This could help you in building your first project! Be it a fresher or an experienced professional in data science, doing voluntary projects always adds to one's candidature. My sole reason behind writing this article is to get your started with recommendation systems so that you can build one. If you struggle to get open data, write to me in comments. Recommendation engines are nothing but an automated form of a "shop counter guy". You ask him for a product.

From online services like Netflix and Facebook, to chatbots on our phones and in our homes like Siri and Alexa, we are beginning to interact with artificial intelligence (AI) on a near daily basis. AI is the programming or training of a computer to do tasks typically reserved for human intelligence, whether it is recommending which movie to watch next or answering technical questions. From small cities in the US to countries like Japan, government agencies are looking to AI to improve citizen services. While the potential future use cases of AI in government remain bounded by government resources and the limits of both human creativity and trust in government, the most obvious and immediately beneficial opportunities are those where AI can reduce administrative burdens, help resolve resource allocation problems, and take on significantly complex tasks. For many systemic reasons, government has much room from improvement when it comes to technological advancement, and AI will not solve those problems.

It seems businesses these days are pinning their hopes on artificial intelligence to finally make bank from big data -- and this hasn't escaped the notice of software vendors. They're stamping AI on new products with such repetitive thuds, one can easily guess the puff inside the packaging. Knowing what AI can and can't do could help companies shop wisely for technology that delivers on its promise. "Cognitive organizations are not going to happen tomorrow morning," said Tripp Braden (pictured, third from left), executive coach and growth strategist at Strategic Performance Partners. A cognitive business would be fully data and AI-driven across all departments; even companies on the cutting edge are several years out from becoming one, he added.

In a recent speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence (AI) will dominate the world.[1] Chinese government has made AI development a priority by investing billions to get ahead in its development and application. Our future will be transformed in ways we don't yet fully comprehend with application of AI. AI is a broad science and recent developments have been focused on machine learning and deep learning. It is clear that leveraging AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve problems and unlock new opportunities, saving time and money in consumer, commercial and industrial environments.

When you're selling an accessory to a microphone made by a company that wants access to customers' homes and an electronic eye in their bedrooms, maybe think long and hard about what name you give it. Or don't, and just call the damn thing "DOX." That appears to have been the approach of electronics manufacturer Ninety7, which this fall introduced the newest addition to its lineup -- a battery pack for the Amazon Echo Dot. Unfortunately, whoever decided on the name appears to not have done a simple Google search first. If they had, it would have revealed all the unflattering connotations that come along with the three-letter moniker.

Google is pushing an Assistant upgrade that lets you broadcast your voice to every Home speaker in your house using either another speaker or your phone. If you need to gather the household, you just have to say "OK Google, broadcast" and whatever you want to deliver. It'll even ring a dinner bell if you say "it's dinner time." And you don't have to be at home, either -- you can tell the family you're on your way without having to make a phone call or send a text message. The intercom feature works on all devices signed into the same Google account.

Amazon wants people to have much longer conversations with artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the future. Alexa is a smart voice assistant, which features on a wide range of products including speakers, phones, TV remotes and cars. However, it's currently suited to short interactions, such as straightforward questions and simple requests. Al Lindsay, the vice president of Amazon's Alexa Engine, wants the voice assistant to be capable of holding 20-minute conversations with people in the future, reports Yahoo Finance. "To truly realise that vision, you'll want a number of things," he said.

I'm a big fan of Amazon's Echo line of smart speakers when it comes to smart home control, and the second-generation Echo is a big improvement over the first. But the Alexa-powered Fabriq Chorus delivers more bang for the buck and it sounds better, too. Where the Echo requires an AC outlet to operate, the Chorus features a 2200mAh rechargeable battery that Fabriq says can deliver up to 6 hours of performance, so you can take the speaker with you. The Chorus also comes with a contact-based charging cradle, so you don't need to bother with plugging and unplugging a USB cable to run the speaker--or charge its battery. The 6.3-inch tall cylindrical speaker is wrapped in wooly fabric (you can choose from four designs), with a thin LED ring around its base.

Want to try Alexa in your home? The Dot is on sale right now! (Photo: Amazon) What happens when the computers around you all but disappear? Tiny sensors built into walls, household products, what you're wearing, and perhaps your own body will make computers invisible to the eye, but responsive to a gesture, voice, and perhaps your movement as you walk into a room. It is still very early, but the era of ambient computing is slowly taking shape, whether in the form of the voice-driven smart speaker on your kitchen countertop, or via the IoT (Internet of Things) devices and appliances that are designed to blend into the background. Stakeholders include the giants of tech: Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Samsung, among them.

The Chicago Tribune reports that prosecutors accuse 25-year-old Stephen Jackson and 28-year-old Trenell Kirkman of arranging to meet and rob six different men through the app. Prosecutors say they would take their victims' wallets and phones, as well as demanded their phone passwords.