Today's leading minds talk AI with host Byron Reese In this episode, Byron and David discuss AI, jobs, and human productivity. Today's leading minds talk AI with host Byron Reese Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI brought to you by GigaOm, I'm Byron Reese. Today our guest is David Barrett. He is both the founder and the CEO of Expensify. He started programming when he was 6 and has been at it as his primary activity ever since, except for a brief hiatus for world travel, some technical writing, a little project management, and then founding and running Expensify. Welcome to the show, David. David Barrett: It's great of you to have me, thank you. Let's talk about artificial intelligence, what do you think it is? How would you define it? I guess I would say that AI is best defined as a feature, not as a technology. It's the experience that the user has and sort of the experience of viewing of something as being intelligent, and how it's actually implemented behind the scenes. I think people spend way too much time and energy on [it], and forget sort of about the experience that the person actually has with it. So you're saying, if you interact with something and it seems intelligent, then that's artificial intelligence? That's sort of the whole basis of the Turing test, I think, is not based upon what is behind the curtain but rather what's experienced in front of the curtain. Okay, let me ask a different question then– and I'm not going to drag you through a bunch of semantics. But what is intelligence, then? I'll start out by saying it's a term that does not have a consensus definition, so it's kind of like you can't be wrong, no matter what you say. Yeah, I think the best one I've heard is something that sort of surprises you.

Food tech is a booming industry and one that has witnessed some seriously staggering innovations that have completely transformed the food business. From hassle-free order placement to quick deliveries to curated options, the food tech space has everything covered. We spoke with José Daniel Leal Avila, CEO, and Founder at Foodstamp.tech, a promising young food tech brand, to shed light on the trends in the food tech space and to share valuable advice for businesses looking to startup in the food tech space. We started Foodstamp while studying for a project that involved understanding the issues that new restaurants faced. At the time, coincidentally, one of our favorite burger joints went out of business and we were puzzled as to why that happened.

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--Six decades after the U-2 flew its first mission, the military is trying to harness artificial-intelligence technology to enhance the venerable spy plane's combat reconnaissance capabilities. U.S. Air Force reconnaissance experts have enlisted Stanford University engineering and business students to develop advanced computer programs to analyze the old-style Kodak film currently used by U-2s over Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, Syria and other hot zones. If successful, computers would quickly scan miles of U-2 film and count cars, airplanes, motorcycles, buildings and even individual people, tasks now performed painstakingly by analysts using eye loupes and illuminated screens. "Our analysts are already saturated with data--too much imagery, too few analysts, and too little time," says U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Brown, commander of the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing. "Imagine if an algorithm could sweep through the data to cue analysts on potential areas of concern. Airmen could spend less time searching and more time making sense of the things they see."

In case you haven't heard, the 80's are back with a vengeance. From BumbleBee to Stranger Things, the decade that left a lasting impression on gamers of a certain age is once again seeping into pop culture with its nostalgic embrace. Avalanche Studios, the creators of ambitious and chaotic open world games like Just Cause 3 and Mad Max, is tapping that vein hard with its newly announced co-op shooter Generation Zero. Here's the debut trailer which was released minutes ago. Now tell me this doesn't make you think "yep, that's Horizon: Zero Dawn but in the 1980's and with robots that look like robots."

There is an opportunity for us at Waymo to experiment here in Europe, with different products and maybe even with different go-to-market strategies,

For a number of different projects, the Computer Science department of the UCLouvain is recruiting PhD candidates with an interest in algorithms for spatio-temporal data mining and machine learning. Spatio-temporal data mining and machine learning algorithms are algorithms that analyze data with both a spatial and a temporal component. Appointments are research positions for two years, with a possibility to extend for two more years. Net salary is of the order of 1800 euros per month. Members of the EU are covered by the Belgian social insurance scheme.

From better health care to safer transport and more sustainable farming, artificial intelligence (AI) can bring major benefits to society and the economy. Yet, questions related to the impact of AI on the future of work and existing legislation are raised. According to the European Commission (EC), this calls for a wide, open, and inclusive discussion on how to use and develop AI both successfully and ethically sound. EC Vice President for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip says, "Step by step, we are setting up the right environment for Europe to make the most of what artificial intelligence can offer. Data, supercomputers, and bold investment are essential for developing artificial intelligence, along with a broad public discussion combined with the respect of ethical principles for its take-up."

SUPERCOMPUTERS usually fill entire rooms. But the one on the fifth floor of an office building in the centre of Bristol fits in an average-sized drawer. Its 16 processors punch more than 1,600 teraflops, a measure of computer performance. This puts the machine among the world's 100 fastest, at least when solving certain artificial-intelligence (AI) applications, such as recognising speech and images. The computer's processors, developed by Graphcore, a startup, are tangible proof that AI has made chipmaking exciting again.

Fans of "Days of Our Lives" and other NBC shows will have to take a day off from their favorite programs on Thursday, June 7, as the programming schedule has been altered due to coverage of the French Open. According to NBC's programming schedule for the day, "The Today Show" will still air until 11 a.m. EDT with Megyn Kelly's block of the broadcast beginning at 9 a.m., followed by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb's block at 10 a.m. However, at 11 a.m. EDT, the programming will switch to the network's coverage of the French Open. This will continue until 2 p.m. EDT, preempting the 11:00 News, "New York Live," "Days of Our Lives," and "Access Hollywood Live." A normal Thursday schedule resumes at 2:00 with "Steve." These scheduling changes will also be in effect on Friday, June 8.

A new drone surveillance system can spot when someone in a crowd is acting violently. It uses artificial intelligence and is going to be tested at a university festival in India later this year. The system assesses the way each person in a crowd is standing via two cameras on the drone. To continue reading this premium article, subscribe for unlimited access. Existing subscribers, please log in with your email address to link your account access.