For CIOs who feel behind the eight ball on artificial intelligence, here's a bit of good news: You're probably not. According to a survey of 83 Gartner clients, 60% of respondents reported to be in an AI "knowledge-gathering phase," 25% said they are piloting an AI solution and a mere 5% of respondents said they have implemented an AI solution. Looking to establish accountability across disparate project teams? Trying to automate processes or allow for lean methodology support? Hoping to enable business consequence modeling or real-time reporting?

SEATTLE: Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said tech developers have a responsibility to prevent a dystopian "1984" future as the US technology titan unveiled a fresh initiative to bring artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. At the start of its annual Build Conference, Microsoft sought to showcase applications with artificial intelligence that could tap into services in the Internet "cloud" and even take advantage of computing power in nearby machines. Nadella spent time on stage at the Seattle conference stressing a need to build trust in technology, saying new applications must avoid dystopian futures feared by some. Nadella's presentation included images from George Orwell's "1984" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" to underscore the issue of responsibility of those creating new technologies. "What Orwell prophesied in '1984,' where technology was being used to monitor, control, dictate, or what Huxley imagined we may do just by distracting ourselves without any meaning or purpose -- neither of these futures is something that we want," he said "The future of computing is going to be defined by the choices that you as developers make and the impact of those choices on the world."

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Amazon, Google, Facebook, and IBM are set to lead the way in Artificial Intelligence. As larger companies, they have the right resources to collect data, and therefore, have more data to work with. Google is most likely in the forefront in terms of deploying machine learning for applications and product development and services. Not only were they the first company to start AI research, but with over 70,000 employees, Google is quite a large company. Moreover, with Google Brain, a deep learning AI research project, Google has an entire team with its own research agenda covering areas that include machine learning, natural language understanding, machine learning algorithms and techniques, and robotics.

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You are going to have a chance to play with Alexa," I told my daughter, Grace, who's 3 years old. Pointing at the black cylindrical device, I explained that the speaker, also known as the Amazon Echo, was a bit like Siri but smarter. "You can ask it anything you want," I said nonchalantly. Grace leaned forward toward the speaker. "Hello, Alexa, my name is Gracie," she said.

The Google Home smart speaker can work seamlessly with one or more Chromecasts. Once you've set up both your speaker and your streaming device(s), the Google Home app can coordinate actions between the two. To play music, movies, or shows--no tapping or selecting required--simply say "OK Google" and tell your Home device to play whatever you want to see or hear on whatever you've named your Chromecast. For example, say "OK Google, play cat videos on the living room TV," or "OK Google, play classical music on the bedroom TV." (If you originally gave your Chromecast a confusing or unpronounceable name, this application gives you a good reason to change it--you can rename it in the Google Home app.) When Google Home follows your commands, it will by default play videos on YouTube and music on Google Play Music.

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Everyone's talking about the two smartphones, so we put them head to head. Find out how Google's new Pixel compared to the iPhone X. USA TODAY Google's Matt Vokoun introduces the new Google Pixelbook at the San Francisco Jazz Center October 4, 2017. Why would anyone bother spending $1,000 or more for a Chromebook? After all, most vendors sell Chromebooks as sub-$300 alternatives to traditional laptop PCs. So, what was Google thinking introducing a product that, in some configurations, could be four times more expensive than its competitors?

Four new features that make Google Home a better connected speaker than it was--but it still has growing pains, reports USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech. SAN FRANCISCO -- In another era, young tech geeks saved their money for a state-of-the-art stereo system: a great turntable, powerful amplifier and an absolute killer set of stereo hi-fi speakers. That went away with the advent of digital and listening to music on computers, then phones and earbuds or tiny, portable speakers. Cut to 2017, and it's the odd return to the loud-speaker wars. Google's Rishi Chandra speaks about the Google Home Max speaker.