In our recent blog about 5G, we were sure the advent of 5G "will impact the IoT space dramatically". So here is more on why 5G is being seen as a further catalyst for the IoT industry. The June 2019 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts 1.9 billion 5G subscriptions which mean IoT is likely to reach its full potential as 5G becomes its enabler. As there is a surge expected in the number of IoT devices within households (for increased security), 5G will accommodate these devices from close range to long distance, at unmatched speeds while maintaining unbelievable data rates. In the industrial space, 5G will facilitate wireless sensors deployment throughout factories/storage units along with smarter robots, ensuring a seamless transition from hierarchal network design toward a connected one. Further, the integration of 5G in IoT will enable manufacturers to expand and reimagine their factories/warehouses, infrastructure and security to develop new 5G products and revamp old ones.

Streets swamped by muddy water with garbage floating by, roads impassable. As in previous years, Diamniadio Lake City has not escaped the series of floods that affect some cities in Senegal each rainy season. Indeed, this urban centre is preparing to test, thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI), a new way of managing urban development. "By taking the Digital Technologies Park of Diamniadio as a reference site, we have carried out modelling and worked on water runoff scenarios in order to channel them and solve these flood problems," Bassirou Abdoul Ba, coordinator of the Digital Technologies Park, told Scidev.Net. This park, covering 25 hectares, is the first experimental phase of the "smart city" under construction 35km from Dakar, the Senegalese capital.

Should the use of artificial intelligence be legislated? It's also a question that can and should be debated, especially when looking at it through the lens of human resources. And those are just a few of the big ones. That said, the purpose of this article isn't to argue for or against the use of AI as an HR tool, but to look at the current state of the legal situation around the technology. This year alone the federal government and several state governments have started to take action on issues related to artificial intelligence.

Community Data Coop presents its continuing series of Education Spotlight events! Our next event is a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Ethics. The proliferation of AI in every aspect of our lives has resulted in many new and exciting advances, but the speed at which the field has developed has resulted in many concerns from privacy to labor replacement. Come hear from a panel of AI professionals as they discuss the true impact of Artificial Intelligence on our lives beyond the obvious pros and cons. Alissa Yeganeh, Senior Consultant, Coppei Partners - Alissa Yeganeh is a Data-Focused Customer & Operations leader, currently working as a Senior Consultant at Coppei Partners, a business and technology consulting firm based in Mercer Island, WA.

Leading experts in cybersecurity and ethics from Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo and Professor Luciano Floridi, and Professor Tom McCutcheon from Defence Science and Technology Laboratories believe the current approach to defining standards and certification procedures for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in cybersecurity is risky and should be replaced with an alternative method. Their new paper "Trusting Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: a Double-Edged Sword", published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence argues that defining standards based on placing implicit trust in AI systems to perform as expected, without any degree of any monitoring or control, could leave us at risk of new forms of AI attacks, disrupting systems and changing their behaviour. Current'trust' based standards and certification procedures in AI typically see tasks being carried out with either no or minimal control on the way the AI-driven tasks are performed. In their paper, the cybersecurity experts present the case for developing'reliable' rather than trustworthy AI in cybersecurity. The experts argue that reliable AI has greater potential to ensure the successful deployment of AI systems for cybersecurity tasks, making them less vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

NEC Corporation, a leading firm in network technologies and IT, and VAXIMM AG, a biotech firm focused on the development of oral T-cell immunotherapies, recently announced that both the companies inked a strategic agreement for a clinical trial partnership and an equity investment for the development of innovative personalized neoantigen vaccines for cancer. The terms of this non-exclusive partnership agreement, NEC will be providing funding for the Phase I clinical trial. VAXIMM and NEC will be co-developing personalized vaccines for cancer by using the advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology of NEC which is used in both of its Neoantigen prediction System and propriety T-cell immunotherapy technology of VAXIMM. Sources informed that the vaccines will be evaluated for several solid tumors in Phase 1 clinical trial. VAXIMM is given the responsibility to conduct the clinical trial that is anticipated to start in 2020.

The accelerated pace of success in machine learning applications reflects significant improvements in specialized hardware, algorithms, and access to data. Corporations now know that they need to deploy machine learning rapidly, but they are unsure about best practices. Public sentiment has shifted from skepticism to fears of runaway AI, as well as employment, privacy, and ethical issues. The future success of machine learning depends on our ability to capture competitive advantages and manage downside risks effectively. About Singularity University: Singularity University is a benefit corporation headquartered at NASA's research campus in Silicon Valley.

Four years ago, I stood in the darkened operations center in front of a wall of blinking screens, arms crossed and squinting at video footage on one of them. The commander asked me for the second time, signaling toward the figure on the screen. I looked over and reviewed a mental checklist of the individual's pattern of life over more than a decade. I weighed this against his latest movements, reflected on the screen in real time. The commander took a step toward me and started again, "Kara. We are running out of time. I had a decision to make. Using a machine to determine the validity of the target and take action is a nonstarter. But not everyone agrees on the details. Though the machines I dealt with that day were only semi-autonomous, it is not difficult to imagine a world where fully autonomous weapons are programmed to make a lethal decision. Institutions, countries, industry, and society must choose when and how to govern this technology in today's world, where semi-autonomous ...

Hampshire, UK – 23rd May 2018: New findings from Juniper Research reveal that the annual sales of fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the US will reach 5 million by 2026. In comparison, the global market will account for 20 million new AVs sold during the same year.

We have known for years how much EI matters. Have a look at recent data in this article written by our founder Dr. Margareta Sjolund: There is no question that companies and organizations can become more successful by measuring and developing the Emotional Intelligence (EI) of their leaders and employees. The United Nations hosted a conference in May 2019 on EI as a tool for conflict resolution, Human Capital Institute presented a study on the importance of EI for leadership development and further research shows EI as a key to survival when robots and AI take over manual jobs, rendering them obsolete. AI increasingly takes over routine jobs and leads to significant changes in the workplace for both individuals and organizations. Jobs disappear and new jobs and new roles are created.