Top 5 Deep Learning and AI Stories - October 20, 2017

Forbes: How AI can transform businesses 2. GigaOm's "Voices in AI" podcast features AI luminaries 3. NVIDIA's Inception Program for AI startups adds 2,000th member 4. NVIDIA teaches the world about deep learning in finance through workshops 5. What AI can accomplish right now – and the silicon powering it all 5. HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN TRANSFORM BUSINESSES A question originally asked on Quora, Forbes shares the leading answer by Tony Paikeday, product marketing director at NVIDIA. After providing several examples of businesses across industries who are already using AI, he shares the quickest method to adopting AI: "The fastest way to accelerate AI for business is leveraging powerful and energy-efficient GPUs. READ ARTICLE 6. GIGAOM'S "VOICES IN AI" PODCAST FEATURES AI LUMINARIES GigaOm's "Voices in AI" podcast debuted this month, featuring episodes with leading researchers and AI luminaries – including NVIDIA's Bryan Catanzaro. In episode 13, Bryan focuses on AI and the future of work: "I like to think about artificial intelligence as making tools that can perform intellectual work. LISTEN TO PODCAST 7. NVIDIA'S INCEPTION PROGRAM FOR AI STARTUPS ADDS 2,000TH MEMBER Less than 18 months after its launch, NVIDIA's Inception program -- which helps accelerate startups pushing the frontiers of AI and data science -- has signed up its 2,000th member company.