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Writing the future part 1

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 24th April 2020
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This is the first of a series of three blog articles, entitled “Writing the Future” in which I will discuss and explore how many of the challenges of tomorrow are often known yesterday, but they can only be addressed if they can be brought to the present, which is actually the only period at which […]

Russian News Channel Introduces Robot Presenter

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 24th April 2019
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The BBC has reported that Russian state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter – ‘Alex’ – for some of its bulletins. It states: ‘Alex’ has already caused a stir, with some viewers complaining about his appearance and accusing him of peddling political propaganda. The robot was developed by Promobot in the city […]

Hospital Develops AI to Identify Patients Likely to Skip Appointments

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 12th April 2019
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The Guardian has run a story detailing how London’s UCLH has created a tool forecasting 90% of patient no-shows, which could potentially save the NHS millions. It states: A leading hospital has developed artificial intelligence to predict which patients are most likely to miss appointments. University College Hospital, in London, created an algorithm using records from […]

How AI Technologies are Helping in the Fight Against Cancer

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 5th April 2019
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Artificial Intelligence News has published an encouraging healthcare story on how AI is being used to more accurately treat cancer. As well as being used to seek a total eradication of the disease. It states: In the world of healthcare, and more specifically cancer care, technology is being used in new and exciting ways. Several […]

Automation could replace 1.5 million jobs, says ONS

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 25th March 2019
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According to an article on the BBC website, 1.5 million people in England are at risk of losing their jobs to automation. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) analysed the jobs of 20 million people in 2017 and found 7.4% of these were at high risk of being replaced. Read the full story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691078

AI Could Help Catch Shoplifters in the Act

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 18th March 2019
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NBC News has reported on how new developments in AI could help retailers tackle the problem of shoplifting. It states: Shoplifting continues to be a huge problem around the world, costing retailers billions of dollars a year in the United States alone. But a Japanese startup has developed artificial intelligence software that it says can catch shoplifters […]

Pentagon Approaches Massive New AI Machine Learning Breakthrough

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 5th March 2019
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The Fox News Network recently reported that the Pentagon is close to making a major breakthrough on the use of AI and machine learning in the field of cyber security. It states: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is pursuing an unprecedented machine-learning “breakthrough” technology — and pioneering a new cybersecurity method intended to thwart […]

Jobs of Workers in North of England Most at Risk from Rise of the Robots

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 5th March 2019
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A new piece by The Telegraph Business investigates how the rise of robotics and AI in industry could impact upon employment in the UK. It states: The jobs of workers in the North of England could be swept away by robots and artificial intelligence in the coming decades even as their counterparts in the south benefit […]

Brain-Computer Interface Breakthrough Sees Thoughts Translated into Speech

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 28th February 2019
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This week The Independent reported on how AI is being used to give a voice to people who have lost the power of speech. It states: Clear, intelligible speech using computer processing of human brain activty has been acheived by scientists for the first time.   Researchers at the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University were able to reconstruct the words […]

How Elite Investors Use AI and Machine Learning to Gain an Edge

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 18th February 2019
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CNN Business has been exploring the potential of artificial intelligence in the sphere of investment. It states: Artificial intelligence and machine learning might sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies. But hedge funds, major banks and private equity firms are already deploying next-generation technologies to gain an edge. Read the full story here: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/17/investing/artificial-intelligence-investors-machine-learning/index.html

How Artificial Intelligence is Aiding Wildlife Research

  • Posted by Emily
  • On 12th February 2019
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Science Daily has just published a story on how AI is now being used to help identify animals for valuable wildlife research. It states: A new program developed by researchers from Penn State and Microsoft Azure automatically detects regions of interest within images, alleviating a serious bottleneck in processing photos for wildlife research. The new […]

Artificial Intelligence in Beer Production

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 4th February 2019
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Forbes ran an article recently about how AI could be about to revolutionise beer production. It states: There are many ways artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can make our world more productive and effective. There are even breweries that are using AI to enhance beer production. Is this brilliant or unbelievable? While it’s admittedly […]

How artificial intelligence could help the London transport system

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 4th February 2019
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An interesting article by, Vishal Chatrath, chief executive of AI company PROWLER.io., talking about how London’s congestion issues could be addressed with AI. He states: …if Transport for London (TfL) is to genuinely tackle the twin scourges of congestion and air pollution, we need to think beyond new roads and cycle highways. For long-term change, we need […]

DeepMind is using AI for protein folding breakthroughs

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 10th December 2018
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Protein folding could help diagnose and treat some of the worst diseases, and DeepMind believes AI can speed up that process. Conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and cystic fibrosis are suspected to be caused by misfolded proteins. Being able to predict a protein’s shape enables a greater understanding of its role within the body. […]

DeepMind’s AlphaZero now showing human-like intuition in historical ‘turning point’ for AI

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 6th December 2018
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DeepMind’s artificial intelligence programme AlphaZero is now showing signs of human-like intuition and creativity, in what developers have hailed as ‘turning point’ in history. The computer system amazed the world last year when it mastered the game of chess from scratch within just four hours, despite not being programmed how to win. But now, after a year of […]

Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 11th November 2018
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Technologies that could unleash a generation of lethal weapons systems requiring little or no human interaction are being funded by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report. Link to full story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/10/autonomous-drones-that-decide-who-they-kill-britain-funds-research

China introduces the world’s first artificial intelligence anchor

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 11th November 2018
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China’s state news agency Xinhua this week introduced the newest members of its newsroom: AI anchors who will report “tirelessly” all day every day, from anywhere in the country. Read the full story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/09/worlds-first-ai-news-anchor-unveiled-in-china

Robot gives evidence to parliamentary select committee

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 23rd October 2018
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A robot has answered questions from MPs about the role of technology in classrooms during a hearing at the House of Commons. Pepper, the first robot to ever appear before a parliamentary select committee, is part of an international research project that is developing the world’s first culturally aware robots. The android, which is designed […]

Self Driving Bulldozer

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 23rd September 2018
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Artificial intelligence provides tremendous benefits to improving the productivity in construction. While the construction industry grapples with a labour shortage and declining productivity, artificial intelligence helps to fill in the gaps. Artificial intelligence in construction is on the rise. Similar to other technology advances, those that are ready to take the leap will have an […]

Vodafone to lay off 1,700 employees in favour of robots

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 21st September 2018
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“Vodafone, one of the biggest telecom groups in the world, will lay off 1,700 employees from its service centers in Romania, India and Egypt, in this financial year, the group’s new CEO Nick Read said in an interview for Financial Times. The layoffs will affect about 8% of the workforce in that side of the […]

Bank of England economist warns thousands of UK jobs at risk from robots and AI

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 2nd June 2016
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The Bank of England’s chief economist, Andy Haldane, has warned that artificial intelligence and machines have the potential to make a huge number of jobs obsolete, with thousands of UK workers at workers facing unemployment due to new technology. Mr Haldane told the BBC that the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution” would be on a “much greater scale” than the previous three, and said […]

Artificial Intelligence ‘could be bigger than the internet’

  • Posted by admin@FC
  • On 2nd June 2016
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises an even bigger revolution than the internet yet could be stifled in the UK by a fear-driven public backlash, according to a leading scientist and broadcaster. Physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili, incoming president of the British Science Association, warns that without greater transparency and public engagement the full potential of AI may […]
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  • Writing the future part 124th April 2020
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