Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the News, April 2nd, 2018
Microsoft doubles down on artificial intelligence in engineering reorganization
Two key letters show up throughout Microsoft’s major reorganization announcement this morning: AI. Artificial intelligence will get even more emphasis as part of the company’s reshuffling of leadership and engineering divisions. In a memo to employees laying out the reorg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called out AI as one of the technologies that will “shape the next phase of innovation.” He continues: “AI capabilities are rapidly advancing across perception and cognition fueled by data and knowledge of the world.” 2018-03-29 17:28:35+00:00 https://www.geekwire.com/2018/microsoft-doubles-artificial-intelligence-engineering-reorganization/ Cloudquant Thoughts: Windows downgraded, AI upgraded, I have tried Microsoft’s Azure M/L and it was a very pleasant experience.
Waymo’s all-electric Jaguar Will Rule the Self-Driving Fleets of the Future
Waymo Artificial Intelligence is the Most Trusted Driver The Waymo odometer rolled over to 5,000,000 (miles) in February 2018: that means their self-driving cars covered five million miles on public roads. This number will increase exponentially as their robotaxis get real-world experience.
2018-03-28 13:50:55.183000+00:00 https://hackernoon.com/waymos-all-electric-jaguar-will-rule-the-self-driving-fleets-of-the-future-425406ac4d40?source=collection_home—5——1—————-
Cloudquant Thoughts: This article is a little gushing but you cannot argue with 5m miles driven. That is incredibly impressive, and with Uber’s issues of the last week, Waymo surges even further ahead.
Results of UK Big Data survey
65 percent of Companies surveyed highlighted limited understanding of Big data across the organisation as the number one challenge they are facing.
Companies are using Big Data for projects relating to
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (53 percent)
- Digital Technologies such as mobile and social media (20 percent)
- Cloud Computing and Internet of Things both with (14 percent)
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