Aptly name artificial intelligence, ALPHA recently beat a veteran aerial combat expert in a high-fidelity combat simulator. News of an AI beating a highly skilled combat pilot has caused ripples, not only across the artificial intelligence industry, but also the entire tech, social media community. This, a landmark achievement in what's known as genetic-fuzzy systems, was the brainchild of a collaboration between AI development firm - Psibernetix, U.S. Air Force, and a team of scientists from University of Cincinnati. Gene Lee, who is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel with oodles of experience as an instructor as well as an Air Battle Manager, lost to AI ALPHA, after sparring in what was an action-packed air combat simulation. Lee described ALPHA as, "the most aggressive, responsive, dynamic and credible AI" he has ever seen.

Humans have a lot to contribute even in the face of artificial intelligence, Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella said Wednesday on CNBC's " Power Lunch ." "I definitely fall into the camp of thinking of AI as augmenting human capability and capacity," Nadella said. Algorithmically, for example, how can AI be programmed to care for humans -- not have bias built in? How can it be trustworthy? How can it be transparent?

Artificial intelligence that can understand and answer any work-related question it is asked has been made available in the UK for the first time. The computer software, called Starmind, uses machine learning to understand queries, then source answers from previous staff conversations on a subject or track down experts within the company who are able to help. Its creators refer to it as'brain technology', adding its aim is to become a central knowledge bank within any company, an instant database of information that can be accessed by anyone. AI software which understands and answers work-related questions has been made available in the UK. Starmind is an artificial intelligence software for the workplace, designed in Switzerland.

Recently, I got curious about finding out how much different institutions publish in my area. Does Google publish more than Microsoft? Which university has the strongest publication record in NLP? And are there any interesting trends that can be seen in the recent years? Quantity does not necessarily equal quality, but the number of publications is still a reasonable indicator of general activity in the field, how big the research group is, and how outward-facing are the research projects.

The 2nd Indian Workshop on Machine Learning (iWML) will organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), during July 1-3, 2016. This follows the inaugural edition of the workshop, held in 2013, which brought together several leading researchers and experts in machine learning and related areas from both the academia as well as the industry [link]. The second workshop seeks to further this effort and foster growth and excellence in the emerging machine learning community in India. We have significantly expanded the scope of the workshop, including talks and tutorials on modern and cutting edge topics such as reinforcement learning, non-convex optimization, deep learning, and contemporary applications of machine learning to medicine, social media, and vision. We hope attendees will benefit from the wide variety of topics being covered in the workshop, as well as the interaction with leading researchers.

"By some estimates, 47% of existing jobs in the US could be replaced by automation," said Wendell Wallach, Scholar, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University, USA. "When the World Bank used similar methodology, it came up with 69% in India, and 77% in China. If that's truly the case, we are talking about tremendous jobs being lost," he added. The central concern is: what are we training our children for in the future? How should they be cooperating with these technologies to go beyond what any machine alone can realize and perhaps bring about super intelligence, he asked. Lee Sedol, Grand Master, Korea Baduk Association, Republic of Korea, pointed to the need to think ahead and focus on solving disruptions brought on by technologies such as driverless vehicles.

Nintendo wants to dive into the world of virtual reality but isn't sure what to do with the technology yet. A top executive from the Japanese video game maker expressed concerns about introducing VR products, putting a question mark on the use of VR technology in its upcoming next-generation console code-named NX. At the company's annual shareholders meeting, Nintendo President and CEO Tatsumi Kimishima told investors that the company is looking into VR but is concentrating more on the launch of the its top secret NX console. Kimishima earlier mentioned an interest in VR. Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo's highly popular franchises like Mario, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda, isn't sure if VR technology could be used for a long time.

Experts have come out in defence of automated driving technology after a driver was killed while using his Tesla's autopilot feature. Specialists in the fields of artificial intelligence, engineering, and transport have said that while the death was tragic, it should not prevent the software from being developed. Joshua Brown, 40, died when his Tesla Model S went underneath the trailer of a lorry that had turned left in front of him on a Florida road in May, prompting an urgent investigation by Tesla itself and the US authorities. In a statement on its blog, Tesla explained that the technology is still under development and that as an assist feature drivers "need to maintain control and responsibility for [their] vehicle' while using it." The company went on to say that the autopilot mode does still result "in a statistically significant improvement in safety."

Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today. The ads warned of the evils an Indian casino would bring to the Catskills: "increased crime, broken families, bankruptcies and, in the case of the Mohawks, violence." They were taken out by a self-described anti-gambling group supposedly supported by 12,000 "pro-family" donors. Except virtually all the money for the 2000 campaign, more than 1 million, came from Donald Trump. Take a look at the ads he approved and the elaborate means to conceal his role.

Reuters – Around half a million fans will attend this year's Wimbledon tennis championships. But that figure is dwarfed by the number talking about the on-court action on social media. Wimbledon and partner IBM are using artificial intelligence to keep their 10 million-strong digital audience engaged. "The opportunity you have to attract someone on social media is around six seconds," said Sam Seddon, IBM Client Executive for Wimbledon. "So understanding what they're interested in in that moment is really critical. When you've got 10 million social media followers, that's a huge amount of conversation going on. So the challenge is how do you analyse millions and millions of posts across Facebook, across Twitter, across Instagram, in that moment."