“Facebook designed this server to put new power behind the simulated neurons that enable software to do smart things like recognize speech or the content of photos.”
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“Clarifai, a NYC-based startup that’s developing state-of-the-art image recognition software, has launched a new free photo app on iOS. It’s called Forevery, and it’s a new AI-powered app that helps you organize, discover, and share photos on your phone.”
Read: Forevery Offers Powerful Image Recognition for Your iPhone Camera Roll
“The big question at the heart of the affirmative action case before the Supreme Court, Fisher v. Texas, is whether the university needs to consider race in its admissions process in order to create an environment diverse enough to benefit all students.”
Read: Chief Justice Roberts asked why diversity matters in a physics class. Here’s an answer.
“More than 20 years ago, AT&T ran a series of ads depicting the miraculous things information technology would allow us to do in the future. “Have you ever borrowed a book from thousands of miles away?” the first ad asks.”
“Microsoft’s Project Oxford, a suite of developer tools based on the company’s machine learning and artificial intelligence research, is getting a new quintet of services, the company announced at its Future Decoded conference in London.”
Read: Microsoft bolsters artificial intelligence with additions to Project Oxford
“Ben Carson, who is currently leading polls for the Republican presidential nomination nationally and in Iowa, has admitted that he has lied for over two decades about being accepted to the US Military Academy at West Point.”
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“Diversity was (once again) a popular topic of conversation inside Twitter headquarters this week following a blog post from a former employee who criticized company execs for failing to create a diverse workplace.”
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“You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online. So the most surprising thing about Peeple — basically Yelp, but for humans — may be the fact that no one has yet had the gall to launch something like it.”
“This article was first published in the July 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online The future of artificial intelligence begins with a game of Space Invaders.”