Latest Artificial Intelligence Headlines

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Chinese Artificial Intelligence Firm Sues Apple for $1.4 Billion Over Siri

Aug 3 2020 // Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co. Ltd,. also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc, alleging it has infringed on its patents. The company is...

Insurance Broker Acrisure Acquires Tulco’s Artificial Intelligence Insurance Business

Jul 29 2020 // Insurance broker Acrisure announced that it has acquired artificial intelligence (AI) company Tulco LLC’s insurance practice with the aim of bringing data science, AI and machine learning capabilities to the...

There’s Still Work to Do Addressing Ethics in Autonomous Vehicles

Jul 9 2020 // There’s a fairly large flaw in the way that programmers are currently addressing ethical concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Namely, existing approaches don’t account...

AI-Powered Supply Chain Software in Demand Amid Coronavirus Disruption

Jun 19 2020 // For the past seven years, a Munich-based firm called riskmethods has tried to interest companies in buying software that allows them to track all their suppliers in a way that minimizes risks in operating globally spread...

Smart Cameras at Amazon Provide Real-Time Social Distancing Feedback to Employees

Jun 16 2020 // Amazon Inc. is pairing cameras with artificial intelligence to enforce social distancing among employees in its offices and warehouses. The system gives employees real time feedback on whether they are complying with the...

How Construction Companies Can Make the Most of Technology Advancements

Jun 15 2020 // As one of the oldest industries, construction has been notoriously slow to adopt technological advancements and embrace the digital age. However, in the last decade, many innovative technologies have gained traction in the...

Google Urges EU to Use Current Laws, Not New Ones, to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

May 29 2020 // Google has called on the European Union to use current EU laws to govern the use of artificial intelligence rather than draft new ones and cautioned against a one size fits all regulatory framework because of AI’s...

Not All Homes in Wildfire Zones Are Uninsurable. Here’s How Insurers Can Tell.

May 22 2020 // Fire-risk scores now used by insurance underwriters can sometimes can make it challenging for homeowners to find coverage. Zesty.ai, a California insurtech start-up, is among a handful of firms working to fine-tune...

Tokio Marine Uses Tractable’s Artificial Intelligence Solution for Auto Claims in Japan

May 11 2020 // Tokio Marine, the Tokyo-based property and casualty insurer, will use an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to process auto damage across its insurance operations in Japan, accelerating claims processing for...

AI Specialist omni:us Partners with Insurtech Rokk3r to Enter Latin American Market

May 4 2020 // omni:us, the insurance-focused artificial intelligence (AI) solution business, has announced a partnership with Rokk3r, a global innovation technology and consulting company, to enable the AI company to enter the Latin...

Employers Hope to Limit Liability by Catching Social Distancing Scofflaws on Video

Apr 28 2020 // Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social...

Cyber Criminals Increasingly Will Target Top Executives in Ransomware Attacks: Report

Apr 14 2020 // Senior executives increasingly will be targeted by cyber criminals looking for ways to steal money from large corporations, according to a report from cyber analytics provider CyberCube. Organized criminals and hackers are...

Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Answer for All Businesses

Apr 3 2020 // The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before they pursue automation that could...

Insurer Ageas Uses AI to Create End-to-End Car Damage Assessments in UK

Mar 26 2020 // Ageas is using artificial intelligence (AI) to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage, which it says is a first for a UK insurance company. Ageas is using an AI solution, developed by technology...

Swiss Re Launches Digital Market Center Supported by Microsoft Data Analytics, AI Tools

Mar 12 2020 // Swiss Re has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp., which is providing digital tools to support Swiss Re’s new Digital Market Center. The Digital Market Center is designed to help develop next-generation,...

Lemonade Starts Fund to Encourage Socially Positive Use of AI, Data and Technology

Mar 5 2020 // Digital insurer Lemonade has established a nonprofit foundation designed to promote the use of AI, data and software to build socially positive products and programs globally. Dubbed The Lemonade Foundation, the...

Analyst Warns Regulatory Battle Over AI Bias to Grow; Lemonade Argues It’s Fair

Feb 14 2020 // As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into “one of the biggest topics of the next 10 years,” a well-known...

Electricity Can’t Hold Candle to Artificial Intelligence in Significance: Alphabet CEO

Jan 28 2020 // Google’s chief executive officer has left no doubt about how important he thinks artificial intelligence will be to humanity. “AI is one of the most profound things we’re working on as humanity....

Energy-Hungry Data Storage Is Another Culprit of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jan 27 2020 // Everyone has seen the warning. At the bottom of the email, it says: “Please consider the environment before printing.” But for those who care about global warming, you might want to consider not writing so many...

IBM Calls For Rules to Curb Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Jan 22 2020 // IBM called for rules aimed at eliminating bias in artificial intelligence to ease concerns that the technology relies on data that bakes in past discriminatory practices and could harm women, minorities, the disabled,...