RupeeBoss, India's most preferred 3600 lending platform has associated with Axis Bank to facilitate seamless borrowing on MyJioapp. RupeeBoss, which has successfully disbursed a total loan amount of INR 25 billion till date, and Jio have developed an AI-driven loan assistance product called'The Loan Genie', which will be integrated in the MyJio app. The move is aimed at giving greater exposure to the lending platform and its highly-evolved credit assistance products among Jio users across the country. More than 19% of India's population is still unbanked or financially excluded, sourcing its funds from alternatives such as friends, family, or local moneylenders. The high-interest rates, going up to 70-80% or even more annually, has created a'debt trap' for many. On the other hand, those who are lucky enough to access a formal source find it difficult to deal with the lengthy documentation and verification process, endless wait, and lack of apathy.

Google has admitted to installing hidden microphones in a home product and not telling customers they were there. The company says it never meant to keep the listening devices a secret and they had only been left of the box because of an "error". The Nest Secure alarm system did not include the microphone as part of its specifications but it was "never intended to be a secret", parent company Google said. The hardware feature came to light after Google announced a software update to the Nest Secure system would enable it to use its voice-activated helper, Google Assistant, which is powered by artificial intelligence to answer queries and commands. Until then, the product web page for the device did not say it contained a microphone.

Since its conceptualisation in 1983, TED Talks have been the go-to platform for people from all walks of life to share their idea and thoughts. Over the last three decades, the platform has witnessed some of the finest speakers capture the imagination of their audience with absolute exuberance. In this article, Analytics India Magazine takes a look at some of the most interesting talks that revolve around emerging tech like artificial intelligence and machine learning. Published in November 2018, Matt Beane, assistant professor of Technology Management at the University of California, addresses the most common fear associated with AI -- machines taking over human jobs. Beane, however, challenges this notion and says that instead of handling the technology carelessly and letting it be a hindrance for getting newer jobs, the potential of the technology can be used in such a way that machine enhanced mentorship to " take full advantage of AI's amazing capabilities while enhancing our skills at the same time."

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. NVIDIA, this is a brand that most people around the world would be acustomed to, on our laptops and desktops, the NVIDIA graphics card, where we spent time playing games on our laptops/desktops or on our creative works for those in the creative industries such as photography, design etc. When I first heard of NVIDIA leading the world of healthcare with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their hardware, I was surprised of NVIDIA's diversity, growth and expansion from the graphics card to their super computer and AI. Upon learning more when I visited NVIDIA website, I discovered so much more on NVIDIA beyond their graphics card. NVIDIA VP of Healthcare, Kimberly Powell, visited Singapore recently for EmTech Asia 2019.

Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global investor news source covering Artificial Intelligence issues a special edition of The AI Eye, looking at the battle for dominance between the US and China. On February 11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The document stresses the importance of AI in propelling the US economy and cites current American global leadership in terms of R&D and deployment of AI as justifications for ramping up federal government commitments to promote the technology. Though it is not explicitly mentioned in the document, many commentators felt that the growing rivalry with China in the AI space influenced the President's executive order. Rob Verger, writing for Popular Science, captured the impression of those commentators when he observed: "Competition with China is a big part of the subtext to this announcement..." Some US AI companies were quick to respond.

China continues to make remarkable strides in making human journalists obsolete. State news outlet Xinhua announced yesterday (Feb. The anchor will make "her" debut during the upcoming Two Sessions political meetings at the start of March. The announcement comes after Xinhua debuted the world's first male AI news anchor, Qiu Hao, during China's annual World Internet Conference held in November in the town of Wuzhen. Xinhua and Sogou said that they also developed an improved male anchor called Xin Xiaohao, who is also able to stand up and gesticulate and has more natural mouth movements.

There has been a spurt in the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across industries in India and cloud infrastructure and rapid deployment of intelligent Cloud services will further drive AI adoption in the country, Microsoft India said on Wednesday. In a white paper titled "Age of Intelligence," Microsoft said the focus is to create modern mobile infrastructure, skill up the workforce and reduce data costs and cross-industry collaboration, thus extending information connectivity and digital services to the underserved segments of the population. "Our ambition is to enable a human-centered approach to AI. India is currently at an inflection point in the adoption of AI," said Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India as the company unveiled the white paper at the Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2019 here. "Building on the four foundational pillars -- enabling digital transformation across industries, forging coalitions for innovation, building a future-ready workforce and creating sustained societal impact -- will unlock and accelerate the potential of AI," Maheshwari added. The white paper outlines challenges and opportunities with respect to AI and how balanced and forward-looking government policies, technological advancements including growing Internet penetration and connectivity will help reap benefits of digital transformation in the years to come.

At the Mi 9 launch event in China, Xiaomi has revealed that it's working on a smart home hub -- one with looks that might conjure up images of the Lenovo Smart Clock and the Google Home Hub. It's called the Xiao Ai Touchscreen Speaker Box, and while details are scant at the moment, the electronics maker dropped some details about it. Unfortunately, it's still not clear if it has Google Assistant and if it uses the same software as Google's and Lenovo's devices. But it has the power to control Xiaomi's smart products, including ACs, air purifier, lights, cameras and door bell monitors, using touch or voice commands. Since the device is also a clock, it will have a customizable clock face and an alarm function that can wake you up using either music or video, as well. You'll also be able to use its four-inch display to play video and show content from iQiyi, Sogou, Tencent's QQ services and Sina.

L--Or--al, and its recently acquired augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) entity Modiface, have teamed up to introduce a new digital skin diagnostic tool. The new AI powered SkinConsult - for the firm--s Vichy brand - has been trained using 6,000 images from its Skin Ageing Atlases database in order to deliver accurate skin assessment for all skin types. Three groups of women from Asian, Caucasian and African ethnicities were used in the image collection process across Japan, France, China, India and the US. The Vichy SkinConsult will provide customers with a tailored diagnostic in three steps. Customers can upload a selfie to the brand--s website, after which they will receive feedback on fine lines, dark spots, wrinkles and pores before receiving a tailored product routine to address these concerns.

I have worked on the problem of open-sourcing Machine Learning versus sensitivity for a long time, especially in disaster response contexts: when is it right/wrong to release data or a model publicly? This article is a list of frequently asked questions, the answers that are best practice today, and some examples of where I have encountered them. The criticism of OpenAI's decision included how it limits the research community's ability to replicate the results, and how the action in itself contributes to media fear of AI that is hyperbolic right now. It was this tweet that first caught my eye. Anima Anandkumar has a lot of experience bridging the gap between research and practical applications of Machine Learning.