These days you see a good deal of writing about AI algorithms that ostensibly perform creative tasks, like writing poetry or producing visual artwork. This is not one of those posts.  I believe in a vision of AI that augments human creative work, rather t... (more…)

The toy company has abandoned plans to start selling a device that would sing lullabies to children. (more…)

There are more trees in the West African Sahara Desert that you might think, according to a study that used artificial intelligence and satellite imagery. (more…)

I’m thrilled to announce I am joining Woebot’s board of directors as its Chairman. I will be assisting its CEO, Alison Darcy, and the company in its mission to build a chatbot that will help the… (more…)

The father-and-son team behind Zach, the medical AI that seemed too good to be true, have been found by Internal Affairs to have engaged in 'serious wrongdoing', with the trust providing 'inconsistent, misleading and untruthful answers'. David Farrier loo... (more…)