BROWSING: AI

Computer vision in manufacturing: definition, history and use cases

In terms of digital technology, computer vision is as old as the hills. In popular terms, its theory of expanded machine consciousness emerged just as Bob Dylan and The Beatles took a more experimental musical turn. It has its roots in a 1966 summer holiday...

Dell intros enterprise IoT bundles for resellers to target food, gas, manufacturing

Dell Technologies will release a number of pre-integrated and pre-tested computer-vision and machine-intelligence bundles for its resellers to more easily cater to certain edge-computing and internet-of-things use cases. The bundles, billed as secure and scalable, offer storage, security, network and data management, and orchestration. They...

What is ‘algorithmic bias’, and why smart cities must act now

Data does not always tell the truth; machines lie. Algorithmic bias means fairness and equality, the ultimate promises made by technology to re-write the rulebook, remain relative. “Data reflects the social, historical and political conditions in which it was created. Artificial intelligence systems ‘learn’ based...

Using an “ABC” approach for successful digital transformation (Reality Check)

In the present era, it may be difficult to imagine communication service providers (CSPs) not moving toward digital transformation in some way. The new evolving technology ecosystem, demanding customer preferences, and competitive threats present a new playground where CSPs can play. But while CSPs...

Turing Institute to host hackathons for London-based AI start-ups

London start-ups are being technical support to develop and scale their artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s centre for data science and AI, will host a series of five-day ‘hackathons’ to help UK innovators, based in the capital, to nail down...

AI and IIoT: How to make products better and faster – at less cost (Reader Forum)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key asset in the continuing effort to derive greater value from business processes and business models in general. While much of the attention AI has garnered has centered on digital services and applications, the technology is also driving significant enhancements...

Analyst Angle: Smartphones adopting AI engines

Smartphones are getting smarter using artificial intelligence, which means smartphone-processor vendors must improve their AI platforms. To do so, the latest round of premium smartphones implement hardware-based AI accelerators, including Apple’s neural engine, Huawei’s neural-processing unit, and Qualcomm’s Artificial Intelligence Engine, which features the...

How Google plans to disrupt IoT using edge computing

The Google Cloud Next 2018 conference took place July 24-26, bringing together the tech giant's cloud leaders to talk about how the company is transforming businesses digitally. From the internet of things (IoT) through to artificial intelligence (AI), there was a lot of discussion...

Does machine learning for cybersecurity live up to the hype?

Trying to keep intruders out of your network is like trying to keep vermin out of a house in a bad neighborhood. The rodents and insects never stop trying to get in, and the best you can do is slow them down, minimize the...

Intel reveals $1bn AI sales; eyes $200bn data market as “biggest ever opportunity”

Intel made more than $1 billion in revenue from artificial intelligence (AI) processor chips sold to data centres in 2017. It also said its target market for connectivity, storage and computing products, swelled by the burgeoning internet of things (IoT) space, will widen to...

Three ways digital technology is recalibrating supply and demand in healthcare (Reader Forum)

The healthcare industry in the United States is hugely complex, and under increasing strain. Pressure is being exerted by multiple factors. The increase in baby boomers retiring and demanding care is arguably the most significant. Rising demand reveals a chronic shortage in terms of...

What’s the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning?

There are two classes of artificial intelligence (AI): general (aka strong or full) and applied (aka narrow or weak). Applied is designed to handle specific tasks and is much more common than general, which attempts to be intelligent in the way one would think...

SoftBank reportedly seeks valuation of nearly $90 billion in Japanese IPO

  SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the group is working towards a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Japanese telecommunications group SoftBank is considering seeking a valuation of about $90 billion for its domestic wireless business in a planned initial public offering (IPO), international press reported,...

Are you really ready for 5G? (Reality Check)

Using AI-driven analytics to please customers and streamline operations in a 5G world Every day we’re being bombarded with emails, blogs, and vendor dissertations about 5G addressing everything from new media delivery to gigabit speed to mobile devices.  With seemingly limitless bandwidth possibilities, the value-add...

AI makes a better salesperson than a network engineer (Reality Check)

In the relatively rare instances that artificial intelligence is already part of a telecommunications network, it is generally there to optimize connectivity and the network itself. However, when deployed correctly an AI salesbot can act as a salesperson, driving sales and increased profitability across...

Cambridge Consultants white paper: AI: Understanding and harnessing the potential

AI is set to play a vital role in telecommunications; from physical the 5G and IoT infrastructure, to cyber security and digital services. This paper is an essential guide for the ambitious carrier, vendor, or business owner looking to leverage AI to differentiate their services...

Strengthening the core—how AI is improving mobile networking (Reader Forum)

The population of the USA “likes” something on Facebook four million times every minute. If that seems like a staggering amount of engagement, then it might also come as a surprise that the average person in the USA touches their smartphone 2,600 times per...

Finnish operator Elisa looks for rise from industrial AI, IoT and 5G

Finnish network operator Elisa is combining its efforts in artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and 5G technologies to stimulate operational excellence in the enterprise market, and drive forward Finland's industrial transformation. Elisa has selected 13 startups from eight countries to compete for...

Cisco promises $100m for UK tech sector; partners with UCL for AI talent factory

Cisco is to invest $100 million in the UK to help the UK government with its ‘industrial strategy’ to become a leading economy for emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles. As part of the investment, Cisco and University College London (UCL)...

Tesla and DeepMind among 160 AI firms to sign pledge against robot killers

More than 160 companies and organisations from 36 countries working with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including the founders of Tesla and Google DeepMind, have signed a pledge not to develop, make, sell or use lethal autonomous weapons. The signing is the first of its kind,...

AI will boost jobs, except in digital factories, intelligent transport and smart cities

Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost jobs during the next two decades, except in manufacturing, transport and city administration. New research finds digital factories, intelligent mobility and smart cities will cause massive disruption in the period to 2037 with as many as one in four...

France puts industrial transformation at the heart of ambitious 5G roadmap

The industrial internet-of-things (IoT) is at the heart of France’s new 5G roadmap, unveiled late yesterday by the French electronic communications and postal regulatory authority (Arcep). The new plan, presented by Arcep chair Sébastien Soriano, flanked by secretaries of state for economic affairs and...

SoftBank looking to bring AI to shared IoT services

The sharing economy is something of a disruptive trend that's reshaping the way people purchase goods and services—with access to bike sharing, ride hailing apps and shared vehicle services like Zipcar, owning a vehicle isn't really necessary or, depending on a number of variables,...

Nokia, China Mobile sign $1.17 billion frame agreement

Nokia will provide technology solutions to help the Chinese telco transition to future-oriented networks Nokia and China Mobile have signed a one-year frame agreement to support the Chinese mobile operator's transition to a future-oriented network infrastructure. Nokia said the agreement is valued at up to...