Apple thinks different about A.I., will cooperate with others

Apple's alleged decision to join competitors on the Partnership on A.I. research group shows it now understands that artificial intelligence can only succeed if competitors find some ways to work together. There are lots of different technologies that contribute to A.I. Machine intelligence, sensor development, voice recognition, security and biometrics, pattern matching, neural networking and so many more. The challenge is that as we witness the emergence of what seems likely to be the most disruptive set of technologies since the first iPhone, players in this space must make their solutions compatible. Apple, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft and others involved in A.I. development are beginning to realize they need to be compatible. Apple clearly understands this as it now allows its A.I. research teams to publish research papers, engage in peer review and get involved in the cooperative nature of scientific research.