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Getting started with Machine Learning
Ever since the rebirth of machine learning as its own field, there has been many a debate on the distinction between machine learning and AI. Raghu is an engineering grad handles Marketing at HackerEarth. Prior to this, he was an editor at YourStory.com. When he's not working, you can find him at the nearest music shop having a jam session. Nandan Nilekani was at HackerEarth... and it was awesome.
Machine Learning Gives Corporate Sponsors Big ROI Win
Machine learning is promising CMOs the biggest win ever with software that takes the guesswork and gut reaction out of measuring return on investment (ROI) for corporate event sponsorships. The bad news is many CMOs won't have the skills to capture the opportunity. According to Forrester research, CMOs need to combine the right and left sides of their brains to engage customers, as well as master technology and analytics for personalized, context-rich experiences. Forrester predicts the demise of 30 percent of CMOS in 2017 who won't be able to bring this fairly unique combination of skills into their marketing practice. Nowhere is this challenge more evident than with corporate sponsorship metrics.
Microsoft Used AI to Make the Translator from 'Star Trek'
Facebook's new'M Suggestions' could bring more AI to Messenger Here's What You Should Now Use Instead of Sketchy Evernote Microsoft's new plan is to flood your entire life with artificial intelligence Stay up-to-date on the topics you care about. We'll send you an email alert whenever a news article matches your alert term. It's free, and you can add new alerts at any time.
Mummy's little helper is growing up
Those who own the voice-activated gadget (known colloquially as Alexa, after its female interlocutor) are prone to proselytising "her" charms, applauding Alexa's ability to call an Uber, order a pizza or check a pupil's maths homework. The company says more than 5 000 people a day profess their love for Alexa. On the other hand, Alexa devotees also know that, unless you speak to her โฆ very โฆ clearly โฆ and โฆ slowly, she's likely to say: "Sorry, I don't have the answer to that question." I love her," one customer wrote on Amazon's website, but still awarded Alexa five stars. "You will very quickly learn how to talk to her in a way that she will understand and it's not unlike speaking to a small frustrating toddler."
The marketing guru has expanded his line of products into some unexpected placesโฆ
Facebook's new'M Suggestions' could bring more AI to Messenger Microsoft Used AI to Make the Translator from'Star Trek' Here's What You Should Now Use Instead of Sketchy Evernote Stay up-to-date on the topics you care about. We'll send you an email alert whenever a news article matches your alert term. It's free, and you can add new alerts at any time.
Tech's Biggest Showdown Is Unfolding In Your Living Room
Microsoft is joining Google and Amazon in the race for your home. This week, at an event in China, the venerable tech giant trumpeted the arrival of Project Evo, a sweeping plan to build hardware devices that work a lot like Google Home or the Amazon Echo. But this race is much bigger than some gadgets that sit on your coffee table. The prize is more than just the best home digital assistant. The biggest spoils go to the company that rides its assistant to artificial brains that are far smarter -- and creates a market for using these brains to do just about anything. Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are all racing to build systems that recognize and truly understand natural language -- how you and I talk.
Russian facial recognition app sparks interest, controversy
A facial recognition app out of Russia is raising eyebrows, both because of its abilities and the privacy concerns it sparks. The app, FindFace, involves users submitting photos-- for example, of someone they saw on the street and might like to be able to contact. Then, the app searches a Russian social network called Vkontakte to look for a match with a reported accuracy of about 70 percent among the millions of accounts. It's even performed better than Google at a competition called MegaFace. While some have praised the app for its ability to make successful matches-- law enforcement and casinos are said to be interested in the tech-- others have privacy concerns.
Global Artificial Intelligence Market to Reach $16 Million by 2022 - Analysis by Technology, Application & Geography - Research and Markets
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Artificial Intelligence Market (2016 - 2022)" report to their offering. The global artificial intelligence market is estimated to reach USD 16,274.0 The report aims at estimating the size and future growth potential of the market across different segments such as technology, application, and region. With the rise in adoption of AI in the media & advertising, retail, finance, and healthcare sectors, the machine learning and natural language processing technologies are expected to play a key role in propelling the growth of the AI market in the next five years. Artificial intelligence (AI) could double annual economic growth rates within two decades by changing the nature of work and spawning a new relationship between man and machine.