Applied AI Digest 56

 

 


The latest Data, Insights, and Inspiration about Applied AI

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We are thrilled to announce that the first group of world-class speakers for this year conference will include:

  • Danny Lange, VP of AI and Machine Learning, Unity Technologies
  • Richard Socher, Chief Scientist, Salesforce
  • Mark Weatherford, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, vArmour
  • Bill Loconzolo, Chief Data Officer, Intuit
  • Marten Mickos, CEO, HackerOne
  • Rajendra Rao, CEO, Ford Smart Mobility
  • Parth Vasa, Head of Data Science, Bloomberg
  • Jan Erik Solem, CEO and Founder, Mapillary
  • Aditya Kalro, Engineering Manager, Facebook
  • Jack Clark, Strategy & Communications Director, OpenAI

 

 

Who will be speaking at the Applied AI Conference 2017?

Super Early Bird tickets are sold out.

A limited number of Early Bird tickets are now available ($500 OFF)!

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Learn more about the Applied AI Conference 2017 at this link.

Applied Artificial Intelligence Digest

 

The Race to Put Robots in Space Has Begun

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) serves as the ” mad scientist ” wing of the U.S. Pentagon, responsible for building such things as anthropomorphic robots and super-secret spy planes. Read more.

 

Amazon’s Alexa assistant is gaining ‘skills’ at a tremendous rate

If voice assistants really are the next big user interface, then Amazon is off to fantastic start — by the numbers, at least. As this chart from Statista shows, Amazon’s Alexa assistant now… read more.

 

NVIDIA’s Artificial Intelligence Opportunity in 1 Chart

NVIDIA was one of the hottest tech stocks of 2016, jumping 230% over the past 12 months. The company makes the vast majority of its revenue from gaming — about 62% in the fiscal fourth quarter 2017 — read more.

 

IBM and Salesforce shake hands on artificial intelligence

IBM is teaming up with Salesforce to make it easier for Salesforce customers to use data from IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence platform. Read more.

 

How to Upgrade Judges with Machine Learning

Software that helps judges decide whether to jail a defendant while they await trial could cut crime and reduce racial disparities amongst prisoners. Read more.

 

Artificial intelligence runs wild while humans dither

As an experiment, Tunde Olanrewaju messed around one day with the Wikipedia entry of his employer, McKinsey. He edited the page to say that he had founded the consultancy firm. Read more.

 

Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2017

The Applied AI Conference is a must-attend event for people who are working, researching, building, and investing in Applied Artificial Intelligence technologies.

We expect over 600 people and will continue updating our speakers line-up and conference program!

Last year’s sold-out conference hosted over 400 C-level executives from Fortune 500 companies, AI startups founders, venture capitalists, researchers and AI developers. The day was packed with insightful, practical and inspiring conversations and keynotes from 44 AI thought leaders from companies like Facebook, Uber, AirBnb, Amazon, IBM, NASA, BMW, Sentient, Singularity University, Stanford University, Bloomberg, and Accenture.

 


AI By The Bay

Ben Levy, our co-founder will speak during the AI By The Bay
Conference on March 8th.

The AI VC panel consists of experienced VCs investing in AI startups. They will distill, essentially, what works — in the tech, in industry, in the marketplace.

Use the code AIFRIENDS for 20% off the registration, and join us in March!

Learn more about the conference at this link here.

 

 

MITCNC Tech Conference: The Future of AI

Ben Levy, our co-founder will speak during the MITCNC Tech Conference: The Future of AI on March 25th.

Discover the untapped opportunities of applied AI join us during the MITCNC Tech Conference: The Future of AI.

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Applied AI Digest Review 2016

See the most impactful artificial intelligence news of 2016. Read more.

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