AI is changing the world. In our lifetimes, we have seen a cloud revolution come in, then came in the mobiles. Now is the time for AI revolution. Similar sentiment was expressed by Sundar Pichai recently, when he said "I think we will evolve in computing from a mobile-first to an AI-first world" The key question is where is this change happening? When it comes to tech revolutions, we have been conditioned to assume that all is happening in the west.

Not an event goes by without us talking about the impact of technology, and terms like IoT (internet of things), cloud, big data, AI (artificial intelligence) are widely touted as being the'next big things'. For example, we talk about billions of connected devices enabling smart decisions, or robots taking over many types of jobs in the future, or how artificial intelligence will solve lots of complex challenges. It's no surprise then that governments and industry thought leaders are engaged in conversations on the consequences of having all this technology integrated into everything. Research published this month by the World Economic Forum says that for emerging technologies to achieve their full potential to improve human life and address global challenges, action is needed to make sure their use is governed properly. This was echoed by a survey of the world's top technology investors at the Web Summit in Lisbon, which said governments are failing to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence – which is set to destroy millions of jobs, according to a poll of the.

Fei-Fei Li is a big deal in the world of AI. As the director of the Artificial Intelligence and Vision labs at Stanford University, she oversaw the creation of ImageNet, a vast database of images designed to accelerate the development of AI that can "see." And, well, it worked, helping to drive the creation of deep learning systems that can recognize objects, animals, people, and even entire scenes in photos--technology that has become commonplace on the world's biggest photo-sharing sites. Now, Fei-Fei is leaving Stanford to help run a brand new AI group inside Google, a move that reflects just how aggressively the world's biggest tech companies are remaking themselves around this breed of artificial intelligence. Alongside another for Stanford researcher--Jia Li, who more recently ran research for the social networking service Snapchat--the China-born Fei-Fei will lead a team inside Google's cloud computing operation, building online services that any coder or company can use to build their own AI. This new Cloud Machine Learning Group is the latest example of AI not only re-shaping the technology that Google uses, but also changing how the company organizes and operates its business.

International Space Station (ISS) crew work pretty hard, but when they do get time off, they often head to the "Cupola," according to Andrey Borisenko. The Russian cosmonaut shows us what it's like to hang around the space station's observational dome, thanks to a new 360 degree, 4K video from Russia's RT News. He dryly mocks flat-Earth types, saying "you can see from here that the Earth is round -- no elephants or whales holding it up. The Cupola was built in 2010 to give astronauts and cosmonauts the best view to operate the Mobile Servicing System robotic arm (the Canadarm2). However, it soon became a favorite R&R spot thanks to the spectacular view through the seven bay windows.

Some of Apple's iPhone 6s handsets are shutting down for no reason, the company has said. Apple will now replace any phones that display the issue, which the company says only happens on a small number of them. People affected by the issue will find that their handsets tend simply to shut themselves off for no reason and without warning. The problem appears to be related to an issue with the batteries in those phones. A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.

After winning the first of a three-game go match against DeepZenGo, a Japanese artificial intelligence system, master Cho Chikun lost the second. DeepZenGo, developed mainly by the University of Tokyo, Dwango Co. and the Nihon Ki-in, the main organization in Japan for the traditional board game, has become the first Japanese program to beat a professional go player without the benefit of a handicap. On Sunday, the AI program defeated Cho, 60, who has garnered a Japan-leading 74 titles, in the 179th move of their game at a Tokyo hotel, leveling the score after its loss to the human master the previous day. The final game is to be held Wednesday at the Nihon Ki-in in central Tokyo. That's all I can say," said DeepZenGo developer Hideki Kato, 62. "I had the impression that Master Cho was a little short-tempered today.

Oil and gas exploration can get a boost from the efficient deployment of the artificially intelligent computer system, IBM Watson, a renowned data scientist has said. "Petroleum geology can be accelerated by training IBM Watson on historic data. Nearly every process currently driven by human expertise can be accelerated by its cognitive computing technology," Romeo Kienzler told Gulf Times in an exclusive interview. When asked how the cognitive technology that can think like a human can be used effectively in oil exploration in Qatar and the wider region instead of the conventional methods, IBM Watson's chief data scientist explained the system "can have a look at such vast amounts of structured and unstructured data in seconds which a human brain cannot process in an entire life time." In Qatar to take part in a recent event by Hamad Bin Khalifa University's Qatar Computer Research Institute, Kienzler pointed out that "whenever human expertise is involved in a process, the addition of a cognitive system as an adviser most likely will accelerate the process because information loss is prevented."

Days after unveiling the NSW Future Transport Technology Roadmap, Andrew Constance addressed the Salesforce Government Speaker Series. Tech will increasingly have a central role in the future of transport in NSW, according to NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance. Salesforce has been working with Transport for NSW to help deliver improved customer services for 18 months, and Minister Constance addressed the Salesforce Government Speaker Series on Friday 4 November, just days after he unveiled the NSW Future Transport Technology Roadmap. The Roadmap brings the focus clearly to the customer – we're increasingly hearing and talking about the need for the public sector agencies to offer customer experiences on par with those of other businesses – and Minister Constance spoke of three key objectives: Developing and connecting real-time digital information, navigation, payment and engagement platforms so they are easier to understand and use, and can give personalised, individual service. Transforming mass-transit networks to improve efficiency and service frequency, and reduce transit times, making these services more attractive to our customers.

There aren't many companies that insist staff start work every day at such an oddly specific time as Pivotal Software. Employees at the US firm's 20 global offices all have to be at work and ready to go at exactly 9.06am. At that precise time a cowbell is rung, or a gong is hit, and all workers gather for a brief stand-up meeting that lasts for between five and 10 minutes. Then the firm's programmers hit their computers, with no other meetings or distractions for the rest of the day. Pivotal's founder and chief executive Rob Mee says it is all about making the working day as efficient as possible.