Tag: AI
Unfortunately, fraud is a fact of life in telecoms, and a growing problem when it comes to international voice services which generally enjoy higher termination rates. Of course, the frequent and routine transfers of significant sums of money between operators is another key reason and the pressure on margins throughout the industry has persuaded less […]
As we approach the end of the year, and analysts and journalists sharpen their pens and gaze with steely concentration into the mists of 2018, we thought we would take a moment to reflect on the year and – for the moment – simply sift through the hype. When you ask most senior executives what […]
MANILA (Reuters) – The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the $23 billion sector. AI-powered translators could dilute the biggest advantage the Philippines has, the wide use of English, […]
A problem that humans can’t solve. There is a silver bullet to deal with the fake news issue, but the problem is that Facebook is not even close to being able to produce one and is having to rely on old, ineffective bullets instead. This problem has been around for a while but really came to […]
News highlights for 22 October 2017 Apple sued over the term animoji NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Japanese software company is suing Apple Inc in a U.S. court over the trademark for the term “animoji”, alleging the U.S. technology company stole the name to use on a feature of its iPhone X. Read more… Australian […]
News highlights for 8 October 2017 U.S. Treasury investigates illegal surveillance allegations: watchdog WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An internal watchdog at the U.S. Treasury said on Friday it is investigating allegations the department illegally looked at financial records of U.S. citizens. Read more… Drug chains tumble on reports Amazon eyeing their pie (Reuters) – Shares of […]
The wholesale industry is all about buzz words at the moment – from IoT to Security and blockchain. A newcomer making its wholesale buzz list debut recently is ‘Artificial Intelligence’ or AI. In most of our minds, AI brings images of robots taking over the world and annihilating the human race. The fear is that […]
While the debate about whether AI will lead us to destruction or not continues, one recent insight is worth reporting. A lecture on the progress in finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease in Edinburgh is not the place where you would think you would be struck by insights into AI, but it was. The reason […]
AI, not the baby, fast look up kind, but the one that is just beginning to emerge and worry people like Elon Musk (hashtag ‘next stop Mars’) is at a crossroads. Between the many, many lines of hype about AI (generally the baby, fast look up, variety) the evolving technology is getting some very serious […]
Huawei abandoned its habit of launching a new phone at IFA 2017 and instead focused on a new chipset called the Kirin 970 that promises all usual the bells and whistles as well as artificial intelligence. Huawei made some bold claims regarding its hardware performance as well as power efficiency thanks to its 10nm geometry […]
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