Robots to Hollywood — Call My Agent: A talent agency specializes in automated actors.
Business

Robots to Hollywood — Call My Agent: A talent agency specializes in automated actors.

Seeking a robot star for your movie, music video, or bat mitzvah? You need a new breed of talent scout. Ai-gen-cy is an artist management firm that exclusively represents robots, reports GeekWire.

April 8, 20201 min read
Selling Shovels to Data Miners: A survey of AI business-to-business services
Business

Selling Shovels to Data Miners: A survey of AI business-to-business services

When the world is panning for machine learning gold, it pays to help them dig through the data. Machine learning entrepreneurs can make their mark (and their fortune) building services that help other companies develop, deploy, and monitor AI, venture capitalist Rob Toews argues in Forbes.

April 1, 20201 min read
Selling Shovels to Data Miners: A survey of AI business-to-business services
Business

Selling Shovels to Data Miners: A survey of AI business-to-business services

When the world is panning for machine learning gold, it pays to help them dig through the data. Machine learning entrepreneurs can make their mark (and their fortune) building services that help other companies develop, deploy, and monitor AI, venture capitalist Rob Toews argues in Forbes.

April 1, 20201 min read
Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.
Business

Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.

As working from home becomes the new normal, AI may protect you from the sound of coworkers munching while they chat. No more smacking lips and rustling chip bags! Microsoft’s online collaboration platform Teams announced a feature that removes extraneous sounds from videoconferences.

March 25, 20201 min read
Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.
Business

Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.

As working from home becomes the new normal, AI may protect you from the sound of coworkers munching while they chat. No more smacking lips and rustling chip bags! Microsoft’s online collaboration platform Teams announced a feature that removes extraneous sounds from videoconferences.

March 25, 20201 min read
Machine Learning Churning: The hottest AI startups of 2020, according to CB Insights
Business

Machine Learning Churning: The hottest AI startups of 2020, according to CB Insights

Many of this year’s hottest AI companies are taking the spotlight from last year’s darlings.What’s new: CB Insights, which analyzes early-stage companies, published its annual list of the 100 “most promising” startups in AI.

March 11, 20201 min read
Machine Learning Churning: The hottest AI startups of 2020, according to CB Insights
Business

Machine Learning Churning: The hottest AI startups of 2020, according to CB Insights

Many of this year’s hottest AI companies are taking the spotlight from last year’s darlings.What’s new: CB Insights, which analyzes early-stage companies, published its annual list of the 100 “most promising” startups in AI.

March 11, 20201 min read
Eyes on the Assembly Line: Computer vision tracks worker efficiency in warehouses.
Business

Eyes on the Assembly Line: Computer vision tracks worker efficiency in warehouses.

AI may not steal your job, but it can tell the boss when you’re slacking. Drishti, a startup based in Palo Alto and Bengaluru, tracks the productivity of industrial workers by recognizing their actions on the assembly line.

March 4, 20201 min read
Eyes on the Assembly Line: Computer vision tracks worker efficiency in warehouses.
Business

Eyes on the Assembly Line: Computer vision tracks worker efficiency in warehouses.

AI may not steal your job, but it can tell the boss when you’re slacking. Drishti, a startup based in Palo Alto and Bengaluru, tracks the productivity of industrial workers by recognizing their actions on the assembly line.

March 4, 20201 min read
Poultry in Motion: Tyson Foods uses AI to track inventory of chicken products.
Business

Poultry in Motion: Tyson Foods uses AI to track inventory of chicken products.

A top meat packer is counting its chickens with AI. Tyson Foods is using computer vision to track drumsticks, breasts, and thighs as they move through its processing plants, the Wall Street Journal reports.

February 26, 20201 min read
Poultry in Motion: Tyson Foods uses AI to track inventory of chicken products.
Business

Poultry in Motion: Tyson Foods uses AI to track inventory of chicken products.

A top meat packer is counting its chickens with AI. Tyson Foods is using computer vision to track drumsticks, breasts, and thighs as they move through its processing plants, the Wall Street Journal reports.

February 26, 20201 min read
Business Pushes the Envelope: The trends shaping AI in 2020
Business

Business Pushes the Envelope: The trends shaping AI in 2020

The business world continues to shape deep learning’s future. Commerce is pushing AI toward more efficient consumption of data, energy, and labor, according to a report on trends in machine learning from market analyst CB Insights.

February 19, 20201 min read
Business Pushes the Envelope: The trends shaping AI in 2020
Business

Business Pushes the Envelope: The trends shaping AI in 2020

The business world continues to shape deep learning’s future. Commerce is pushing AI toward more efficient consumption of data, energy, and labor, according to a report on trends in machine learning from market analyst CB Insights.

February 19, 20201 min read
Robocallers vs Robolawyer: AI tool automatically sues phone spammers.
Business

Robocallers vs Robolawyer: AI tool automatically sues phone spammers.

A digital attorney is helping consumers take telemarketers and phone scammers to court. DoNotPay makes an app billed as the world’s first robot lawyer. Its latest offering, Robo Revenge, automates the process of suing intrusive robocallers.

February 19, 20201 min read
Robocallers vs Robolawyer: AI tool automatically sues phone spammers.
Business

Robocallers vs Robolawyer: AI tool automatically sues phone spammers.

A digital attorney is helping consumers take telemarketers and phone scammers to court. DoNotPay makes an app billed as the world’s first robot lawyer. Its latest offering, Robo Revenge, automates the process of suing intrusive robocallers.

February 19, 20201 min read

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