AI is so important to the direction of the world that it might need its own UN Special Envoy, suggests Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. (more…)

Andrew Ng, formerly of Google and Baidu, has a new company to help manufacturers use artificial intelligence techniques. (more…)

Coupled with audio and vital-sign data, deep-learning system could someday serve as a “social coach” for people with anxiety or Asperger’s. (more…)

Alexa, Cortana, and Google Assistant execs discuss what voice-activated contextual artificial intelligence (AI) can do for business, and how the digital assistant landscape is evolving along with AI. (more…)

But it's not yet clear if the tool is more accurate than real humans. (more…)