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South Korean Government Invests One Trillion in Artificial Intelligence
April 24, 2016
The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2020 to boost the artificial intelligence industry. It also plans to support the civilian-led establishment of a high-profile research center tasked with serving as a "pivot" of the nation's research and development in the field. Six large local firms -- Samsung and LG Electronics, SKT, KT, Naver and Hyundai Motor -- have decided to join the initiative, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future...
April 24, 2016
The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2020 to boost the artificial intelligence industry. It also plans to support the civilian-led establishment of a high-profile research center tasked with serving as a "pivot" of the nation's research and development in the field. Six large local firms -- Samsung and LG Electronics, SKT, KT, Naver and Hyundai Motor -- have decided to join the initiative, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future...
Microsoft is Using Minecraft to Train AI
April 24, 2016
When Microsoft acquired Mojang in 2014 for $2.5 billion, the idea was for the tech giant to break into mobile gaming with the developer’s massively popular title, Minecraft. Now, researchers at Microsoft are using a new platform called AIX to train an artificial intelligence agent to learn how to climb a hill in the open-world game. The goal is to teach what’s called ‘general intelligence’, the ability to learn lessons from one’s environment and make decisions. In a blog, Microsoft...
April 24, 2016
When Microsoft acquired Mojang in 2014 for $2.5 billion, the idea was for the tech giant to break into mobile gaming with the developer’s massively popular title, Minecraft. Now, researchers at Microsoft are using a new platform called AIX to train an artificial intelligence agent to learn how to climb a hill in the open-world game. The goal is to teach what’s called ‘general intelligence’, the ability to learn lessons from one’s environment and make decisions. In a blog, Microsoft...
Dataconomy AI Is The Future of Law—And Lawyers Know It
April 24, 2016
Mixing AI, one of the most cutting edge technologies, with law, a fundamental part of society, is a truly incredible step forward. Of course, if you want to realize just how complex the field is, take a look at some of the relevant ICAIL paper titles: “A Structure-guided Approach to Capturing Bayesian Reasoning about Legal Evidence in Argumentation,” “An Integrated Theory of Causal Stories and Evidential Arguments,” or my favorite, “Tax Non-Compliance Detection Using Co-Evolution of Tax Evasion...
April 24, 2016
Mixing AI, one of the most cutting edge technologies, with law, a fundamental part of society, is a truly incredible step forward. Of course, if you want to realize just how complex the field is, take a look at some of the relevant ICAIL paper titles: “A Structure-guided Approach to Capturing Bayesian Reasoning about Legal Evidence in Argumentation,” “An Integrated Theory of Causal Stories and Evidential Arguments,” or my favorite, “Tax Non-Compliance Detection Using Co-Evolution of Tax Evasion...
Lyft and GM Partner on Express Drive (Autonomous Cars)
April 23, 2016
Two months after General Motors announced a $500 million investment in transportation startup Lyft to work on autonomous cars, the pair are launching their first service together. No, it’s not a self-driving car fleet (yet); it’s a short-term rental program called Express Drive: GM will provide all-in rental cars to Lyft drivers, who will pay between $99/week plus mileage and nothing at all, depending on how many Lyft rides they provide using the vehicles. Going live first in Chicago with...
April 23, 2016
Two months after General Motors announced a $500 million investment in transportation startup Lyft to work on autonomous cars, the pair are launching their first service together. No, it’s not a self-driving car fleet (yet); it’s a short-term rental program called Express Drive: GM will provide all-in rental cars to Lyft drivers, who will pay between $99/week plus mileage and nothing at all, depending on how many Lyft rides they provide using the vehicles. Going live first in Chicago with...
Uber Seeking to Buy Self-Driving Cars
April 23, 2016
Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday. "They wanted autonomous cars," the source, who declined to be named, said. "It seemed like they were shopping around." Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost -- drivers -- if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.
April 23, 2016
Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday. "They wanted autonomous cars," the source, who declined to be named, said. "It seemed like they were shopping around." Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost -- drivers -- if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.
Machine Learning in the Cloud, with TensorFlow
April 23, 2016
At Google, researchers collaborate closely with product teams, applying the latest advances in Machine Learning to existing...
April 23, 2016
At Google, researchers collaborate closely with product teams, applying the latest advances in Machine Learning to existing...
Texas Among Tops in Nation for Technology Jobs
April 17, 2016
The technology industry in Texas added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry report. Texas ranks No. 2 in the nation for number of tech jobs, 585,614, second only to California. And tech companies accounted for 6 percent of the Lone Star State’s private sector jobs, the report by Computing Technology Industry Association found. The Texas technology industry added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry group report. The average wage of a Texas technology...
April 17, 2016
The technology industry in Texas added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry report. Texas ranks No. 2 in the nation for number of tech jobs, 585,614, second only to California. And tech companies accounted for 6 percent of the Lone Star State’s private sector jobs, the report by Computing Technology Industry Association found. The Texas technology industry added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry group report. The average wage of a Texas technology...
Deep Learning for Robots: Learning from Large-Scale Interaction
April 17, 2016
While we’ve recently seen great strides in robotic capability, the gap between human and robot motor skills remains vast. Machines still have a very long way to go to match human proficiency even at basic sensorimotor skills like grasping. However, by linking learning with continuous feedback and control, we might begin to bridge that gap, and in so doing make it possible for robots to intelligently and reliably handle the complexities of the real world. Consider for example this robot from...
April 17, 2016
While we’ve recently seen great strides in robotic capability, the gap between human and robot motor skills remains vast. Machines still have a very long way to go to match human proficiency even at basic sensorimotor skills like grasping. However, by linking learning with continuous feedback and control, we might begin to bridge that gap, and in so doing make it possible for robots to intelligently and reliably handle the complexities of the real world. Consider for example this robot from...
Could This New App, Debuting at Techshow, Become the Uber of Law?
April 17, 2016
Debuting at ABA Techshow this week is a new iOS app that will allow consumers to locate an available attorney and connect with him or her instantly by video, in much the same way that someone can hail a ride on demand using the app Uber. As of this writing, the app, which is tentatively named 1Law, was awaiting final approval from Apple to be included in the app store. The app’s developer, A. Jason Velez, hoped that the app would be available in the app store by the start of Techshow. I was able...
April 17, 2016
Debuting at ABA Techshow this week is a new iOS app that will allow consumers to locate an available attorney and connect with him or her instantly by video, in much the same way that someone can hail a ride on demand using the app Uber. As of this writing, the app, which is tentatively named 1Law, was awaiting final approval from Apple to be included in the app store. The app’s developer, A. Jason Velez, hoped that the app would be available in the app store by the start of Techshow. I was able...
AI We There Yet?
April 16, 2016
A behavior-science perspective on why it's still a long way to human-like AI In Greg Egan(link is external)'s short story Learning to Be Me(link is external), published in 1990 and set in what now feels like a rather near future, every human can have their brain shadowed by a "jewel"—a small computer that fits inside the skull and over time learns the connections among their sensations, thoughts, and actions. Learning is deemed to be complete when the jewel's patterns of implied behavior become...
April 16, 2016
A behavior-science perspective on why it's still a long way to human-like AI In Greg Egan(link is external)'s short story Learning to Be Me(link is external), published in 1990 and set in what now feels like a rather near future, every human can have their brain shadowed by a "jewel"—a small computer that fits inside the skull and over time learns the connections among their sensations, thoughts, and actions. Learning is deemed to be complete when the jewel's patterns of implied behavior become...
