Location World, Singapore 2018 aims to connect the dots for AI, IoT and Location Technologies with communities, business enterprises, government, research & academia, etc. through strategic collaborations, innovation promotion, partnerships and management liaison. The purpose is to create a knowledge platform about the value and application of location technology within AI & IoT technologies in a phy-gital world, in order to, effectively assist, operate, and promote businesses. It will be a gathering of forward-looking decision makers, key industry players, at both the enterprise and consumer levels, within the collective mapping, data provider and software solution arenas.

A new series of last year's TV hit The Rap of China has kicked off and with it comes the show's first female judge joining the likes of Kris Wu and MC Hotdog. The selection of Hong Kong singer G.E.M., real name Gloria Tang Tsz-Kei, has raised some eyebrows among critics due to the use of artificial intelligence in her selection, as well as her hip-hop credentials. "G.E.M joining The Rap of China is a bit of an embarrassment as her previous image falls short in terms of rap elements," one music critic after learning of the singer's inclusion on the talent show's judging panel. Although the news has drawn widespread criticism from a host of music critics, the move was not unexpected. With G.E.M's involvement, this show hit a new peak in terms of viewing figures in its first week.

Indonesia is leading the ASEAN region in adopting artificial intelligence (AI), with 24.6% of organisations in the sprawling archipelago adopting the technology, a new survey has found. With advancements in image recognition, data mining & machine learning, organisations are now able to analyse massive amounts of data like never before. Discover why Asia is a leading adopter in this field and take a look at the key AI initiatives being rolled out across the region. You forgot to provide an Email Address. This email address doesn't appear to be valid.

Donald Trump wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the US this autumn. The two men met at the beginning of this week in Finland, and despite some significant fall-out, planning is under way for a second get-together. Moscow hasn't reacted publicly yet to the invitation. "OK... that's going to be special," laughed US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats when told about it. Well, the US intelligence services were at the centre of the aforementioned fall-out, after the president seemed to reject their view on Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and side with Moscow instead.

Who's doing this? 75% of the Fortune 500 companies have some kind of smart data or semantics program underway, most under the banner of 360 initiatives, comprehensive enterprise data systems, or machine learning/data science projects. Amazon has recently added linked data capabilities to their AWS infrastructure with the Neptune project, and social media giants have built their entire data infrastructure around smart ontological data. Moreover, China, Japan, England, the OECD, and the United States have all moved critical data resources into semantic form, and semantics has become one of the hottest areas for investment banks such as Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and others. It even ties into such cutting edge technologies as Blockchain and the Internet of Things.

Search engine giant Baidu has recently unveiled China's first cloud-to-edge artificial intelligence (AI) chip--Kunlun--at Baidu Create 2018. The move repositions the company in not only the Chinese market but also globally, says leading data and analytics company GlobalData. With Kunlun, Baidu joins the ranks of a select few companies that not only offer an AI platform to help enterprises deploy AI-infused solutions but also have their own hardware to maximize AI processing. Built to accommodate the high performance requirements of a wide variety of AI scenarios, Kunlun includes training chip '818-300' and inference chip '818-100'. Rena Bhattacharyya, Technology Analyst at GlobalData, says: "Well-established players such as IBM, Microsoft, Google and Amazon are fine-tuning their AI platforms to make it easier and faster for customers to incorporate a wide range of AI technologies. Although already an ambitious player in China, Baidu had not managed to establish itself as a major force in the AI space until now. The Kunlun chip has the potential to change that."

The race to become the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) has officially begun. In the past fifteen months, Canada, China, Denmark, the EU Commission, Finland, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Nordic-Baltic region, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, the UAE, and the UK have all released strategies to promote the use and development of AI. No two strategies are alike, with each focusing on different aspects of AI policy: scientific research, talent development, skills and education, public and private sector adoption, ethics and inclusion, standards and regulations, and data and digital infrastructure. This article summarizes the key policies and goals of each strategy, as well as related policies and initiatives that have announced since the release of the initial strategies. It also includes countries that have announced their intention to develop a strategy or have related AI policies in place. I plan to continuously update this article as new strategies and initiatives are announced. If a country or policy is missing (or if something in the summary is incorrect), please leave a comment and I will update the article as soon as possible. I also plan to write an article for each country that provides an in-depth look at AI policy. Once these articles are written, I will include a link to the bottom of each country's summary. June 28: Publication of original article, included Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, EU Commission, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, UAE, US, and UK.

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After having tested the waters with artificial intelligence in its top-end devices, Huawei will now open up its platform for developers to exploit it to the fullest. "Developers need to understand how AI works so they can build those capabilities into their apps. For us, the biggest challenge is natural interaction, and direct service access, when it comes to AI," Huawei's director of AI James Lu told indianexpress.com The telecom giant and smartphone manufacturer plans to hold a global developer conference on the lines of Apple's WWDC soon and hopes to rope in more developers, who will use the company's Application Programming Interface (APIs) in their apps. However, this seems to the natural progression of what has been a clear focus on AI for Huawei.

Attendees gather on the exhibition floor during a technology conference in May, 2018 in Seattle, WA on cloud technologies and the artificial intelligence features within those services. Many business leaders stress over how to keep up in a competitive business world where things now change even before you finish reading this post. The pace of emerging technology only increases the pressure to stay well-informed. Budgets are not what they used to be when it comes to flying all over the world to attend the latest conference to absorb information, particularly those on Artificial Intelligence. But here's a secret weapon that just might help you stay ahead of the curve.