Boston Dynamics has released an incredible video of a troupe its famous Spot robotic dogs pulling off some very impressive dance moves. Seven of the robots can be seen performing a choreographed routine to the hit song'Permission to Dance', by K-Pop band BTS. Initially, one dog appears to'sing' the solo parts of the songs by grasping its robotic arm in time to the words, while the others step in the background. When the chorus kicks in, they begin a series of synchronised moves in different formations, as if they were the boy band themselves. There is even a cameo from Atlas, a six-foot-tall bipedal humanoid robot also developed by the Boston-based firm, who jumps and claps to the beat.

Google became what it is by creating advanced new technology and throwing it open to all. Giant businesses and individuals alike can use the company's search and email services, or tap its targeting algorithms and vast audience for ad campaigns. Yet Google's progress on artificial intelligence now appears to have the company rethinking its do-what-you-will approach. The company has begun withholding or restricting some of its AI research and services, to protect the public from misuse. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has made "AI first" a company slogan, but the company's wariness of AI's power has sometimes let its competitors lead instead.

AI is poised to have an increasing influence on the way companies create new content, paving the way for new forms of human-machine collaboration. AI is maturing at varying rates around the world, with some organizations using these technologies--including machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision--to support external and internal organizational capabilities. For media and entertainment companies and other content producers in particular, AI may also offer a startling range of possibilities for the creative process, enabling individuals and businesses to generate new content with minimized human input. In a global analysis based on Deloitte's most recent State of AI in the Enterprise survey, early adopters were asked to identify the primary benefits of implementing AI in their organizations.¹ Respondents say using AI to enhance existing products and services is their most sought-after externally focused benefit, with 43% ranking it in their top three, while 31% prioritize using it to optimize external processes. The top internally focused benefit, meanwhile, is optimizing business operations, with 41% placing it among their top three choices, followed by using AI to make better decisions, cited by 34% of respondents.

Technology has become an extension of who we are and how we live our daily lives, from turning off a morning alarm on a cell phone, to scanning emails, paying bills, and connecting through social media apps. It shouldn't come as a surprise that nearly nine out of 10 Americans are online – 77 per cent own a smartphone and globally there will be 75 billion connected devices by 2020. From a consumer standpoint, we have successfully completed a digital transformation in our personal lives. But, the same can't be said for businesses just yet. While today's most forward-thinking leaders recognize the reality that digital transformation will increase revenue opportunities, there's a growing disconnect between the desire and the ability to bring this to fruition.

Demonstrating the continual innovation that takes place around its major sporting events, IBM Research and IBM iX are teaming up to provide "Cognitive Highlights" to The Championships, Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world, to demonstrate how AI technology can scale and accelerate the video production process for any media, sports or entertainment company. It was in April that IBM Research and IBM iX first explored this project, creating the first ever multi-modal system for analyzing golf video for the 2017 Masters Golf Tournament. The proof-of-concept brought together computer vision and other leading AI technologies to listen, watch and learn from a live video feed of the golf tournament and automatically identify and curate the most exciting moments and shots into segments that could be used in online highlight packages. The solution for Wimbledon will go beyond selecting and curating individual segments for a video editor to choose from, to automatically creating a one to two minute highlights package of matches for the Wimbledon editorial team's use across the Wimbledon Digital Platforms, and which will be available shortly after each match. Moreover, instead of a four-day tournament at The Masters, IBM will contend with a 13-day championship at The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club that starts next Monday July 3rd.