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Microsoft Invests in and Partners with OpenAI

Microsoft has formed a multiyear partnership with OpenAI. Microsoft has invested $1 billion and will focus on building a platform that OpenAI will use to create new AI technologies. Microsoft Corp., and OpenAI, two companies thinking deeply about the role…

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Your Flickr Photos May Have Been Used for Facial Recognition

It has become common for people to post selfies, and photos of friends and family, online. Professional photographers who use models may post their photos in an online portfolio. Unfortunately, photos that include people’s faces are being used without permission…

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AI is Coming to Take Your Jobs

AI is Coming to Take Your Jobs

President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. Reuters summarized it as “an executive order asking federal government agencies to dedicate more resources and investment into research, promotion and training on artificial intelligence,…

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DeepMind’s AlphaZero Beats State-of-the Art AI in Chess

DeepMind introduced AlphaZero in 2017. It is a single system that taught itself how to master chess, shogi, and Go, beating state-of-the-art programs in each case. AlphaZero has developed a ground-breaking, highly dynamic, and unconventional style of play. A report…

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Would You Let AI Choose Your Child’s Babysitter?

Parents want to find a reliable, experienced, and compassionate person to babysit their child. Some parents find that person in a relative or a very close friend. Others will ask for recommendations from other parents that they know and trust.…

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