Why Google’s AI ethics blunders are a PR nightmare
Google’s seemingly never-ending AI ethics saga took another turn last week when the company fired Margaret Mitchell, the founder and…
24 Feb 2021
Trust in AI is a societal and corporate governance imperative
A recent GlobalData survey of more than 1,700 senior executives found that 50% had a more positive view of AI than a year ago. More than three-quarters of respondents said…
04 Feb 2021
Admissions to AI university courses soar by 400%
A record number of students are enrolled in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related university courses, new figures from the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) have revealed. Today the UK admissions…
04 Feb 2021
Aflorithmic raises $1.3m for voice-cloning AI
Aflorithmic, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to create synthetic audio for personalised text-to-voice purposes, has raised $1.3m in a seed funding round. The London and Barcelona-based startup said it…
28 Jan 2021
What a Biden presidency means for AI in the US
Understandably, the newly appointed US president, Joe Biden, has not made any explicit announcements about the future of artificial intelligence (AI); he has had more pressing matters to attend to,…
27 Jan 2021
Starship Technologies raises $17m, bringing total funding to $102m
Autonomous delivery company Starship Technologies has raised $17m, bringing its total funding to $102m. TDK Ventures and Goodyear Ventures contributed to the funding, as well as new investors. “Goodyear Ventures…
22 Jan 2021
Interoperability is essential for AI development
Without interoperability, AI development opportunities will be limited to Big Tech, as they have access to the most data. Big Tech companies’ lock in models are affecting the development of…