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Survey Says: The Pandemic is Causing Enterprise IT to Wake Up to the Value of AI/ML

The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be driving enterprise IT to plan increased investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies (ML), according to a newly published survey, and a growing number of decision makers are concluding that they should have been doing it all along.

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Microsoft Unveils SharePoint Syntex, First from its Cortex AI Initiative

Microsoft unveiled the first knowledge solution to emerge from its Project Cortex artificial intelligence (AI) initiative: Syntex builds on the leading content services of SharePoint to connect content in Microsoft 365 with external content to enable users to manage their information and streamline processes with advanced security, compliance, and automated workflow.

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New Edge AI Developer Kit for Smart Vision Apps

Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Aotu.ai and global industrial and embedded hardware maker AAEON have announced the joint release of a new embedded computing development kit for AI-based smart vision applications.

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Facebook AI's KILT Benchmark Aligns 11 Data Sets to a Single Source

Facebook AI has published a unified benchmark to help artificial intelligence (AI) researchers build models that are better able to leverage real-world knowledge.

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Microsoft Licenses OpenAI's GPT-3 Language Model

Microsoft is expanding its ongoing collaboration with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI to include an exclusive license for its GPT-3 neural-network-powered language model.

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Oracle Open Sources its Tribuo Java-based Machine Learning Library

Oracle has released an in-house developed Java machine learning (ML) library, called Tribuo, to open source.

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OutSystems Throws a Spotlight on AI/ML Capabilities in its Low-Code Platform

OutSystems, provider of the leading low-code application development platform, showcased its AI-based products during its online NextStep 2020 user conference.

Nvidia to Acquire Chip Designer Arm from SoftBank for $40 Billion

Chip maker Nvidia and the SoftBank Group have announced a definitive agreement under which Nvidia will acquire Arm Limited from Softbank in a transaction valued at $40 billion in cash, stock, and future considerations.

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AI Powers New Color Grading Tool for Cinematic Content

Hollywood-based Color Intelligence unveiled a new color grading application this week that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to dramatically improve the process of color correction of film footage used in movies and TV.

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Facebook Releases PyTorch Library for ML Training with Differential Privacy

Facebook has released a new high-speed machine learning (ML) library called Opacus for training PyTorch models with differential privacy.

MLOps Provider's Teams Edition Gets ML Apps into Production Faster

Seattle-based MLOps platform provider Algorithmia launches a new Teams edition of its platform designed for small groups within organizations that need to work collaboratively on an enterprise-grade MLOps management platform.

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WHO Health Alert Service Adds Artificial Intelligence Features

The World Health Organization's new Health Alert service, launched in March on the Facebook Messenger app, has been upgraded with artificial intelligence features that will provide users with a better interactive experience and more accurate information, while also allowing the WHO to respond more quickly to commonly asked questions.

WatersWorks Podcast Ep. 1: Q&A with NLP 'Hope Speech' Researcher Ashiqur KhudaBukhsh

Listen to John K. Waters' interview with machine learning researcher Ashiqur KhudaBukhsh in the first-ever episode of the WatersWorks Podcast.

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