Author: Jeff Francis

We hear about machine learning via neural networks all the time; but is the evolutionary algorithm actually more powerful? Read More

You know times are changing when Walmart tries its hand at a completely new industry. Content has proven to be king, and Walmart wants in. Read More

In the wake of Cambridge Analytica scandal, Apple is positioning itself as the anti-Facebook. Can we truly trust them, though? Read More

As the World Cup winds down, it's worth rewatching one of the most beautiful goals of the tournament and applying its lessons to real life. Read More

Starbucks has always been a leader in mobile personalization. Now, it's using a cloud-based AI engine to improve service even more. Read More

Following years of eager anticipation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory fired up Summit, the U.S.'s supercomputing crown jewel. The fastest such computer in the world. Read More

Artificial intelligence hasn’t reach the singularity just yet — essentially, the point at which an artificial intelligence becomes a more adept problem solver than humans such that it can think independently, creatively and iteratively improve itself in the process (summarized in Digital Trends nicely: “Super-intelligent machines will design even better... Read More

When the big players in AI release SDKs and APIs to market, Christmas came early as far as we're concerned. Microsoft did just that and we're pumped to take it to the streets — along with a host of other AI tools we can use to help you differentiate your... Read More

In a Mary Poppins sense, A.I. is a spoonful of sugar. But instead of medicine going down, it's bringing down errors and cost for stakeholders Read More

Carnegie Mellon is a bellwether of engineering emphasis—its autonomous driving department led the way until Uber poached the team away. Next up for CMU? Majoring in A.I. Read More