Latest Artificial Intelligence Headlines

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AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist?

Feb 6 2023 // Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast...

U.S. and EU to Launch First-of-its-Kind AI Agreement

Jan 30 2023 // The United States and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric...

How AI Can Transform Insureds’ Lives in 2023

Jan 23 2023 // Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a popular topic of year-end prediction articles in recent years. Looking ahead in 2023, I offer a viewpoint that goes beyond the marketing buzz with my forecasts of the value insurers...

AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist?

Jan 20 2023 // ountless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast...

Study Shows How Machine Learning Could Predict Rare Disastrous Events

Dec 21 2022 // When it comes to predicting disasters brought on by extreme events (think earthquakes, pandemics or “rogue waves” that could destroy coastal structures), computational modeling faces an almost insurmountable...

AI in Connected Cars Can Ease Rush Hour Congestion, Vanderbilt Research Shows

Nov 28 2022 // As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter patches of traffic at a standstill for no apparent reason – no construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you. Human...

AI-Powered Claims Specialist omni:us Closes €12M Financing Round

Nov 15 2022 // omni:us, the Berlin-based provider of artificial intelligence-powered insurance claims automation, has closed its €12 million ($12.4 million) Series A+ expansion financing round with W&W subsidiary Württembergische...

AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims

Nov 15 2022 // SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the emerging issues that can make employers vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits, a top...

Tech Update: Risk Solved and expert.ai Offer Language-to-Data Solution for Insurers; Zurich Insurance Launches Global API Marketplace

Nov 10 2022 // Risk Solved and expert.ai Offer for Language-to-Data Solution for Insurers Risk Solved Ltd, a global risk management platform provider, and expert.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) specialist in natural language...

EU Draft Rules Would Make It Easier to Sue Drone Makers, AI Systems

Sep 28 2022 // Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by...

Viewpoint: Regulatory Interest in Big Data, AI More Than a Carrier Problem

Aug 4 2022 // The California Insurance Commissioner and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) recently issued a bulletin regarding industry bias and discrimination. The bulletin acknowledged allegations of bias and discrimination...

The Rising Value of Flexibility in Life, Work and AI

Aug 1 2022 // Innovation calls upon us to challenge existing paradigms. Women in technology understand this all too well. Many of us have stepped into roles that were traditionally dominated by men. We’ve had to swim upstream to...

Hey Siri, What’s Next for AI and Robotics in Insurance?

Jun 22 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv A lot has changed in the world of automation since Apple first launched its virtual assistant, Siri, on October 4, 2011. It’s a date that musician, actress, and public speaker, Susan...

Winners of Innovation in Insurance Awards Excel in Customer Focus, AI, Sustainability

Jun 17 2022 // The winners of the seventh annual Innovation in Insurance Awards excelled in customer focus, creative applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as well as sustainability, according to the awards’...

Munich Re Launches Validation Service for Artificial Intelligence Systems

May 18 2022 // Munich Re is aiming to enhance acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) with its new CertAI validation service, which provides objective validation that AI systems are trustworthy. Companies from a variety of industries...

Artificial Intelligence Being Used to Battle Western Wildfires

May 9 2022 // With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with preventing and battling the blazes could soon have a new tool to add to their arsenal of prescribed...

How AI Can Help Agents, Brokers and Insurers Build Empathy

Apr 4 2022 // Empathy isn’t a word small business owners typically associate with insurance companies. But that doesn’t mean empathy isn’t important to policyholders. Quite the opposite: Empathy demonstrated by...

NHTSA to Review if Pony.ai Complied With Crash Reporting Order

Mar 29 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai complied with government reporting requirements for driverless crashes. Pony.ai earlier this...

Ransomware Hackers Used AI Images, Microsoft Flaw in Campaign

Mar 18 2022 // A group of ransomware hackers used a variety of techniques to try breaching hundreds of companies last year, exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and using artificial intelligence technology to...

Lemonade Execs Expect ‘Peak Losses’ in 2022

Feb 25 2022 // With unfavorable development and product mix changes propelling fourth-quarter and full-year loss 2021 ratios into the 90s—up 20 points over comparable 2020 periods—Lemonade guided shareholders that results will get...