It could change motor racing for ever - and mean the end of drivers. The organisers of the Robocar series, which will see AIs compete against each other, have revealed their prototype car. It has one major difference from final versions - a driver's seat, which organisers say allows teams to'fully understand how the car thinks and feels on a racetrack alongside the comprehensive real-time data.' The prototype has one major difference from final versions - a driver's seat, which organisers say allows teams to'fully understand how the car thinks and feels on a racetrack alongside the comprehensive real-time data.' Ten teams, each with two driverless cars, will compete in one-hour races over the full championship season.

A secret until Monday, it's the preliminary step in Roborace's mission to make an autonomous electric supercar. The black, buglike vehicle looks nothing like the stunning Robocar it supports, though it has the same drivetrain, sensors, and communication and processing technology. Here's the key difference: It has a cockpit for a driver. Developers competing to program the Robocar will be able to drive or ride in DevBot to test their software. Roborace has already been testing the custom-made DevBot on real racetracks and airfields, prior to revealing it on Monday.

For the homeless, applying for government housing can be a complicated process. Even if they do everything right, housing is not guaranteed. They need a strong case. Depending on the case and lawyer, legal aid for a government housing application (a legal process where lawyers argue for free or low-cost accommodation) can cost between 65 to 200 -- money that applicants don't necessarily have. But with the help of a bot made by 19 year-old British programmer Joshua Browder, the application costs nothing and takes only about 30 seconds.

The rise in consumer usage of ad blockers is leading to a few creative alternatives to try to achieve a'better relationship' between ad tech and web browsers. To wit Russia's Yandex, which has just announced it's adding a complaint button to its Android browser to lets users report ads they find annoying. Filing an ad complaint will send a report to Yandex which will initiate custom ad filtering for that user, using machine learning technology to hone the individual model over time. It will also be feeding intel back to advertisers so they can "create more targeted and effective campaigns that are relevant to users, reducing the need to install ad blocking software". So in theory users making use of the ad complaint button should see ads more pleasing/relevant to them over time, as well as eyeballing fewer ads they find annoying.

The more technology in business, the better – this is the common view. Different developments have so clearly transformed the ways we communicate, shop, share information and learn that there are many good reasons for the enthusiasm. However, what receives far less attention is how these new technologies impact workers and their productivity. Knowledge workers take on many roles – so many in fact that in 2011, Businessweek suggested that everyone is a knowledge worker to a degree. High-level employees who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal education, to develop new products or services.

Is it time to bow to our robot overlords? Last week analysts at Morgan Stanley, using data from an Oxford University study, predicted that nearly half of U.S. jobs will be replaced by robots over the next two decades. Maybe we should build a wall. Waiters you don't need to pay (or tip)? Are we headed toward a post-job future?

Indian artificial intelligence startups are disrupting the fashion industry by helping brands identify trends on how consumers buy clothes. Brands are crunching time to bring new designs to market using the underlying technology that help predict consumer trends, while increasing sales of their new selections. Typically, brands freeze new designs nine months to one year in advance of the respective seasons. "More than half of the branded clothes by big retailers are sold in discounts. Brands think they know their customers, yet they have not been able to clearly identify what their choice is," says Ganesh Subramanian, founder and chief executive officer of Stylumia, an artificial intelligence and computer vision startup.

The 11th WiML Workshop is co-located with NIPS in Barcelona, Spain on Monday, December 05, 2016. The workshop is a full-day event with invited speakers, oral presentations, and posters. The event brings together female faculty, graduate students, and research scientists for an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from each other. Underrepresented minorities and undergraduates interested in pursuing machine learning research are encouraged to participate. There will also be a panel discussion, a mentoring session and a pre-workshop dinner to discuss current research trends and career choices in machine learning.

We believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) will usher the next revolution in technology and accelerate the disruptions in almost every industry and that France, one of the leading countries in AI, has a very rich ecosystem. This event – organized by ISAI, BPIfrance and La French Tech – aims at gathering all the players (startups, tech companies, research centers, meetups…) to support the ecosystem. At the end of the event, we will also publish a comprehensive landscape of the AI startups and ecosystem and will promote it both in France and the US.

Microsoft Corp.'s acquisition of the smart scheduling app Genee reflects a drive to add artificial intelligence to all of its digital experiences. The deal, announced Monday, could let Microsoft enhance its virtual assistant Cortana, to better compete with Alphabet Inc.'s Google Now and Apple Inc.'s Siri, as CIO Journal's Angus Loten reports. With Genee, Cortana could automatically set up business meetings by interpreting keywords in email. Though AI gets much attention these days, many CIOs don't have a clear idea about how to use the technology or maximize its value. Microsoft is expanding its AI expertise partly through acquisition, recently buying Wand Labs, a smart messaging app, and SwiftKey, a tool that predicts what users want to type next.