Artificial Intelligence

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Google Patent Makes Controlling Robots Easier

The tech allows a robot to operate based on both language commands and environmental surroundings.

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Smart Speakers May Add to Global Data Melting Pot

Google wants its smart speakers to learn from their mistakes. The company’s latest patent reveals plans for its devices to take feedback.

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Patent Drop

Sony Wants to Check for Bias With “Human-Centric” AI Model

Like any AI-based system, the model itself that makes these determinations needs to be properly trained.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Guards its Models at All Angles

Microsoft’s AI protection patent shows the vulnerabilities that models face amid rapid growth.

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Patent Drop

Oracle’s Patent Could Keep AI From Spilling the Beans

Oracle wants to protect its AI models from being asked the wrong questions with a patent for a “machine learning model attack guard.”

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Patent Drop

Salesforce Looks at Ways to Simplify Machine Learning

Salesforce wants to give anyone the power to make AI (so long as they have enough data).

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

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Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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Patent Drop

Intel Looks at AI Tuning to Bolster Software Offerings

Intel is far behind in the AI race. Taking on chip giant Nvidia would require Intel to build a development ecosystem at a better price.

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Patent Drop

Humane’s AI Pin Could Authenticate With Your Heartbeat

The filing provides a peek at Humane’s debut device ahead of its reveal in mid-November.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Tech Could Let AI Skip Training

Google may have found a shortcut to develop chatbots. The tech could prove lucrative in helping enterprises integrate their own AI.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google AI-ngst: Apple Deal May Disintegrate Even Without Court Intervention

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The future of traditional search engines got a rude awakening last week as an Apple executive predicted their eventual demise.

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CIO Upside

Why Factory Floors Are the Best Place to Start with AI Robots

“The problem is bounded,” one expert said.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech Wants to Settle the ‘Fair Use’ AI Question Once and For All

Several years into the great AI revolution, it still remains an unsettled question whether firms are committing mass copyright infringement.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Are Betting Billions on AI Smartphones. But Consumers Aren’t Sold

Big Tech is hoping AI-powered smartphones will be the first of many great returns on its eye-popping AI investments.

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