Samsung has partnered with Babylon Health to offer AI-powered medical consultations to its smartphone users via the ‘GP at Hand’ service. AI News first covered GP at Hand in November last year. “GP at Hand is a window into what the NHS of the future will look like,” said Dr…
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Google’s Duplex booking AI often relies on humans for backup
Google Duplex often calls on humans for backup when making reservations on behalf of users, and that should be welcomed. Duplex caused a stir when it debuted at Google’s I/O developer conference last year. The AI was shown calling a hair salon to make a booking and did…
Gaming legend John Carmack is stepping back at Oculus to focus on AI
Gaming industry legend John Carmack is stepping back from his role at Oculus to focus on AI development. Carmack made his name in the video game industry after being responsible for groundbreaking titles such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, and Quake. He took up the role of CTO at Oculus to help…
LG ThinQ: Our experience with AI so far and what’s next for the industry
AI News spoke with LG corporate vice president Samuel Chang about ThinQ, the company’s brand for products and services incorporating AI. Chang played a major role in this year’s AI & Big Data Expo in Santa Clara last week, taking part in both a solo presentation on “Process…
Elif Tutuk, Qlik: On securing data literacy and the evolution of AI with BI
This time last year, a fascinating report from venture capital firm Work-Bench assessed the future of enterprise software. This time last year, a fascinating report from venture capital firm Work-Bench assessed the future of enterprise software. The study argued that the largest technology companies were winning at artificial intelligence (AI)…
Project Nightingale: Google denies using private health data for its AI research
Google has denied using private health data for its own AI research following The Wall Street Journal’s exposé of Project Nightingale. Project Nightingale is Google’s codename for its partnership with Ascension, the US’ second-largest health system. The project enables Google to access the health information of around 50…