Microsoft continues the series of high-tech acquisitions with buying over Wand Labs, a company that creates messaging apps. Wand Labs purchase is a step forward in the Microsoft’s strategy of entering the area of artificial intelligence and natural language. In the future, Microsoft plans to build a platform which includes chat bots and intelligent agents. The new team will … [Read more...]
Toyota Buys Robotic Division from Google
Alphabet, the company that holds Google, has been rumored to be in search of a buyer for its Robotic Division, Boston Dynamics. The deal seems to have been getting closer to be sealed, and sources say that this mysterious buyer is no other than Toyota. Boston Dynamics was trying to create a consumer product for a couple of years and did not yet succeed. As the company’s … [Read more...]
It is Time We Considered a Ban on Autonomous Weapons
The Monitor Daily (U.S.) - It is time we considered a ban on autonomous weapons, reads the conclusion of a panel discussion held under the World Economic Forum umbrella at Davos. Led by the TIME and Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, the panel discussion reunited scientists, governments’ officials and leaders of international organizations. The debate was heated: without a … [Read more...]
How Memorable Are Your Selfies?
If taking selfies has become a thing now why not go to wave and make the experience as epic as possible? Now you can do just that, thanks to some rather brilliant work from the boys working for MIT’s Computer Sciences and Artificial Intelligence Center. The group who came up with this new gizmo asked themselves the following question: how memorable are your selfies? In many … [Read more...]
Researchers Built a Machine Which Thinks like a Child
In the era of technological marvels, it bears no lasting impression to find out that research into intelligent machines is being done. But what if we heard about a machine actually capable of mimicking our way of thinking? Researchers built a machine which thinks like a child, machine capable of taking the actual learning process to a whole new level. This research endeavor … [Read more...]
