AI more dangerous than North Korea
Published in News
Tuesday, 05 September 2017 06:00

AI more dangerous than North Korea


Musk must never sleep

While most people think that North Korea nuking them could bring about the end of the world, Elon Musk thinks that AI is more likely to start World War III.

Huawei releases AI chipset
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 04 September 2017 12:00

Huawei releases AI chipset

 
Better than Apple’s efforts

The Tame Apple Press is fuming after the Chinese mobile maker Huawei unveiled its first artificial intelligence smartphone chipset, which is being touted as "20 times faster" than a traditional processor.

Amazon and Microsoft build super digital assistant
Published in News


Alexa gets her Cortina

Amazon and Microsoft are partnering to integrate their Alexa and Cortana digital assistants.

AMD Vega helped launched Nvidia to be a $100 billion company
Published in Graphics


AI, Robots, self-driving and GPUs

Last night after the New York Stock Exchange closed for trading, Nvidia passed a mind-blowing milestone being valued at $100.198 billion dollars. This happened on the same day AMD launched Vega high end architecture.

Navi to have AI specific circuits
Published in Graphics
Friday, 11 August 2017 15:31

Navi to have AI specific circuits


7nm next gen Radeon

All eyes are on the Vega that is supposed to launch early next week, but we would not be Fudzilla unless we were able to get something about the next one down the line.

Microsoft forced into more chip development
Published in PC Hardware


All the AI stuff

It is starting to look like there will be a new kid on the chip block, as Microsoft is being forced to hone skills of its own.

Software outfits exaggerating AI claims
Published in News
Thursday, 20 July 2017 06:00

Software outfits exaggerating AI claims


Riding the hype cycle


Beancounters at analyst outfit Gartner claim that software companies are exploiting the current artificial intelligence craze by exaggerating the role of AI in their products.

Boffins claim AI can spot fake news
Published in News
Thursday, 20 July 2017 06:00

Boffins claim AI can spot fake news


Can even tell if it is a doctored video

While a third of US people wait for President Trump to tell them what news is fake, a team of boffins at the University of Washington has used artificial intelligence to work it out. 

Taiwan invests in AI research
Published in News
Thursday, 06 July 2017 12:53

Taiwan invests in AI research


$32.73 million a year to support local industry


Taiwan is to spend $32.73 million every year over a period of five years to develop artificial intelligence research centres.

Chess champion says we need to embrace AI
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Does not like Putin but will accept an autocratic robot overlord


Chess champion Garry Kasparov who is also renowned for his dislike of being told what to do by Tsar Putin, apparently sees nothing wrong with AI.