Software / A.I.

Veloxiti, a provider of thinking software that helps businesses make better, faster and more comprehensive data-driven decisions, today announced its official company launch and the commercial availability of its intelligent-agent software. Veloxiti adds intelligence to existing IT solutions and accelerates the speed and productivity of business professionals, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Veloxiti’s “Intelligent Agents” are software solutions that “think” like top human […] Read More

IBM’s dreams of creating a version of Watson that is voice activated and will answer questions a whole lot better than Siri, the voice activated personal assistant created by Apple. Watson will provide educated answers based on historical trends, scientific studies and location data. For those who are not familiar with Watson, it is the IBM AI program that had beaten human Champions at the […] Read More

A Japanese company called Fujitsu, will participate in an Artificial Brain project, which will focus on the question that if a robot is able to pass the entrance examination of University of Tokyo. The project which is also known as Todai Robot, has formula manipulation and computer algebra technology, and its goal is to be able to pass the exam by 2021. The team hopes […] Read More

Menlo Park, CA – May 9, 2012 Willow Garage today announced the formation of The Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.  The OSRF is an independent, non-profit organization founded by members of the global robotics community.  Their mission is to support the development, distribution, and adoption of open source software for use in robotics research, education, and product development. In conjunction with the formation of the OSRF, the […] Read More

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According to IBM’s VP for new technologies, Watson computer’s Jeopardy championship earlier this year can open the door to new possibilities in many commercial fields. As part of its first trials, Watson will help doctors in diagnosing patients in a few months. Currently the working mechanism of the computer is based more on statistics, rather than AI. You can find more on the working mechanism […] Read More

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In February of this year, IBM’s new machine called Watson had beaten human Champions in the game of Jeopardy. Considering the fact that the questions in Jeopardy are asked in natural human language, beating human champions for a computer requires innovative techniques. Lets try to understand how Watson works: First of all, we should keep in mind that, the questions in Jeopardy are asked by […] Read More

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/robots-kind-mean-125509828.html   This more sounds like a customer service call to the telephone company:P Read More