A Class 6 student, Samaira Mehta already seems to be on top of her game. Of Indian origin and based in California, this 11-year-old girl in tech is an inventor, and has invented CoderBunnyz, a STEM coding board game to teach coding to kids between the age group of four and 10. Samaira has taken Silicon Valley by storm and has been a part of more than 50 conferences. She has held 60 workshops that spotlight her board game, and taught over 2,000 kids, including over 50 "Google kids" at Googleplex, Google's headquarters in Mountain View. The young girl also received a letter from the White House, from then First Lady Michelle Obama, for her work.

New Delhi: Google on Thursday said it is setting up an artificial intelligence research unit at Bengaluru as the tech giant looks to continue developing products for India and taking them to global markets. Google Research India, the artificial intelligence (AI) lab, will focus on advancing fundamental computer science and AI research. Apart from the Google team led by AI scientist Manish Gupta, the company will also partner with the research community across the country to focus on tackling challenges in fields like healthcare, agriculture, and education. "We are incredibly inspired by India. With a world-class engineering talent, strong computer science programs and entrepreneurial drive, India has the potential to contribute to advancements in AI and its application to tackle big challenges," Google Vice President Next Billion Users and Payments Caeser Sengupta said.

The state's new 25-member commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Associated Technologies picked its leadership and areas of focus in its first meeting. Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield was elected chairman and State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) will serve as vice-chairman. Waggoner proposed a joint resolution creating the commission in the last legislative session, which Gov. Kay Ivey approved. The commission is expected to examine several areas of focus, such as how schools and universities can develop AI-educational programs and privacy issues for consumers. It will meet over the next seven months and deliver a report to Ivey in May 2020 on how AI can benefit the economy.

Even early concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) have not appeared to slow its adoption. Some companies are already seeing benefit and experts are saying companies not adopting new technology will not be able to compete over time. However, AI adoption seems to be moving slowly despite early successful case studies. AI is growing, but exact numbers can be difficult to obtain, as the definition of technologies such as machine learning, AI, machine vision, and others are often blurred. For example, using a robotic arm and camera to inspect parts might be advertised as a machine learning or an AI device.

The daily trading volume for Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) over the last session is 4.57 million shares. ODP has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume drop -15.69% compared to the average. Investors should pay closer attention as the relatively higher volumes implies there could be a lot still in-play here. The intra-day volume of shares during the previous session is down when measured against the stock's 3-month average volume of 5.42 million. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) shares plummeted during Wednesday's trading session, losing -0.02% to see the stock exchange hands at $1.53 per unit.

Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford were among the most influential experts on management. They focused on improving work and cost efficiency, maximizing output and boosting labor productivity, theorizing a link existed between the level of monetary and nonmonetary reward and workers' effectiveness. "Taylorism" and "Fordism" theories were revolutionary in shaping early 20th century workplace and management systems. Fast forward to 2019, another era of the industrial revolution, businesses continue to acknowledge the importance of having an efficient and effective workforce and are refining theories and approaches to support this. Some of the largest tech companies like Alibaba, Amazon, Google, Uber -- have unveiled new cutting-edge technology that utilizes automation and robotics and reduces reliance on human workers; through, for example, self-driving c... Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official stance of The Jakarta Post.

Artificial intelligence is infiltrating every industry, allowing vehicles to navigate without drivers, assisting doctors with medical diagnoses, and mimicking the way humans speak. But for all the authentic and exciting ways it's transforming the tasks computers can perform, there's a lot of hype, too. As Jeremy Achin, CEO of newly minted unicorn DataRobot, puts it: "Everyone knows you have to have machine learning in your story or you're not sexy." The inherently broad term gets bandied about so often that it can start to feel meaningless and can be trotted out by companies to gussy up even simple data analysis. To help cut through the noise, Forbes and data partner Meritech Capital put together a list of private, U.S.-based companies that are wielding some subset of artificial intelligence in a meaningful way and demonstrating real business potential from doing so. One makes robots that can whir around shoppers to help workers restock shelves. Another scans recruiting pitches for unconscious bias. A third analyzes massive data sets to make street-by-street weather predictions. To be included on the list, companies needed to show that techniques like machine learning (where systems learn from data to improve on tasks), natural language processing (which enables programs to "understand" written or spoken language), or computer vision (which relates to how machines "see") are a core part of their business model and future success. Find all the details on our methodology here.

There have been so many predictions about the future of work, so many viewpoints on what the future looks like in an artificial intelligence world. Will AI dominate our existence or come alongside us to figure out how we free ourselves up to do more of the things that are meaningful to us? A few weeks ago at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma debated each other on AI. Both men have had significant involvement in the development of AI technology at their respective companies. Alibaba is one of the largest e-commerce businesses in the world with nearly $60 billion in annual revenue.

Taiwanese electronics giant Delta Electronics, Inc. (TPE:2308) has announced a partnership with Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) for the former's digital transformation, according to local outlet the Taipei Times. In addition to the digital transformation, Delta Electronics chairman Yancey Hai said the company is "also planning future collaborations with Microsoft in areas such as machine deep learning at its robotics arm with the aim of improving the industrial automation business". "We have set up two AI [artificial intelligence] projects with Microsoft's headquarters in the US... One is aimed at improving the efficiency and noise cancelation of our ultra-thin fans, the other is focused on developing a product quality management system." Virtusa Corporation (NasdaqGS:VRTU) has joined the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) as an Affiliate Member.

The federal and Quebec governments have announced the creation of a Montréal-based international centre of expertise for the advancement of artificial intelligence as part of the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), which was recently discussed at the G7 Leaders' Summit. "Montréal was ideally suited to host this centre of expertise." The federal government will invest up to $10 million over five years to support the activities of the centre once it commences operations. This commitment is in addition to a $5 million grant previously committed by Quebec, and awarded to Montréal International, to create or attract an international AI organization, bringing total government investment to $15 million over five years. "The Montréal ecosystem is recognized as a leader in AI," said Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science, and economic development. "Quebec's collaboration on the centre of expertise in artificial intelligence will contribute significantly to the coordination of efforts on artificial intelligence in order to anticipate issues associated with this technology and promote its responsible adoption, both in Canada and on a global scale."