Half of IT professionals believe AI poses ‘existential threat to humanity’
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is closer to us than ever before. However, could AI pose a threat to humanity? Well, 49% of IT professionals believe it does. Despite that, many other experts see AI as a companion who helps with various tasks rather than a future enemy. According to data presented by Atlas VPN, nearly three […]
NIST attempts evaluation of user trust in AI
How do humans decide whether or not to trust a machine’s recommendations? This is the question that a new draft publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) poses, with the goal of stimulating a discussion about how humans trust AI systems. The document, Artificial Intelligence and User Trust (NISTIR 8332), is open for public comment […]
UK creates ‘AI Council’ to boost corporate artificial intelligence usage
Leaders from business, academia and data privacy organisations have joined an independent expert committee created to help boost growth of AI in UK business. The line-up includes online-only retailer Ocado’s Chief Technology Officer, Paul Clarke, Dame Patricia Hodgson, Board Member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and The Alan Turing Institute Chief Executive, […]
Motorola splashes $445m on AI video analysis specialist
VaaS International Holdings (VaaS) has been acquired by Motorola Solutions for $445 million. The deal, which includes a combination of cash and equity, will see VaaS, a ‘video analysis as a service’ provider, provide Motorola with global data image analytics resource for vehicle location. VaaS’s image capture and analysis platform, which includes fixed and mobile […]
Human decision making still the most trusted method in cybersecurity
A report aggregating insight from more then 400 interviews with leading cybersecurity researchers and security experts on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Non-Malware Attacks has found that 87 per cent of those polled still don’t trust AI or ML to replace human decision making in security. Commissioned by endpoint security specialists Carbon Black, […]
