Has artificial intelligence (AI) really gone sentient? This has been the buzzing trend of the technology industry, ever since Google engineer claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient. Blake Lemoine, a software engineer for Google, claimed that a conversation technology – Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), a family of conversational neural language models developed by Google, had reached a level of consciousness after exchanging thousands of messages with it. Since then, The Week's research team has noticed that venture capital (VC) funds from across the world are taking special interest with strategic investments into the AI industry. Today, here at The Week, we caught wind of a substantial undisclosed amount by notable blockchain industry venture capital fund ' The Bitcoin Man ', into Solidus AI Tech (AI-Tech.io),

Has artificial intelligence (AI) really gone sentient? This has been the buzzing trend of the technology industry, ever since Google engineer claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient. Blake Lemoine, a software engineer for Google, claimed that a conversation technology – Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), a family of conversational neural language models developed by Google, had reached a level of consciousness after exchanging thousands of messages with it. Since then, The Week's research team has noticed that venture capital (VC) funds from across the world are taking special interest with strategic investments into the AI industry. Today, here at The Week, we caught wind of a substantial undisclosed amount by notable blockchain industry venture capital fund ' The Bitcoin Man ', into Solidus AI Tech (AI-Tech.io),

In the spirit of the last couple of years, we review developments in what we have identified as the key technology drivers for the 2020s in the world of databases, data management, and AI. We are looking back at 2021, trying to identify patterns that will shape 2022. We start today with a review of open source software, the cloud, and blockchain. We will continue in the coming days with a review of AI and knowledge graphs. Open source software has been on the rise for a while, and we don't see any signs of this growth slowing down.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signed a deal with blockchain analytics firm AnChain.AI to help its efforts in monitoring the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. What Happened: According to a Forbes report, AnChain.AI CEO and Co-Founder Victor Fang explained that the collaboration started because "the SEC is very keen on understanding what is happening in the world of smart contract-based digital assets," and the firm can help with that. The company's service focuses on tracking illicit activity across crypto exchanges, DeFi protocols, and traditional financial institutions. The contract between the blockchain analysis firm and the SEC started in May and probably played a role in AnChain.AI securing a $10 million Series A round led by Susquehanna Group affiliate SIG Asia Investments LLP. Why It Matters: The regulator is seemingly leveraging the contractor to monitor the DeFi ecosystem more closely, as expected after recent remarks by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.

This Week Top Automation Articles highlights the potential of a low-code/no-code platform in Business and why Kate Crawford, writing in his book that technology experts are misunderstanding the concept of Artificial Intelligence. The introduction of the new Apple card family is really an exciting thing and why big brands like Gucci are not realizing the worth of Cryptocurrency. There is much more to explore. Let's dive into the Automation World! The potential for low-code/no-code platforms is enormous.

The fourth-annual Midas List Europe, produced by Forbes in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners, has arrived, and we're excited to share the top companies that drove the portfolios of this year's top European venture capitalists. The outlook for the European venture market may have been cloudy at the beginning of the global pandemic as recessionary cutbacks loomed and the IPO window narrowed, but European startups and investors have since bounced back. A wide variety of tech-based startups have been able to ride the tailwinds of the crisis, with new areas of everyday life benefitting from the transition to a technology-driven environment. Evidentially, investors remain clear-eyed and eager to invest in growth and innovation on either side of the pond with European VC deal value – and potentially fundraising – on pace to set new annual records. Here are the top ten companies that acted as key drivers behind this year's Midas List Europe: It's been a boom year for Stockholm-based Spotify, which is making its third consecutive appearance as the #1 driver on the Midas List Europe and fourth appearance overall.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a critical aspect in financial services. Financial institutions around the world are making efforts to adopt AI for task automation, customer services, behavior analysis, as well as fraud finding, and are making large-scale investments in related technologies. The World Economic Forum (WEF) estimates the number to reach US$10 billion by 2020. In financial services, applications for AI technologies exist across nearly the entire spectrum of business, from algorithmic stock trading applications and credit card fraud detection, to auto investment advisors and market research and sentiment analysis. The following 10 AI fintech companies are some of Europe's rising stars to watch very closely: Swiss startup Parashift develops AI-based accounting document management technologies which it offers through a SaaS platform and APIs.

This article was written by Kwon Sok Oh, a Financial Analyst at I Know First. Israel currently has over 7000 thousand startups, living up to its reputation as the "startup nation." Israel is considered the most venture capital intense country, with the highest investment funds per capita in the world. Israel's unique combination of innovative and entrepreneurial mentality, technology-oriented ecosystem, government support, and international investment has driven the proliferation of the startup environment. Over 350 multinational companies, including technology giants, such as Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Samsung, and global financial institutions, such as JP Morgan, Citibank, and Barclays, have established R&D Centers in Israel to take advantage of the advent of novel startups and innovative technologies that solve existing problems.

These include H20.ai - an open source machine learning One; Active.ai - a conversational AI platform used by over five large Ms. Patwardhan shared her perspective from her past experiences in Facial recognition is the face of future for video banking. Not in the database yet was the verdict! Ms. Patwardhan highlighted that biometrics and digital identity can "One rolls its eyes cutely while greeting customers and the other "Has anyone watched Black Mirror?" she asked. "AI will continue to grow and have many positive