Amazon to Retrain Its Employees. Why That’s Big Deal.

Amazon to Retrain Its Employees. Why That’s Big Deal.

Recently, Amazon announced that it will spend $700 Million (USD) to retrain its employees. Why are they doing this? Simple: automation. They know that a... Details
Kai-Fu Lee on the 2 AI Superpowers – China and Silicon Valley

Kai-Fu Lee on the 2 AI Superpowers – China and Silicon Valley

Lex Fridman sits down the great Kai-Fu Lee to talk about his life and work in AI across the US and China. Details
The state of AI in 2019: Breakthroughs in machine learning, natural language processing, games, and knowledge graphs

The State of AI in 2019

Just imagine where AI was just 5 years ago. Sure, neural networks have been around for decades, but they were not practical for the average... Details
Artificial Intelligence Helps Cut Food Waste

Artificial Intelligence Helps Cut Food Waste

Each day around a third of all food harvested or produced around the globe is wasted. This means that about 1.3 billion tons of food... Details
How the Combination of Robotics and AI Can Transform Industries

How the Combination of Robotics and AI Will Transform Industries

Industrial robots have been around for decades. What will happen when they are connected to AI? What will the job market look like and how... Details
Robots as Co-Workers

Robots as Co-Workers

Robots have a bad reputation for stealing workers' jobs. The rise of robots in factories has also increased the possibility of injury. Traditionally, robots needed... Details
Have You Been Training AI for Free?

Have You Been Training AI for Free?

The Verge explores AI’s biggest open secret: that a lot of training data comes from human beings, either it's contract workers recruited from Amazon's Mechanical... Details
Experts’ Predictions about the Future of AI

Experts’ Predictions about the Future of AI

When will AI systems surpass human performance? What about job automation? Will machines ever achieve consciousness? Watch this video to find out what 352 top... Details
Automation Taking Over White-Collar Work

Automation Taking Over White-Collar Work

Jobs that were once safe from automation, such as mortgage brokers or paralegals, are likely to be replaced by intelligent software (sooner than you think).... Details
Maybe the robot will do you a favor and snatch your job

Maybe the Robots Will Do You a Favor and Take Your Job

Here's an interesting read on the importance of re-skilling the workforce to be ready when the robots and/or algorithms take away many (all?) of the... Details