelerate ML training

  For the first time, Google Cloud TPU Pods are available in public beta, enabling machine learning developers and engineers to more quickly deploy and train models.

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  Microsoft AI services roadmap to be delivered at Build

  Microsoft's Build developer conference is set to showcase a range of new services for IoT, AI and machine learning. It's evidence of how developers' palettes and customer requirements have expanded beyond core enterprise IT scenarios.

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  ShopRunner uses Databricks for machine learning in retail

  Databricks user ShopRunner talks about the tools showed at Spark + AI Summit 2019, such as MLflow and Databricks Delta Lake. And Datameer reveals new Databricks integration.

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Future of AI in transportation goes beyond self-driving cars

  Transportation and logistics companies are eying an ever expanding role for AI in their products and services, ranging from safer cars to prompter shipments.

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Databricks and Microsoft collaboration boosts MLflow tool

  Databricks' MLflow gets support from Microsoft and new features, including easier model tracking, as the open source tool prepares for its 1.0 release next month.

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Databricks open sources data lake building tool Databricks Delta Lake

  Databricks Delta is now Delta Lake, an open source tool for building in data lakes. Databricks introduced the product at Spark + AI Summit 2019, alongside the upcoming Spark 3.0.

• April 19, 2019 19 Apr'19

  Machine learning on edge devices solves lack of data scientists

  Enterprises are having a hard time hiring data scientists, who are scarce and high-priced. But as edge devices get smarter, they may not need them as badly.

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  Real-time machine learning with Splice Machine's ML Manager

  Splice Machine's AI management software ML Manager, shown at Spark + AI Summit 2019, enables users to update their machine learning models with up-to-date data from varied sources.

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  New Google Cloud AI Platform unifies AI development tools

  Google's newly unveiled AI Platform offers AI developers a collaborative environment to test, train and deploy machine learning and deep learning models.

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  IBM PowerAI workstation eases AI app development, lowers cost

  IBM has delivered a low-cost workstation tuned to work hand in hand with its Power AC922 server to lower the bar of entry for AI application development.

• April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19

  Abbyy Vantage eyes easy AI infusion in content automation

  The Abbyy Vantage platform aims to enable customers to infuse intelligence skills and automation into their content-based platforms, including RPA and BPA software.

• April 01, 2019 01 Apr'19

  Tools fill gaps in predictive modeling and machine learning

  Machine learning platforms can bring the lone data scientist into the overall workflow. Updates to tooling also let that data scientist use familiar development interfaces.

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  Google AI division open sources GPipe neural network library

  Google AI, the AI research and development team at Google, made GPipe a framework for building large-scale and accurate deep neural networks open source.

• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  Trump's AI executive order glosses over data privacy, funding

  Trump released his AI executive order two weeks ago, and researchers are continuing to analyze its potential impact on the industry. One thing is certain: AI is about to change.

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  DataRobot AI platform to get boost from Cursor acquisition

  The DataRobot acquisition of Cursor will see DataRobot incorporate unified search and data collaboration tools into DataRobot's automated machine learning platform.

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech see upgrades

  Google upgrades its cloud-based speech and text products with higher accuracy levels, new WaveNet voice options and support for several new languages.

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  IBM Watson OpenScale: AI control, monitoring for any cloud

  OpenScale, a new IBM AI product, enables organizations to monitor their AI models. Global services provider KPMG is using OpenScale to help power its own AI monitoring tool.

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  IBM's Project Debater loses debate but shows off AI prowess

  While Project Debater, the IBM AI debate system, lost the live IBM Think 2019 debate, it impressed those who watched the event. Maybe next time, Debater.

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  IBM Project Debater crowdsources to boost its AI, NLP skills

  Project Debater, an IBM AI system, creates viewpoints with the help of people who type in arguments on topics. That may also help drive future business uses.

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  Intel AI chip aims to boost inference for AI users

  Adding to the Intel Nervana chip line, Intel and Facebook are expected to launch in the second half of 2019 a new processor designed to speed up inference.

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Formula E technology driven by data analytics and AI

  Formula E racing team EVR hopes to drive wins and innovation with a new partnership with Genpact, a professional services firm that offers an AI and analytics platform.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Impact of AI on business still more limited than some hoped

  Most businesses have yet to feel the full effect of AI, as enterprises labor to determine where and under what conditions the technology can most effectively be deployed.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Oracle-DataFox acquisition could expand users' AI options

  Oracle AI capabilities are likely to see a boost, as the vendor now has access to machine learning algorithms that can automatically distill useful information from large bodies of text.

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  An AI project should start with a question, not an insight

  Avis' former director of BI and analytics talks about the kind of analytics capabilities and business problems you need to have before launching your next AI project.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Lessons learned from 3 AI use cases

  Sharing use cases is a form of storytelling, and that may be a key to proving just how valuable AI can be for companies, according to Gartner's Erick Brethenoux.

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Wayfair's computer vision technology gets your style

  At Wayfair, the digital and physical worlds continue to converge thanks to computer vision and mixed reality tech, enabling customers to get a better feel for products before they buy.

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Create and apply a successful enterprise chatbot strategy

  For enterprises looking to introduce chatbots, tips range from testing the bot in many different channels, planning for conversational limitations, and studying successful bots.

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Credit card giants step up AI fraud detection

  While Capital One and Mastercard delve into AI and machine learning to detect credit card fraud, IBM joins the ranks of AI vendors with AI bias detection tools.

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  O'Reilly machine learning survey: Enterprises aim for maturity

  A new survey finds companies are using fairness and bias as metrics to evaluate the success of a machine learning model.

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Google's Edge TPU breaks model inferencing out of the cloud

  Google's Edge TPU is a force multiplier to compete against the likes of Amazon, IBM and Microsoft, and to attract next-gen app developers.

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Where the IBM Project Debater AI system may be headed

  Unveiled during a live debate in June, IBM's Project Debater will be partially released in 2019 and could have real-life applications, particularly in education.

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Quantum computing applications creep forward

  Tech vendors and users are moving forward on quantum computing tools and research. While still futuristic, developments bear watching, Forrester's Brian Hopkins says.

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Databricks platform additions unify machine learning frameworks

  Databricks' new products take aim at simplifying machine learning integration -- something that has become increasingly difficult, as the number of tools has multiplied.

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  New data science platforms aim to be workflow, collaboration hubs

  Oracle's acquisition of DataScience.com is shining a spotlight on workbench-style platforms designed to centralize advanced analytics work by teams of data scientists.

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  New Intel toolkit OpenVINO supports deep learning on CPUs

  A new developer kit from Intel seeks to lower the bar for doing deep learning on CPUs and other types of chips to extract more intelligence from video.

• March 27, 2018 27 Mar'18

  Artificial intelligence in business strategies, uses

  SearchEnterpriseAI delivers news, tips and strategic advice on applying artificial intelligence technologies in the enterprise to improve products, services and operations.

• March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18

  Expert panel warns developers to beware of AI bias

  Despite new development tools to build AI applications, developers must be wary of bias creeping into their systems.

• March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18

  AI experts advise developers on dev tools

  New tools help developers build better, smarter AI apps, as machine learning toolkits have progressed exponentially over the last few years.

• June 21, 2017 21 Jun'17

  Mathematician warns against weapons of 'math' destruction

  In this SearchCIO Q&A, author and data scientist Cathy O'Neil talks about the danger of trusting algorithms too much.

• June 05, 2017 05 Jun'17

  How Facebook uses deep learning models to engage users

  At Facebook it's all about user engagement, and to accomplish this, the company relies heavily on deep learning algorithms to tailor its products to the interests of individuals.