Earlier this month, the NITI Aayog unveiled a discussion paper which addresses the national strategy on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in India. The government think tank iden…
Open Access Libraries, The Real Heroes Of The Deep Learning Revolution, Are In Danger
The larger credit for the deep learning revolution has always been attributed to faster and larger computers, and also to the availability of larger datasets. But if you ask researchers and developers…
Can ML Algorithms Create Beautiful Music? Here Are A Few Use Cases
Machine learning may give a tough time to songwriters and musicians because the algorithms are definitely getting better at generating music. Composing music using artificial intelligence isn’t a new …
How Maharashtra Plans to Use Artificial Intelligence To Alleviate Its Agrarian Crisis
After Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Maharashtra is the next state to bank on artificial intelligence to resolve some of the biggest challenges faced by humanity. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fa…
Small-Scale Accelerators In Machine Learning: A Brief Overview
As machine learning and artificial intelligence pervade the computing environment, the drive for better hardware resources is increasing significantly. Although computational hardware is optimised to …
Microsoft AI Chief Wants New Computer Scientists To Learn These Life Lessons From AI
Harry Shum, VP of Artificial Intelligence and Research at Microsoft, had some major life lessons for computer science graduates especially in three major areas of technologies Quantum computing Mixed …
How Alibaba Is Applying Virtual Taobao To Simulate E-Commerce Environment
Alibaba has always been at the forefront of adopting new age technologies to boost their business. The online e-commerce giant dived into the much popular augmented reality and virtual reality technol…
Should AI Be Allowed To Get Patents? How Can Indian Companies Protect Their Inventions?
Is software patentability an important issue in artificial intelligence, especially in the current economic context? Commercially-focused companies such as DeepMind and Google take the lead in filing …
What Happened To Self-Driving Cars? Why Are They Not On The Roads Yet?
The road to using fully-automated vehicles is long and complicated. Every year car companies like Nissan, Toyota and Mercedes, among others, flock to auto shows to show off their self-driving concepts…
Personalisation Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Stores Compete With Online Retail
Each individual customer’s preference is quite different. Aspects such as needs, wants and perspectives are highly subjective. Consequently, their price sensitivity, brand choices and consumption patt…