Acer plays the AI, deep learning, and robot games
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Focusing on transportation sector in Taiwan


Acer is expected to break into new territory in the fields of artificial intelligence, deep learning in 2017 and has begun talking with several potential clients about shipping its first in-house robotics devices, according to company CEO Jason Chen.

Samsung and Google wage war over "assistants"
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Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:09

Samsung and Google wage war over "assistants"


Samsung benefits from Siri engineers


If there is one takeaway to learn from recent announcements of smartphone lineups and refreshes, it is that AI-based voice assistants have become a top-valued feature for most serious manufacturers and are expected to gain significant momentum in new devices shipping through at least the next several quarters.

Voice assistants are a priority in smartphone launches
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This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports.

LG puts AI into Airconditioning
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Thursday, 19 January 2017 11:31

LG puts AI into Airconditioning


But there is already an AI in air-conditioning Toto

LG has jacked some AI under the bonnet of its ‘Whisen Dual Air Conditioner’ and says its cunning plan is to apply AI to its other household appliances.

AI should not replace people, warns Microsoft boss
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It should make them more efficient

Microsoft’s Supreme Dalek, Satya Nadella, has warned companies against thinking that AI will replace people.

Turn off your telly if you use Alexa
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Monday, 09 January 2017 12:40

Turn off your telly if you use Alexa


You could end up ordering something you don’t want

Amazon’s Alexa seems to have a bit of problem playing nice with televisions.

AI replacing Japanese white collar workers
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Tuesday, 03 January 2017 12:02

AI replacing Japanese white collar workers


Beginning of the end


While most people have focused on factory robots and self-driving cars may kill off millions of jobs, the fact that AI will kill off white collar work has been quietly ignored.

Microsoft AR can help you find your keys
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Monday, 02 January 2017 13:00

Microsoft AR can help you find your keys


Hololens gives you a photographic memory


Software king of the world, Microsoft’s new AR Hololens tech is starting to look really cool, and it could be getting even better if a new patent is anything to go by.

Samsung to install AI in all its apps
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Wednesday, 28 December 2016 11:02

Samsung to install AI in all its apps


Viv will be omnipotent


Samsung might be trying to install its Viv AI in all its apps.

Apple formally enters the field of AI research with new paper
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Begins focus on improving synthetic training models


Earlier this month, Apple’s director of AI Research Russ Salakhutdinov announced that the company would soon begin publishing research in the field of artificial intelligence, suggesting that the company is keen on improving its relationships with academia and gaining some professional recognition in the process.