Category: Artificial Intelligence
Rasa Core kicks up the context for chatbots
Context is everything when dealing with dialog systems. We humans take for granted how complex even our simplest conversations are. That’s part of the reason why dialog systems can’t live up to their human counterparts. But with an interactive learning approach and some open source love, Berlin-based Rasa is hoping to help enterprises solve their […]
Amazon to open visually focused AI research hub in Germany
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced a new research center in Germany focused on developing AI to improve the customer experience — especially in visual systems. Amazon said research conducted at the hub will also aim to benefit users of Amazon Web Services and its voice driven AI assistant tech, Alexa. The center will be based in Tübingen, near […]
AI hype has peaked so what’s next?
Tom RikertContributor Tom Rikert is a partner at Next World Capital. More posts by this contributor: The Next Big Opportunity In Enterprise Starts In The Field 2017 has been the year of AI, reaching a fever pitch of VC and corporate investment. But, as with any hot technology, AI is outgrowing this phase of experimentation and […]
Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm acquires tech behind fintech chatbot Ernest
Moneyfarm, the U.K.-headquartered “digital wealth manager,” has acquired the technology behind personal finance chatbot Ernest. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, though I understand that, along with the tech, this is an acqui-hire of sorts, seeing London-based Ernest’s CTO Lorenzo Sicilia join Moneyfarm to oversee technology integration. Founded in 2015 by Niall Bellabarba, Cristoforo […]
Google Photos can now recognize the lovable faces of your cats and dogs
I wish this was one of the approximately 8,000 dog photos on my phone. Image: Ruud Lauritsen/Kennel Club/REX/Shutterstock Google knows that your phone holds untold gigabytes of snapshots of your favorite animal friends. So the search giant is making it even easier to group those pics all together. SEE ALSO: Why the iPhone 8 Plus […]