Consumers lack a full understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and are looking to businesses, government and academia for education, according to a FleishmanHillard report released today. The report highlights that 61% of all those surveyed believe the responsibility for educating the public about AI should be shared. The Future., surveyed consumers across the United States and the United Kingdom about their current sentiment on AI. It also asked a panel of 25 global experts in the AI field to provide their perspectives on the key areas where AI is impacting our world. The result is a snapshot of the public's attitudes on AI that analyzes common fears and opportunities, providing organizations with insights into how their audiences want them to engage going forward.

Canada-based crypto exchange Coinsquare announced on Monday the launch of a new branch called Coin Capital Investment Management Inc (Coincapital). The subsidiary has been registered with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) as an exempt market dealer, portfolio manager, and investment fund manager. The new branch will provide users with a variety of investment services revolving around blockchain, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence (AI), and other innovative technologies. "There is a strong appetite for investors to access growth in the technology sector, but not enough specialized or niche offerings available to them." "We are at a critical inflection point in the technology sector and Coincapital is perfectly positioned, given its relationship to Coinsquare and deep sector expertise, to take advantage of the next phase of industry growth," he added.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a year when artificial intelligence and machine learning became a very hot topic in the media industry, the IBC Best Conference Paper Award goes to a team from BBC R&D which has investigated practical applications. The award is made to the technical paper which, according to the team of peer reviewers, delivers not just the most significant new research, but does so in an accessible way. The paper, 'AI in production: video analysis and machine learning for expanded live events coverage', will be presented at midday on Sunday 16 September as part of a new initiative at IBC2018 – 'Tech Talks'. 'Tech Talks' ensures that the highly respected technical papers remain an integral part of IBC and its conference, bringing the latest ideas to all delegates in a fresh and accessible form. Talking of the new innovation, Dr Nick Lodge, executive producer of technical sessions in the conference, said "Senior technologists and researchers who have been responsible for original and thought-provoking advances in media technology will talk about their own work, and audiences will have the rare opportunity to question these world experts. "The technologies that impact the media industry are broad," he added. "This year's'Tech Talks' will cover emerging areas like artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, 5G and blockchain." In the award-winning paper a team of BBC researchers covering a wide range of skills, under project lead Mike Evans, discuss a project known as'Ed'. This prototype system is used to create near-live content with minimal crew. An example might be a set of three unmanned 4K cameras, from which'Ed' would produce a number of properly framed HD pictures, cutting between them as appropriate. "The point of the work is to allow coverage of more events, to reach places we otherwise could not reach," Mike Evans said. "With conventional production we cover only about six of the nearly 100 places music is performed at the Glastonbury Festival, for example, or just a tiny fraction of the 50,000 performances in 300 venues at the Edinburgh Fringe." "But with'Ed' we can reach many more of these and do so with production techniques which are much less intrusive for the event itself," he explained. "This technology will be suitable not just for major production companies like the BBC, but for a whole range of use cases, like minor sports which need to increase visibility, and even vloggers who want to improve their online presence." Dr Paul Entwistle, Chair of the IBC Technical Papers Committee which provides careful peer review of the many papers proposed for IBC, said "The detail in this paper is absolutely fascinating.

Waymo announced today that it's partnering with the Phoenix area's regional public transportation authority, Valley Metro, in order to explore whether self-driving vehicles are an effective way to get people to and from public transportation. Starting in August, Valley Metro employees will be able to hail a Waymo ride via the company's app for their first- and last-mile transit connections. Waymo said in its announcement that as cities grow, "the'last mile' -- how people connect to public transportation efficiently, affordably and safely -- is one of the main challenges communities struggle to solve." With its Valley Metro partnership, Waymo aims to test how autonomous vehicles can help fill those mobility gaps. Following the first phase of the partnership, Waymo will then open up its transportation service to those using Valley Metro's RideChoice service, which provides discounted rides to seniors and people with disabilities.

MoviePass is going to stop people seeing popular films as it struggles to remain afloat. Subscribers will have to pay more for their subscription and will be banned from using their free tickets to see some of the biggest movies when they are released, the company announced. MoviePass has been struggling in recent weeks, as it has been hit by service outages, and complaints. At least some of those problems appear to have been caused by money problems at the company, amid suggestions that the cheap subscription price and free cinema tickets is failing to generate enough revenue. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.

The big apple's traffic is getting much much worse thanks to carpooling services like Uber and Lyft. Uber has been using its self-driving trucks to transport goods in Arizona. SAN FRANCISCO -- What a long, strange trip it's been for Uber's self-driving truck division. The ride-hailing company announced Monday that it was, for now, parking its effort to develop commercially viable self-driving trucks in order to focus on bringing autonomous cars to its service. "We recently took the important step of returning to public roads in Pittsburgh," Eric Meyhofer, head of Uber Advanced Technologies Group, said in a statement provided to USA TODAY.

Drive.ai's autonomous ride-hailing service has launched in Frisco, Texas, providing transportation between Hall Park offices and The Star. The company announced in May that the service was on the way, and while a safety driver will be present in the vehicle at launch, Drive.ai plans to transition to a passenger seat chaperone and then passenger-only rides going forward. "Today is the exciting start to our on-demand ride service, which we hope will benefit a community and increase understanding of and confidence in self-driving technology," the company said in a blog post today. Drive.ai said that it has not only spent the last few months collecting data on its geofenced route in Frisco, but it has also logged over one million simulated miles along the route. "Simulations are a major component of our approach to self-driving, as running comprehensive simulations improves our vehicles' ability to foresee and handle a wider variety of driving scenarios -- those that are common, and those that are less so," said the company.

Solvvy's innovative AI-powered conversational platform enables effortless support interactions between businesses and customers Solvvy, a conversational platform powered by AI, announced today that Aragon Research, Inc. has named the company a 2018 Hot Vendor in Conversational AI1. Solvvy was selected based on its advanced AI and NLP technology and the measurable impact of cost savings and quality of service it delivers to its fast-growing customer base that includes leading brands such as Under Armour, SoundCloud, Weebly, and Atlassian. "Solvvy's advanced self-service capabilities and conversational platform can be put into production with minimal effort and immediately begin solving customer issues," said Jim Lundy, CEO and Lead Analyst at Aragon Research, Inc. "They provide fast time-to-value while improving the overall customer experience." According to the report, "Self-service is becoming accepted and pervasive across industries and roles: From supermarkets and big-box stores to online shopping, people are becoming accustomed to less interaction with human help. They are discovering that they can check out faster, find better answers, or explore new ideas more easily and less expensively if they control the processes themselves."

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced that several new European clients have selected IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, the company said. New contracts signed with Spanish electricity grid operator Red Elà ctrica de Espaà a, Italian elderly care provider Cooperativa Sole, Dutch telecommunications operator Tele2 and Israeli manufacturer of smart air conditioning Electra Group are examples of IBM s commitment to transforming business and improving operations with the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled, IBM Cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Red Elà ctrica de Espaà a (http://www.ree.es/en), the sole transmission agent and operator of the national electricity system in Spain has selected IBM Watson IoT technologies as part of its Intelligent Asset Management initiative project. Israel s manufacturer and distributor of consumer goods, is collaborating with IBM to create smart air conditioning solutions, which incorporate Watson IoT technology.

Dubai: The UAE and India on Saturday signed an agreement to spur discussion and explore options for both countries to grow their artificial intelligence economies. The UAE Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Invest India signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the India-UAE Artificial Intelligence Bridge. The partnership will generate an estimated $20 billion (Dh73.4 billion) in economic benefits during the next decade. The UAE-India collaboration will seek to evaluate the dynamic nature of innovation and technology by convening a UAE-India AI Working Committee (TWG) between the UAE Ministry for Artificial Intelligence, Invest India and Startup India. The TWG will meet once a year with the mandate to increase investment in AI start-ups and research activities in partnership with the private sector.