Content tagged with AI for Good

In this interview from Embedded IoT World, Laurence Moroney talks about the AI ‘hype cycle’ and the goal to teach developers about the realities of AI.

ScaleUp AI 2022: AL/ML can worsen inequity in finance

News
4/7/2022

Board-level discussions needed to address bias, says senior executive of Alphabet's X

Council of Europe takes on fake news, manipulation in online political campaigns

News
4/7/2022

Platforms such as Facebook could be required to publish regular reports on how they use algorithms in content curation.

UK launches AI and robotics hub tasked with decommissioning nuclear sites

News
4/4/2022

Cumbria-based RAICo1 houses testing environments such as water tanks.

AI for good: The role of machine learning in responding to humanitarian crises

Partner Perspectives
4/1/2022

How the UN and NetHope are utilizing AI to help predict and react to emergencies.

Brain implants help paralyzed man to communicate entire sentences

News
4/1/2022

Groundbreaking medical technology helps nonverbal patients make requests through thoughts.

Boston Dynamics makes its Stretch robot commercially available

News
3/29/2022

Customers will have to wait until 2023 as units are all sold out as Spot goes to Pompeii

Putting the ‘Tech’ in Texas: AI Summit & IoT World head to Austin

News
3/24/2022

The tech conference will take place Nov. 2-3, 2022.

Americans are more worried about AI tech than excited

News
3/23/2022

Concerns about rising AI’s power should guide future tech development, according to Pew survey

AI expansion comes with ethical challenges

News
3/22/2022

As AI becomes more commonplace, ethical issues need to be weighed, according to a Stanford report.

Spot the firefighter: NYFD to use Boston Dynamics robots

News
3/18/2022

NYFD keen to avoid NYPD’s public outcry over Spot deployments

NIST calls for socio-technical to challenge AI biases

News
3/17/2022

Agency looks to develop guidance for human-in-the-loop processes

UK AI researchers testing tool to detect stillbirths

News
3/16/2022

The algorithm can detect anomalies in ultrasounds of placentas in real time

AI-enabled Smart Glasses help the blind and visually impaired

News
3/15/2022

Tech works with iOS, Android and can be integrated into Google Glass

AI-powered facial recognition tool deployed in Ukraine

News
3/15/2022

Reuters reports Ukrainian military will have access to Clearview AI for free

Mobile World Congress 2022: Metaverse mindfulness – trust and sustainability

News
3/3/2022

‘Put people first’ and design the metaverse for good

Mobile World Congress 2022: Political and technical considerations to achieve responsible AI

News
3/2/2022

Prominent AI expert calls for devs to conduct thorough technical analyses

Mobile World Congress 2022: Block co-founder reveals 'personal' spam filter and newsfeed products

News
3/2/2022

Jim McKelvey unveils Paymail and Invisibly, while Sotheby's CEO joins for NFT talk

Mobile World Congress 2022: Digital infrastructure transformation in Latin America

News
2/28/2022

Spectrum ‘needs to be put on the table for the people’

Mobile World Congress 2022: Russia’s Ukraine invasion takes center stage

News
2/28/2022

GMSA DG ‘strongly condemns’ invasion

AIconics ‘AI Innovator of the Year’ nominations are now open

News
2/17/2022

Could you be next? Nominations close April 8

Card-writing robots make sending notes easier

News
2/14/2022

Handwrytten has developed robots that can send a card in your handwriting

Microsoft’s AI model identifies when medical treatments harm more than help

News
2/11/2022

‘Dead-end Discovery’ focuses on treatments to avoid

AI bias: WHO warns AI developers about overlooking ageism concerns

News
2/11/2022

Report recommends 8 pillars to mitigate age discrimination

DeepMind unveils AlphaCode, an AI model that can keep up with human coders

News
2/7/2022

Alphabet-owned firm plans to expand the system, citing ‘exciting ideas’

Autonomous vehicle safety developers Annotell raise $24M

News
2/7/2022

VC led by Skype co-founder among key investors

Miso Robotics seeks $40M to expand robotic fast-food fryers

News
2/4/2022

Fast-growing startup splits common stock seven-to-one

AI deals and partnerships roundup: Qualcomm, Microsoft, Meta, Tommy Hilfiger

News
2/2/2022

Research showing robots performing surgery on pigs may lead to fully automated surgery

News
1/28/2022

Future studies may see the STAR system autonomously detect and adjust missed stitches

CEO group calls for responsible AI policies

News
1/28/2022

Lobby group demands policies covering explainability, interpretability and mitigating biases

Experts in AI: Part 2 - Combatting criminals with Nuance: Voice for authentication

Video
1/27/2022

In the second of a two-part interview with AI Business, Simon Marchand, chief fraud prevention officer at Nuance, highlights the increasing interest in behavioral biometrics and the value of ROI in fraud prevention

Explainable AI: Understanding the big picture

Analysis
1/27/2022

Explainability is often not a sideshow but a core AI project deliverable and a must-have feature for several scenarios

Google shows rapid AI genome sequence method

News
1/25/2022

Speedy tool cut detection times in tests from 13 hours to five

Defined.ai: Democratizing AI - how to develop and provide access to bias-free AI

Sponsored Video
1/20/2022

At the AI Summit New York, Defined.ai CEO Daniela Braga outlined how to get a better understanding of the importance of providing access to ethical AI development, and the impacts of bias-free AI on the future of the industry and our world.

Social robot developer acquires Misty Robotics

News
1/19/2022

Misty was spun out of Sphero, which made Star Wars toys

Experts in AI: Private data sharing with TripleBlind

Video
1/17/2022

In this interview from the AI Summit New York, TripleBlind CEO and co-founder Riddhiman Das talks about data privacy, encrypted data sharing and the latest updates to its solution

AI researchers test AI tool to monitor railroad crossings

News
1/17/2022

The device fitted is scheduled to operate for a trial period of four months, with further tests planned

UK launches standards hub to improve AI governance

News
1/14/2022

UK businesses to spend $275 billion on AI by 2040, new research estimates

Nokia deploys computer vision system to improve Swiss railroad crossing safety

News
1/14/2022

The system can be integrated with standard industry cameras

AI and Ethics: Risks and dilemmas

Analysis
1/13/2022

AI ethics is essential from a moral perspective, for the corporate culture, for the organization’s reputation, and from a legal perspective

IBM: The need for Trusted AI

Sponsored Video
1/13/2022

In this session from the AI Summit New York, IBM's Manish Goyal shares best practices for enterprises to establish the right governance, methods and practices to build AI systems that are truly fair, explainable, accountable, and robust.

AI drug discovery firm Quris closes $28M funding round

News
1/13/2022

Dual-headquartered firm looking to treat Fragile X syndrome

AI to profoundly change daily life, new survey suggests

News
1/11/2022

Men ‘more likely to say that they understand AI than women were,’ report suggests

It’s time to rethink how data scientists can be empowered

Partner Perspectives
1/11/2022

2022 predictions for AI in healthcare and pharma

News
1/11/2022

Here are some predictions for AI deployments and changes set to take place in the healthcare and pharma markets in 2022

What is Natural Language Processing?

Analysis
1/11/2022

AI Business provides an in-depth look at NLP use cases and tools

AI predictions 2022: The expert views

News
1/10/2022

Here are predictions by leading experts from across the industry on how AI could be developed or deployed in 2022

CES 2022: Advanced Symbolics to publicly release its Polly AI system

News
1/7/2022

The system is already used by Canadian health authorities to monitor vaccine hesitancy

IBM: Protecting your brand while growing your business - best practices for trustworthy AI

Sponsored Video
1/6/2022

In this talk from the AI Summit New York 2021, IBM's Kristen McGarry provides an overview and best practices from financial institutions on how to bring together the people, processes, and technology needed for AI governance

Omdia exclusive: Quantinuum on the verge of quantum advantage breakthrough in 2023

News
1/6/2022

Omdia's Jonathan Cassell speaks with Quantinuum CEO Ilyas Khan about his team's exciting quantum breakthroughs

CES 2022: Survey finds AI, self-driving cars as the future

News
1/4/2022

The majority of respondents said technological progress is making the world a better place

CES 2022: Bosch, Highmark Health to tap AI for pediatric pulmonary research

News
1/4/2022

The researchers plan to use high-fidelity microphones with AI and machine learning for sound analysis

AI deals and partnerships roundup: Snowflake, Vertione, Oxbotica, MTS

News
12/24/2021

Here are the latest deals and partnerships from across the industry

AI product roundup: DeepMind, Nvidia, Nuance, WeRide

News
12/23/2021

Here are the latest new artificial intelligence product introduced from across the industry

Experts in AI: Trustworthy AI with IBM

Video
12/22/2021

At the AI Summit New York, IBM Consulting's Manish Goyal talks about Trusted AI and the vital pillars brands need to stick by in order to deploy trustworthy AI

AI in agriculture: A look at automated vertical farms

Analysis
12/20/2021

AI Business chats with Sepehr Mousavi, the chief innovation officer of Swegreen, a Swedish startup hoping to revolutionize farming indoors

Ford uses autonomous shuttles to deliver groceries to pensioners in Detroit

News
12/17/2021

Motor giant also testing simulated AVs in British ports

Experts in AI: Computer vision's impact on media with Mobius Labs

Video
12/13/2021

In this interview from the AI Summit New York show floor, Appu Shaji, CEO and chief scientist at Mobius Labs, outlines some exciting examples of computer vision's growing impact in media markets

AI deals and partnerships roundup: AWS, Fujifilm, Expert.ai, Google Cloud

Analysis
12/7/2021

Here are the latest deals and partnerships from across the AI ecosystem

GE Healthcare unveils AI tools to improve healthcare workflows

News
12/2/2021

Automatic syringe filing systems and position aids for laser-guided robotic arms among products introduced

AI imaging tools could help detect heart defects, new study reveals

News
12/1/2021

A system from DiA Imaging Analysis was found to be more effective than a standard CMR scan

Diversity through AI recruitment: Long-term pipe-dream, or imminent success?

Partner Perspectives
11/30/2021

Alteryx's Alan Jacobson expertly outlines how businesses can effectively mitigate the risk of bias in AI while pursuing new strategies

Sacramento school buses fitted with AI cameras to monitor illegally passing motorists

News
11/25/2021

The company behind cameras collects data and passes it to law enforcement

PG&E tests AI-enhanced cameras to combat California wildfires

News
11/23/2021

PG&E says it wants 600 cameras installed by the end of 2022

Mental health: AI chatbots that charities use to save lives

Analysis
11/22/2021

Charity CALM used QBOT to answer 52,000 questions from those in need

Full steam ahead: The game-changing potential of AI in powering greener turbines

Partner Perspectives
11/12/2021

Dr. Richard Ahlfeld, CEO and founder of Monolith AI, explains why machine learning holds the key to greater efficiencies in a new dawn of steam engine tech.

Tipping the Balance: Defining a sustainable vision for artificial intelligence

Partner Perspectives
11/9/2021

Given the huge energy demands of artificial intelligence, how can businesses ensure that it is a credible technology for their decarbonization initiatives?

Are smart buildings the solution for our future?

Partner Perspectives
11/3/2021

Just 34 percent of UK buildings are fitted with smart tech

Neu.ro unveils zero-emissions AI cloud in partnership with atNorth

News
10/28/2021

Launch comes as carbon emissions from data centers are estimated to rival those of pre-COVID air travel

Utilizing AI technologies for data-driven emissions reporting

Partner Perspectives
10/14/2021

AI-assisted analysis can potentially enhance results for companies looking to cut their carbon footprint

Hypermiling, reinvented: British firms team up on AI to increase EV range efficiency

News
10/13/2021

Hoping to boost range by up to 30 per cent

UN launches AI for Road Safety global initiative

News
10/8/2021

The agency wants to improve post-crash responses and enhance road infrastructure

Microsoft and SSE using AI to monitor Puffin numbers

News
9/29/2021

Cameras automatically detect and count the birds

AI drug discovery startup Exscientia secures $70m Gates Foundation deal to research COVID therapeutics

News
9/10/2021

Exscientia could earn additional grant funding to help push candidates through commercialization

Can AI fight fake news?

Analysis
9/9/2021

“If all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed – if all records told the same tale – then the lie passed into history and became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984