AI hype surge numbers, robo-radiologists, Apple voxels, and lots more

Roundup Here's a human-compiled, totally non-robot generated summary of AI news beyond what we've already reported the past month week. By the way, your humble Reg vulture will be at the machine-learning super-conference NIPS in LA next week – please do email in if you want to say hi, or point out any hot talks or gossip. AI Index – A team of AI experts have published this year's annual AI Index report that gathers data to show how the field is progressing and changing over time. The rise of deep learning has accelerated the AI hype, and it can be difficult to have meaningful conversations and shape policy without basic metrics. The report shows that the number of active AI startups has increased 14 times since 2000, and venture capital has risen six times across the same period.