Page 48 - Artificial Intelligence

China gains on the US in the artificial intelligence arms race

Artificial intelligence is only one part of the tech frontier where China is advancing rapidly

Artificial intelligence can help save $25 bn for airlines, airports: Study

AI is developing quickly and airlines, airports are turning to academic community for help

Will AI ever understand human emotions?

Deep learning builds a "neural network", loosely modelled on the human brain

Devangshu Dutta: One ring that rules them all

Here's how AI is likely to shape consumer experience in the years ahead

Who will be the winner in the next computing revolution?

The next step is artificial intelligence, and there's a land rush going on

A new shopping experience via technology

AI and chatbots have already been available and everyone is already piloting some aspect of bots

AI surge in e-commerce

Online players are taking the lead in leveraging technology to build products and streamline processes for a more personalised customer experience

Wall Steet turns to artificial intelligence

Watchdog to test AI software being developed in-house; Nasdaq, LSE Group may use it by year-end

Human factors in the automation debate

A book cogently argues that the rise of artificial intelligence need not threaten jobs if humans learn to work with, rather than against, machines

Google, Samsung, Facebook and others race for edge in artificial intelligence

The effort is seen as an evolution in computing that allows users to interact with machines in natural conversation style

Ajit Balakrishnan: Tech's next frontier - Artificial Intelligence

India should shortlist those public services where AI can improve delivery, and aid the development of such products

Martin Feldstein: How scary is disruptive technology?

The steady stream of improvements in driverless cars has convinced me that before too long the roads will be filled with cars and trucks operating without humans at the wheel. Likewise, I am convinced that the revolution in artificial intelligence will allow computers and robots to do many of the tasks that white-collar workers now do.It's not surprising, therefore, that many people are worried about the fate of those whose jobs are vulnerable - or have already been lost - to the latest disruptive technology. What will happen to the millions of men and women who now drive trucks and taxis when the trucks and taxis can drive themselves? What will happen to the accountants and health workers when computers can do their jobs?Some analysts have estimated that, with many fewer employees needed to produce the current volume of goods and services, a large share of current employment could be made redundant.I hear these worries and realise that they cannot be easily dismissed. But I am optimis

Sauvik Banerjjee: Artificial intelligence & human intervention

Facebook's recent 'trending' debacle, where bots erred while ranking news on the platform, holds a lesson for all corporates: that we are yet to arrive at the stage where we can allow AI to completely operate on its own

Expect changes in how large firms organise, work: Sudipta Bhattacharjee

The rise of machines is now a reality in the knowledge-based service sectors, especially those dealing with a "rule-based" ecosystem like legal services. Recent news of an artificial-intelligence (AI) lawyer Chatbot overturning 160,000 parking tickets and an AI system achieving 70 per cent accuracy in predicting outcome of court cases created ripples.Certainly, the rise in AI technologies is going to be disruptive apropos the legal profession; legal research and repetitive manual functions like filing, generating standard templates and basic review of documents are amenable to full automation. However, the exact extent of such disruption remains unclear at this stage.When it comes to qualitative analysis/strategic inputs as required in high-end legal advice, humans should still rule the roost. While AI can analyse 'rules' and precedents, choosing the right strategy from often conflicting conclusions emerging from such analysis is often intuitive; for AI to beat human intuition in the l

Artificial intelligence will reshape the business model: Vikram Shroff

It's the era of man versus machine. And, we lawyers are equally at risk. Technology was always disruptive - however, the pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing has caught most unaware. To illustrate:IBM's ROSS, which gets smarter with time as it "learns" from user history, can research 200 million pages of simple text in a second. Symantec's Clearwell system can scan and summarise 500,000 documents in two days. LegalZoom and RocketLawyer allow people to create wills, incorporate businesses and register intellectual property rights.Over the last decade, automation has driven considerable change in the legal sector. Leading law firms and legal outsourcers are already using or testing AI for contract creation and management, discovery, knowledge management and compliance functions.AI will reshape the underlying business model of our profession. Several law firms have formed joint ventures or bought firms to use their technology. AI will eventually help create virtual law

Artificial intelligence for daily use

How programmers with almost no knowledge of Japanese designed software to read handwriting

John Markoff & Steve Lohr: Race is on to control AI, and tech's future

Many of the tech industry's biggest companies are jockeying to become the go-to company for artificial intelligence