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IIIT-Hyderabad starts accelerator focused on AI, deep tech

April 11, 2016 Comments Off on IIIT-Hyderabad starts accelerator focused on AI, deep tech

A file photo of a computer lab at IIIT Hyderabad. Photo: Mint Hyderabad: Computer science focused educational research institute International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Hyderabad is starting a new accelerator focused on technologies such as artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, augmented reality and virtual reality. These technologies, incidentally, are focused around research areas of the premier educational institute. ... Read More »

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Its AI Chatbot Because Twitter Users Turned It Into a Giant Troll

April 7, 2016 Comments Off on Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Its AI Chatbot Because Twitter Users Turned It Into a Giant Troll

Tay, Microsoft Corp’s so-called chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to engage with millennials on Twitter, lasted less than a day before it was hobbled by a barrage of racist and sexist comments by Twitter users that it parroted back to them. TayTweets (@TayandYou), which began tweeting on Wednesday, was designed to become “smarter” as more users interacted with it, according ... Read More »