Technological advancements are a great asset to recruitment, but not a replacement. This is something Microsoft proved when its own foray into an AI social media account led to a number of posts supporting Donald Trump, claiming that 9/11 was an inside job and confidently telling the world that "Ricky Gervais [sic] learned totalitarianism from Adolf Hitler, the inventor of atheism". We can outsource all manner of tasks to artificial intelligence, but, as Microsoft learned, it doesn't mean we should.

EC: Welcome to the Wastes, Arthur! Hey, real quick before we get started… I understand you like to "poke pixels into proper shape". I'm a bit of a video game nerd, could you tell me about the game developer thing? AW: A friend I've known for 25 years, asked me to help him build games. He loves games, but isn't super creative.

Velodyne, a Silicon Valley company that makes laser radar - a critical component in self-driving cars - landed 150 million from Ford and Chinese search giant Baidu. SAN FRANCISCO – Velodyne, a Silicon Valley company that makes a critical component for self-driving cars, has raised 150 million from two companies racing to put autonomous cars on the road. Ford Motor Company and Chinese search engine Baidu are co-leads in the round, Velodyne announced Tuesday. Velodyne's puck-shaped Lidar, or laser radar, devices take the place of human eyes by relaying terrain information to on-board computers. The investment comes as competition heats up between automakers and tech companies looking to gain an early lead in the evolving transportation revolution.

This image provided by Google shows on a mobile device a summary box detailing state voting laws at the top of the search results whenever a request indicates a user is looking for the information. Google begins the how to vote feature in Google Search on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November's U.S. presidential election.

Robots have come a long way from being depicted as fictional characters in movies to playing an important role in executing critical business tasks, thanks to a versatile technique called'deep learning'. However, there is a growing concern that robots are expected to soon replace humans at operational level in organizations. With prominent leaders openly talking about how people will soon lose jobs to high functioning machines and companies stringently reducing employee strength, there is no denying the fact that artificial intelligence (AI) technology is here to stay. If one were to take a harder look however, one can say that on the contrary AI presents opportunities for the existing workforce to work in concert with the machines. Businesses should be on top of their game in making the best use of AI.

Susa Ventures, a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture firm, announced today that it has secured a 50 million fund, Susa Ventures II. This is just the second fund for the firm, which was founded three years ago and has so far backed 41 companies through its first fund of 25 million. With its new fund, Susa plans to back 12 companies per year at seed investments falling between 400,000 and 750,000 (roughly twice the check size compared to Fund I investments). Furthermore, the firm has wisened up about the way it invests. In Fund I, Susa adhered to a 1:1 ratio for follow-on funding.

Using machine learning for early detection of eye diseases: this is what DeepMind, a division of Google, and London's Moorfields Eye Hospital are planning. The two partners are working on a five-year research project which aims to use algorithms to speed up the process for detecting eye diseases via scans carried out at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Ars Technica looked at the project in more detail. Data science is no longer fantasy but reality. Back in December 2015, we talked about an algorithm that can predict how sugar levels vary from one person to another after a meal.

This sponsored post is part of our Mobile Commerce Explosion series. Produced in partnership with Braintree, the series looks at the explosive growth in mobile and how it's disrupting industries and impacting brands. See the whole series here. The refrain of "mobile first" seems anachronistic now, but 2016 may actually be the year mobile commerce has taken hold aided by AI and machine learning. Braintree's GM of Mobile, Aunkur Arya, sat down with Michael Yamartino, Pinterest's Head of Commerce, to break it down on stage at MobileBeat 2016.

SLOUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global business outsourcing provider Arvato has entered a strategic partnership with Blue Prism to offer Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to help councils deliver back-office transformation. The partnership will see Arvato use the cutting-edge automation software to provide local authorities with an end-to-end solution of identifying, designing, building and monitoring automated processes, providing RPA-as-a-service and consultancy and training. Arvato will use the innovative technology to help current and future clients in local government automate transactional back office functions, such as revenues and benefits, HR, payroll and finance, increasing process speed and efficiency while freeing up employees to deliver front-line services. RPA uses software to create an agile, virtual workforce which mimics human processing of repetitive labour-intensive tasks. It follows rule-based business processes and interacts with systems in the same way that people do.