Apple turns to the “dark side” of data

By Tian DuBelko Apple is turning to the dark side of data with its latest AI startup acquisition. According to Fortune, the tech giant recently spent around $200 million to acquire Lattice Data Inc, a company specializing in artificial intelligence. Specifically, the company uses machine learning to process “dark data” and turn it into more structured […]

Jeff Bezos talks business principles, AI and machine learning, plus space

By Tian DuBelko Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stopped by the annual Internet Association gala last week and spoke about a wide range of topics, including Amazon’s business principles, artificial intelligence, as well as the company’s machine learning strategy. Bezos even briefly professed his love for space and the goals of his Blue Origin space company during his […]

What Happens When You Give an AI a Working Memory?

By Will Knight A new kind of computer, devised by researchers at Google DeepMind in the U.K., could broaden the abilities of today’s best AI systems by giving them an important new feature—a kind of working memory. The researchers show that the computer, which consists of a large neural network connected to a unique form of […]