Microsoft Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Microsoft, launched a global competition to offer $3.5 million in funding to startups focused on artificial intelligence Oct. 10.
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UC San Diego entered into a multiyear project with IBM Research to establish the Artificial Intelligence for Healthy Living Center on the university's campus, IBM announced Sept. 28.
Nuance Communications, a voice and language solutions provider, launched an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant solution targeted toward clinicians Sept. 27.
Contrary to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, who believes artificial intelligence could result in the development of weapons of terror, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is optimistic about the technology.
Multibillionaire technology investor Jim Breyer, co-founder and CEO of Menlo Park, Calif.-based venture capital firm Breyer Capital, believes one key pioneer will eventually emerge to guide artificial intelligence, reports CNBC.
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is offering first aid advice through Amazon's digital voice assistant, Alexa, reports the Star Tribune.
Artificial intelligence will likely help radiologists diagnose patients more rapidly, but there are still challenges to overcome, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Switzerland-based Sophia Genetics, a big data analytics company, raised $30 million in its latest round of funding, led by London-based Balderton Capital, according to Venture Beat.
The market for artificial intelligence trainers, or human workers who label and sort data for AI systems, is nine figures and growing, according to a Bloomberg analysis by science writer Matthew Hutson.