IoT could be the killer app for blockchain The Internet of Things is in search of a secure method for automating processes and exchanging data in real time to speed transactions; blockchain could be a perfect fit. Thinkstock As the number of sensors in vehicles, factory machinery, buildings and city infrastructure grows, companies are looking for a secure and automated way of enabling...

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Data and artificial intelligence for innovation and transformation Article by: Suman Nambiar, Head of AI Practice at Mindtree The range of technologies that comprise artificial intelligence (AI), including natural language processing-driven bots, machine learning (ML) and deep learning, along with robotic process automation (RPA), are changing the ways in which business is done across a number of industries, from insurance, to legal and...

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Expert predicts ‘AI nationalism’ will change geopolitical landscape The US and China are leagues ahead of any other country when it comes to AI technology. And it’s because they know how to prioritize their own programs. Rather than waste time discussing the dangers of AI with the UN, or crafting global policy, the two countries have become AI nationalists. Artificial intelligence research was a...

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Artificial intelligence gives doctors a hand An automated system dispenses medicine for patients at Affiliated Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, in Fuyang, Anhui province. [Photo/Xinhua] Read more: http://technology.inquirer.net/76877/artificial-intelligence-gives-doctors-hand#ixzz5JWHzvO7GFollow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook BEIJING — Anhui Provincial Hospital became China’s first intelligent hospital in August, using artificial intelligence-enabled systems to help doctors with medical diagnoses and treatment. Four months later, the hospital, in...

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Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul The Terminator was written to frighten us; WALL-E was written to make us cry. Robots can’t do the terrifying or heartbreaking things we see in movies, but still the question lingers: What if they could? Granted, the technology we have today isn’t anywhere near sophisticated enough to do any of that. But people keep asking. At the heart...

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