Megvii scooped up the star research scientist from Microsoft in 2016, but Sun’s death comes at a delicate time for the company, which remains under US sanctions and is seeking an IPO in Shanghai. (more…)

Despite the hype surrounding artificial intelligence, many organizations have yet to make big investments, and too many have a 'myopic' productivity focus. (more…)

There was a time—not so long ago—when due to the technology of the era, you had to face your foe in person. Standoff distance was determined by the physical length of the weapon employed and speed was subject to the constraints of the human body and mind.... (more…)

OpenAI hopes that by making artificial intelligence more useful, it’ll gain wider use and acceptance.

Clever malware, student surveillance, and more of the week's top security news. (more…)