The billionaire techpreneurs met on one stage at the World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference in Shanghai on Thursday to debate the power of AI and the future of computers. Ma believes artificial intelligence poses no threat to humanity, claiming that compared to humans, computers are just a toy. The best resource in the world is the human brain, he says, explaining: "It's impossible that humans could be controlled by machines. They're machines that are invented by humans." Elon Musk: Computers are much smarter than humans on so many dimensions.

UNSW Sydney has transformed the learning experience for engineering students with an AI-infused and Teams-enriched solution while instituting reforms designed to reduce the risk of student drop outs. UNSW Sydney is one of Australia's leading universities with around 17,000 students enrolled in the engineering faculty. The large student cohort means that there can be 500 students enrolled in a class at any one time. To optimise their learning opportunity and reduce the risk of drop out, Dr David Kellermann, a senior lecturer in the school of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, has developed and deployed Microsoft Teams to promote collaboration and communication. This has been augmented by artificial intelligence and rich data analytics.

AI will make jobs pointless, Elon Musk says. Elon Musk may be one of the biggest names in tech, but his views on how artificial intelligence will affect jobs aren't so rosy. "AI will make jobs kind of pointless," the Tesla CEO said Thursday at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. "Probably the last job that will remain will be writing AI software, and then eventually the AI will just write its own software." Musk suggested people study things like engineering, physics, art or careers that involve people interacting with each other.

In April 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a white paper, "Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device," announcing steps to consider a new regulatory framework to promote the development of safe and effective medical devices that use advanced AI algorithms. AI, and specifically ML, are "techniques used to design and train software algorithms to learn from and act on data." FDA's proposed approach would allow modifications to algorithms to be made from real-world learning and adaptation that accommodates the iterative nature of AI products while ensuring FDA's standards for safety and effectiveness are maintained. Under the existing framework, a premarket submission (i.e., a 510(k)) would be required if the AI/ML software modification significantly affects device performance or the device's safety and effectiveness; the modification is to the device's intended use; or the modification introduces a major change to the software as a medical device (SaMD) algorithm. In the case of a PMA-approved SaMD, a PMA supplement would be required for changes that affect safety or effectiveness.

Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Already widespread in China, software that identifies people by comparing images of their faces against a database of records is now being adopted across much of the rest of the world. It's common among police forces but has also been used at airports, railway stations and shopping centers. The rapid growth of this technology has triggered a much-needed debate. Activists, politicians, academics and even police forces are expressing serious concerns over the impact facial recognition could have on a political culture based on rights and democracy. As someone who researches the future of human rights, I share these concerns.

NEORIS, a tech consultancy that accelerates the digital capabilities of enterprises, today announced their global partnership with Neo4j, the leader in graph databases, to deliver unparalleled insights and capabilities to their clients around the world. The NEORIS Augmented Intelligence Platform now integrates Neo4j's leading graph database technology into its Knowledge Fabric Layer, enabling more intuitive data analysis and machine learning capabilities which are augmented by connected data for deeper insights, The platform serves as the key strategic enabler of NEORIS' recently launched Augmented Intelligence Practice by accelerating an enterprise's time to actionable insights. The Augmented Intelligence Platform is composed of four logical layers, namely Information Harvesting, Knowledge Fabric, Enterprise AI, and Human-centered Interfaces, for a complete framework that is poised to accelerate the deployment of next-generation, graph-powered AI digital solutions. "Artificial intelligence continues its push into areas such as smart supply-chains, advanced fraud management, risk management, regulatory compliance and delivering hyper-personalized products and services. The convergence of AI, graph technology and analytics provides an immense opportunity to develop learning applications grounded in the context of connected data, and thus capable of situational awareness. Aggregating large amounts of data across organizational silos, establishing intelligent relationships and connecting this knowledge with advanced AI models are redefining businesses," said Anthony DeLima, Global CTO and Head of NEORIS U.S. "We are excited about this partnership for many reasons, but most notably because it will enable us to work with our clients to deliver an entirely new generation of solutions that augment human thinking and decision-making."

In April, for the first time in the U.S., renewables generated more electricity than coal, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Hokkaido University launched the Center for Human-Nature, Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience, or CHAIN, in July 2019.

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It covers more than two-thirds of our planet and makes up more than half of our body composition. It sparks life, grows food, and has the power to carve through mountains and shape the earth. Water is one of humanity's most precious resources, and we must do everything we can to conserve its natural balance. We've seen evidence of climate change causing worsening droughts around the world, with an impact on farmland and a decrease in crop yields. Due to expanding urbanisation causing water to deviate from its natural path, we've also seen the onset of rapid, unnatural flooding.