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Alphabet's DeepMind forms ethics unit for AI

DeepMind,Alphabet'sartificialintelligence(AI)divisionandsistercompanytoGoogle,hasannouncedthelaunchofan"ethicsandsociety"unitinordertostudytheimpactofnewtechnol

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AI increasingly used to tackle crime in China

Findingalostchildinacityof10millionpeoplecouldtakethehumaneyeforever,butAItechnologycandothingsinjusttwoseconds.DuringSpringFestivalthisyear,3-year-oldXuanxuanw

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Nvidia hits another record high as AI takes centerstage

SharesofNvidiaCorptouchedarecordhighforthesecondstraightdayonMondayfollowingyetanothersteepincreaseinthechipmaker’spricetargetbyaWallStreetanalyst.Nvidia’sshare

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AI can detect Alzheimer's 10 years before symptoms show up

VariousresearchersaroundtheglobearedevelopingwaystodetectAlzheimer'sasearlyaspossible.Afterall,earlydetectiongivespeoplethepowerseektreatmentthatcanslowdownthec

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Facebook is the latest tech giant to hunt for AI talent in Canada

FacebookisturningitsattentiontoCanadawithanewAIresearchofficeinMontreal.GoogleandMicrosoftalreadyhaveoutpostsinthecityandcountlessothertechcompanies,includingUb

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Tencent's Pony Ma, scholars underline tech-driven growth

ANobellaureate,adomestictechtycoonandseveraltopscholarsofdifferentdisciplinesgatheredataforumontheTsinghuacampusFriday,discussinghowtechnologywilldriveindustryd

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Data swamped US spy agencies put hopes on artificial intelligence

Swampedbytoomuchrawinteldatatosiftthrough,USspyagenciesarepinningtheirhopesonartificialintelligencetocrunchbillionsofdigitalbitsandunderstandeventsaroundtheworl

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IBM and MIT partner on artificial intelligence research

IBMisplanningtospend240millionUSdollarsoverthenextdecadetocreateanartificialintelligence(AI)researchlabattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).MITonThursda

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For travelers, chatbots and AI can't quite take you there

Askanytechnologyexpertaboutthefutureofartificialintelligence(AI)intravelandthey'llbreathlesslytellyouwe'reonthevergeofarevolution.They'lldescribeaworldinthenot-

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China to set up more AI-related courses in primary and secondary schools

MoreAI-relatedandcodingcoursesareexpectedtobesetupinChina’sprimaryandsecondaryschools,saidtheStateCouncilontherecentlyissueddocumentoftheNextGenerationArtificia

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Microsoft built a hardware platform for real-time AI

Inmanycases,youwantAItoworkwithinfoasithappens.Thatvirtualassistantneedstorespondwithinafewsecondsatmost,andasmartsecuritycameraneedstosendanalertwhileintruders

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China-made AI beats doctors at diagnosing certain diseases

Afterlisteningtothepatient'ssymptoms,"he"provideschecklistsforthepatientandmedicaladvicebasedontheresults.Thenthetherapywillbeverifiedbyhumandoctors.AChina-made

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'AI, robots may prove to be a boon in countries facing labor shortage'

Advancesinartificialintelligence(AI)andautomationaremovingatalighteningspeed.Thishasmanyaroundtheworldfearfulofjobreplacement,butifoneistobelieveNomura'schiefec

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Google hires a legendary Apple engineer to tackle AI

LegendaryprogrammerChrisLattnerhashadarollercoasterofayear.HeleftApple(wherehedevelopedtheSwiftprogramminglanguage)tohelpbuildTesla'sAutopilottechnology,onlytol

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Music-composing AI app coming this year

TechcompanieshavebeentoutingAIasatechnologythatcanpotentiallymakedrivingsaferorevendetectdiseasemoreaccurately.ButacademicsatSanJoseStatearelookingintoanotheras

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Baidu reports soaring Q2 profit growth thanks to AI

Chinese tech giant Baidu posted soaring profit growth in the second quarter of this year thanks to its continuous investment in artificial intelligence (AI).

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Spotlight: Should we worry about AI?

The war between tech titans has begun. Some are worried about what artificial intelligence (AI) will mean for humanity, calling for slowing down the process of building it, while others are pretty optimistic.