Tag: machine learning
DWP targets benefits fraud gangs with AI
NEWSBYTE The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to tackle criminal gangs that are attempting benefits...
Special Report: UK AI policy – Why the government must modernise...
THE BIG READ In the first of two detailed reports on the UK government’s AI strategy, Chris Middleton looks at how Whitehall aims to...
AWS drives cloud and machine learning for Formula 1
The Formula One Group has announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be hosting the majority of its IT infrastructure, in a wholesale shift...
Facebook buys Bloomsbury AI to tackle fake news
NEWSBYTE Facebook is buying artificial intelligence startup Bloomsbury AI in a bid to combat fake news, according to a report by TechCrunch.
The social network...
Skills: AI, automation changing the core nature of work, warns McKinsey
The average worker of the future is a socially adept leader, entrepreneur, and life-long learner with transferrable technology skills, who is also happy to...
IBM takes steps to tackle AI bias
Artificial intelligence is only as neutral as its creators allow it to be, and as unbiased as the data it's trained on. That's why...
Want a facial recognition system? Buy Chinese – says US government
Chinese and Russian facial recognition systems are leading the world in accuracy, according to a US report.
In an annual performance competition, the top 20...
California could force USA to adopt GDPR-style laws today
Editor's note: The legislation referred to in this story has now been passed. To read our latest report on California's new data privacy rules,...
War of words escalates between tech firms’ employees and government
The employees of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com are increasingly at odds with their own bosses and with government policy, reports Chris Middleton.
The war...
IBM Watson AI to sense crowd emotion at Wimbledon 2018
NEWSBYTE It’s data set and match at Wimbledon 2018 for IBM’s Watson AI system.
Watson has been taught to recognise players’ and fans' emotions at...
Facebook using machine learning to fight fake news
Facebook has announced a raft of measures to prevent the spread of false information on its platform.
Writing in a company blog post on Friday, product manager...
PayPal snaps up fraud prevention player Simility for $120m
NEWSBYTE PayPal has announced that it is to acquire fraud prevention and risk management platform, Simility, for $120 million in cash.
The acquisition, which is...