As industrial companies automate, the A.I. that bested humans at games such as Go is beginning to find a place on the factory floor.
Tag: Algorithms
Using A.I. can be risky business
For years, companies have operated under the assumption that in order to improve their artificial intelligence software and gain a competitive advantage, they must gather enormous amounts of user data—the lifeblood of machine learning. But increasingly, collecting massive amounts of user information can be a major risk. Laws like Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, and […]
Can A.I. bring back the three-martini lunch?
Imagine the life of an advertising executive and a scene from Mad Men is likely to come to mind: Don Draper snake-charming a pair of Kodak marketing executives with a perfectly crafted pitch about the emotional pull of nostalgia (“It’s delicate, but potent…”) in order to win the account for their new slide projector. “This […]
Why smart-city tech has lost its buzz
Just a few years ago, smart cities, a catch-all phrase for connecting urban infrastructure like parking meters and stoplights online, had major buzz. The idea was to use machine learning to crunch data collected across cities to, for example, minimize traffic delays and reduce pollution. But smart city projects haven’t taken off as quickly as expected, […]
HireVue drops facial monitoring amid A.I. algorithm audit
The journalist Malcolm Gladwell, on his podcast, “Revisionist History,” devoted a recent episode to his theory of “hiring nihilism.” It is Gladwell’s belief that people are so bad at predicting who will perform well at a given role—especially based on traditional screening criteria such as CVs and candidate interviews—that one should simply concede that all […]
3 things to watch for in A.I. in 2021
New developments in artificial intelligence may seem trivial compared to recent events like the Capitol riots in which pro-Trump rioters attempted to subvert the election. But 2021 will likely be a big year for A.I., and with a new White House administration soon in place, there may be a clearer set of national A.I. policies […]
New York City proposes regulating algorithms used in hiring
Enlarge (credit: John Lamb | Getty Images) In 1964, the Civil Rights Act barred the humans who made hiring decisions from discriminating on the basis of sex or race. Now, software often contributes to those hiring decisions, helping managers screen résumés or interpret video interviews. That worries some tech experts and civil rights groups, who […]
How A.I. can speed up the COVID-19 vaccination drive
Happy New Year everyone! A warm welcome back too to my Fortune “Eye on A.I.” partner Jonathan Vanian, who has just returned from paternity leave. Jonathan helped compile the news items, research, and Brain Food sections for this week’s newsletter. I spent some time over the last few weeks reporting a story, which will be […]
A.I. Should Have real–along with Also Other takeways from this Season’s NeurIPS
Here is the internet edition of Eye on A.I.,” Fortune’s weekly newsletter covering artificial intelligence along with enterprise. To receive it delivered {} your in-box, then sign here. Hello and welcome to this Previous “Eye on A.I.” of 2020! It is almost always a fantastic place for taking the heartbeat of this area. Held entirely virtually […]
A.I. Should Have real–along with other takeaways from this Season’s NeurIPS
To receive it delivered {} your in-box, then sign here. Hello and welcome to this Previous “Eye on A.I.” of 2020! I spent immersed at the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) seminar, the yearly gathering of high academic A.I. research workers. It is almost always a fantastic place for taking the heartbeat of this area. […]