Artificial intelligence is hardly confined by international borders, as businesses, universities, and governments tap a global pool of ideas, algorithms, and talent. Yet the AI programs that result from this global gold rush can still reflect deep cultural divides. New research shows how government censorship affects AI algorithms--and can influence the applications built with those algorithms. Margaret Roberts, a political science professor at UC San Diego, and Eddie Yang, a PhD student there, examined AI language algorithms trained on two sources: the Chinese-language version of Wikipedia, which is blocked within China; and Baidu Baike, a similar site operated by China's dominant search engine, Baidu, that is subject to government censorship. Baidu did not respond to a request for comment.

On Monday June 8 a study issued by the German digital association Bitkom stated that 73 percent of German corporations with 20 or extra workers believed artificial intelligence (AI) to be the mainly significant future technology. The survey carried out amid more than 600 corporations nevertheless, merely six percent of German companies used artificial intelligence in their own businesses, whereas all fifth company was charting to use artificial intelligence or was conferring the topic. Bitkom mentioned a year ago that the outlines were "significantly lower.", Bitkom President Achim Berg stated that "There is a broad consensus within companies about the outstanding importance of technology for the sustainability of our economy,", berg also added that "But the majority is struggling to use this knowledge for their own business.".

You've probably already heard of blockchain technology -- it appears all over the news for its role in the success of digital currencies like Bitcoin and Litecoin. As the popular cryptocurrency recently topped a value of $10,000 for the first time in its history, it's garnering a lot of attention. Many are wondering how the blockchain can apply to other processes like big data analytics and artificial intelligence. Blockchain technology is versatile enough to store any kind of digital data.