Microsoft sued in AI ruckus
Vole's Open Sauce street cred suffering
Software King of the World Microsoft has been sued in what is being seen as a test case for AI software.
Eric Schmidt not in hot water about AI investment
Schmidt not going to hit the fan at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence committee
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt might have made a dodgy investment in an AI company after he was appointed to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, but it appears he never did anything wrong.
Israel outsources shooting Palestinians to AI
What could go wrong?
Israel's army has recently introduced artificial intelligence-powered robotic guns in the occupied West Bank.
AI can’t translate languages
This is not an area companies should want to experiment
For a while now companies have been thinking that they can off-load their translation work onto AI-based systems to save a buck – but a top boffin has warned that the software is not up to the task.
HR AI is not helping workplace gender or racial diversity
AI is as racist as Henry Ford -- ironically any colour so long as it is white
Hopes that AI recruitment tools to screen a high volume of applicants while removing human bias and discrimination, have been dashed after a new study suggests that such AI tools may be “spurious and dangerous.”
AI can tell if you are suffering from heart disease
Look into my eyes, not around the eyes... and you are out
AI, when not trying to bring down humanity, can scan the eyes and accurately predict a person’s risk of heart disease.
AI Bill of Rights shows Big Tech’s teeth
White House powerless to stop it
Attempts by the White House to bring in a bill of rights for the age of algorithms has shown how weak elected governments are over the money and power of Big Tech.
AI can improve batteries which will never see the light of day
Is there nothing AI can't do?
After decades of humans inventing new battery tech which for some reason never gets to market, it appears that the boffins have come up with a way of making AI do the job for them.
UK robotic expert says AI is our friend
You just need to know it better
The head of the UK's largest and most advanced robotics centre has said that society needs to prepare for the increased integration of robots but shouldn't fear the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
Developers not going to be replaced by AI yet
Amazon says it is science fantasy
Fears that developers jobs be taken by machines have been dismissed by Amazon big wig Vasi Philomin.