Many of the most fundamental breakthroughs powering the U.S. economy today—the laser, gene sequencing, the Internet and GPS, to name a few—were made possible by federal funding for basic research carried out by universities. The productive interplay of th... (more…)

EU's copyright reforms include unfortunate side-effects that might hamper the growth of startups built around AI, machine learning and big data. (more…)

The move is the latest fallout following the departures of the heads of the company's ethical AI research team and a recruiter. (more…)

Artificial intelligence has been around since the 1950s but is exploding in popularity recently, especially in the world of finance. The idea that an inv... (more…)

​On July 20, China’s State Council issued the “New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan” (新一代人工智能发展规划), which articulates an ambitious, three-step agenda for China to lead the world in AI. (more…)