
IBM’s AI steered ship takes to the seas again
Failed last time
After failing its first attempt to re-create the Mayflower's voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, a crewless ocean vessel, powered by artificial intelligence, has returned to sea.

Aussies decide that AI can invent stuff
Welcome to the era of the AI patent troll
An Australian Court has decided that artificial intelligence can patent inventions.

US experimenting with AI for predictive tactics
Wargames
US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) recently conducted a series of tests known as the Global Information Dominance Experiments, or GIDE, which combined global sensor networks, artificial intelligence (AI) systems, and cloud computing resources to "achieve information dominance" and "decision-making superiority".

Xilinx announces Versal AI Edge ACAP
Smart vision, medical, automotive beats Nvidia
Xilinx is enjoying the multiple line of Versal ACAP adaptive compute acceleration platform roll out and adding an adaptive edge product certainly enlarges the leadership portfolio and adds some trouble for the competition, including Nvidia.

How to really mess with an AI’s brains
Embed the malware into the artificial neurons
According to a new study, malware can be embedded directly into the artificial neurons that make up machine learning models in a way that keeps them from being detected.

Microsoft claims AI is neither artificial or intelligent
The Vole nose
Microsoft researcher Kate Crawford has told the Guardian that AI as we know it is neither artificial or intelligent.

Amazon’s routing algorithm forces drivers into traffic
If only there was good AI software to do the job
The routing algorithm designed for its Flex app by Amazon’s research scientists often makes Amazon delivery drivers cross two- or three-lane highways.

Italian AI is now predicting the shape of violins
Allows new designs and materials
AI will design the next generations of violins according to in a study published on Nature Scientific Reports by Politecnico di Milano.

Xilinx Introduces Kria Portfolio of Adaptive System-on-Modules
For Accelerating Innovation and AI Applications at the Edge
Xilinx has been massively expanding its portfolio, and it wants to address a new market with Kria branded adaptive system on modules (SOMs). These modules can save a lot of time to market and enable partners to bring their products to the end customers.

EU to ban AI for mass surveillance or for ranking social behaviour
Thanks to Brexit, UK can still do it
The European Union is poised to ban governments and companies from using ban AI for mass surveillance or for ranking social behaviour.