August 13, 2017 |
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Singularity University Global Summit 2017 has an AI panel with Peter Diamandis, Jeremy Howard (founding research Fast.ai) and Vivienne Ming (co-founder manager partner Socos). Vivienne Mings rates AI as a top tool for solving world problems. Jeremy notes that great …
July 31, 2017 |
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in their May 11, 2017 Monthly Oil Market Report projected an increase in U.S. shale oil production for 2017 to 14.45 million barrels per day, ramping to 14.96 million barrels in 4Q17. OPEC …
July 10, 2017 |
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Prof Adam Balen, president of the British Fertility Society, said that he had noticed a “big shift” in UK society, with many university-educated women delaying starting a family. “In my clinic I certainly see more older women seeking fertility treatment …
June 17, 2017 |
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Alphabet’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt cited a study by McKinsey released at the Viva Tech conference in Paris on Thursday, which suggested 90 percent of jobs are not fully automatable. The Alphabet chairman said that while some of the routine …
June 8, 2017 |
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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has predicted that the global economy is set to grow 3.5 percent in 2017, followed by an increase to 3.6 percent in 2018 as confidence is increasing and investment and trade are picking …
June 6, 2017 |
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According to a survey of more than 350 artificial intelligence researchers there is a 50 per cent chance that machines will outperform humans in all tasks within 45 years. AI will master many activities a lot sooner, though. Machines are …
June 1, 2017 |
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has become the first head of a major semiconductor company to say what academics have been suggesting for some time: Moore’s Law is dead. Since 1975, the number of transistors on a chip doubled every two …
