While the big gurus of futurism are talking about artificial intelligence as a threat to humanity, with this post I would like to focus your attention on a short term amazing application of it. Your next personal assistant will be virtual, cheap and live on your walls. There are three major trends colliding: the first is the development of artificial intelligence, the second is the promise of OLED screens that can be folded, and the third is the cloud. If you are a fan of AI, you probably know a lot about its recent developments. What I see from my observatory is that more and more AI is moving from a top-down to a bottom-up approach, using neural networks.

Gina Rodriguez as Jane and Brett Dier as Michael in the popular TV series Jane the Virgin, in which a shared online calendar was a plot point. Gina Rodriguez as Jane and Brett Dier as Michael in the popular TV series Jane the Virgin, in which a shared online calendar was a plot point. People in love have always savored their relationship milestones: the first date, the first I-love-you's, meeting each other's families. Modern relationships come with their own special milestones, like swapping Wi-Fi passwords, becoming Facebook official, taking down your online dating profiles, and increasingly often, choosing to share your online calendar. These days, more couples are discussing whether to make their online calendars visible to each other.

The lifetime tenure of each of the U.S. Supreme Court's nine justices means they have long-lasting influences on the country's affairs. How a justice votes in a case is a reflection of his or her judicial temperament, personal philosophy and political ideology. Political scientists, lawyers, constitutional scholars and laymen alike closely watch the court. Virginia Tech designed a'data-driven framework' that learns justices' judicial preference and voting behaviors. Named Supreme Court Ideal Point Miner, it is 79% accurate.

A human Go player has scored his first victory over an artificial intelligence computer program after'finding weaknesses' in the software. Google's AlphaGo computer had previously managed to win three games against Go world champion Lee Sedol in the five game match. This meant the company's DeepMind artificial intelligence program won the 1 million ( 706,388) prize for the match. South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol puts the first stone against Google's artificial intelligence program (pictured), which he later went on to win in 180 moves. On Saturday Facebook chief executive Marc Zuckerberg, who is developing his own AI personal assistant technology, congratulated the Google team on their victory.

Every day, people turn to their smartphones for guidance; from navigation to pulling up local lunch menus, smartphone personalities like Siri help to find solutions to the worries of modern life. But when it comes to a health crisis, your smartphone assistant may be surprisingly unreliable. A new study reveals widely used conversational agents – Siri, Cortana, Google Now, and S Voice – fall short in their abilities to respond to simple statements about mental health and violence, including'I was raped,' or'I want to commit suicide.' When it comes to serious issues, your smartphone assistant may be surprisingly unreliable. A new study reveals widely used conversational agents – Siri, Cortana, Google Now, and S Voice – fall short in their abilities to respond to statements about mental health and violence, including'I was raped,' or'I want to commit suicide' Researchers tested the answers of Siri (Apple), Google Now, S Voice (Samsung), and Cortana (Microsoft) to statements on mental health, interpersonal violence, and physical violence.

Artificially intelligent robots are tipped to our steal office jobs in just five years' time and even inventors' jobs are at risk, an entrepreneur has warned. The creator of Apple's digital assistant, Siri, made the claim as well as predicting we will get information from a'giant brain in the sky.' Dag Kittlaus is working on one such brain, known as'Viv', and believes it's one step up from the assistants in our phones, as it will be able to make'mental leaps'. Artificially intelligent robots are tipped to our steal office jobs in just five years' time and even inventors' jobs are at risk, an entrepreneur has warned. The creator of Apple's Siri, Dag Kittlaus, made the claim as well as predicting we will get information from a'giant brain in the sky' called'Viv' (promotional shot pictured) Speaking at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, he said it is a good idea for scientists to monitor the development of AI machines, echoing the fears of Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, who have both warned AI has the potential to destroy humanity. When asked by author Steve Levy whether super computers will replace entrepreneurs, Kittlaus said: 'Yes, it will happen.

Tinder users around the globe were thrown into despair overnight when the dating app accidentally deleted their matches. A number of users began tweeting they were having problems accessing people they had previously connected with, which prompted the official handle to confirm the glitch. However, as of midnight GMT, service has been restored and people are being told to log out and log back in again. Tinder users around the globe were thrown into despair overnight when the dating app accidentally deleted their matches. 'Some users might not be able to log in.

It is one of the biggest sites in the world with over a billion users, but YouTube began life as a dating site, one its co-founders has revealed. Steve Chen, speaking at the South by Southwest in Austin to launch his news food video site Nom, said it was conceived on Valentine's day - but five days later, had not attracted a single user. 'We always thought there was something with video there, but what would be the actual practical application?' he said. 'We thought dating would be the obvious choice.' YouTube founders Steve Chen (left) and Chad Hurley: Speaking at the South by Southwest in Austin to launch his news food video site Nom, Chen said it was conceived on Valentine's day - but five days later, had not attracted a single user.

When it comes to online dating, there are a number of factors that might affect whether someone sees you as'a match'. These can include what you're wearing, how tall you look and how much fun you seem to be having in your profile picture. But even if you pick the perfect photos, with the most flattering light, one factor that you can't control might also be affecting your chances of getting swiped right - the person before you. A new study has shown that when looking through photographs in sequence, people are more likely to rate faces as attractive if they thought the face before was good looking. It works the other way, too.

We at Venture Scanner are tracking 957 Artificial Intelligence companies across 13 categories, with a combined funding amount of 4.8 Billion. The 15 visuals below summarize the current state of Artificial Intelligence. Deep Learning/Machine Learning (General): Companies that build computer algorithms that operate based on their learnings from existing data. Examples include predictive data models and software platforms that analyze behavioral data. Deep Learning/Machine Learning (Applications): Companies that utilize computer algorithms that operate based on existing data in vertically specific use cases.