[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4cast #539: AI is not just here...it's expanding, fast

Wed Apr 26 10:30:07 EDT 2017

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OPLIN 4cast #539: AI is not just here...it's expanding, fast
April 26th, 2017

[image: Artificial intelligence] AI (artificial intelligence) is not just
something reserved for high-level technology research any more. Now, it's
beginning to hit the consumer market. While chatbots have become a
recognized implementation, AI is going to go much further. Several of the
major technology-related companies are investing heavily in AI development,
and some companies are already using it to create apps or improve existing
ones. If you haven't been keeping up with AI evolution, here's some help.
- Google, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, Baidu and others just invested $80m
into every AI company
<https://medium.com/startup-grind/google-facebook-microsoft-ibm-baidu-and-others-just-invested-80m-into-every-ai-company-95dfcbe1ce11>
[Startup
Grind, Medium] "In fact, over the last few years, the world’s biggest tech
companies (including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, Baidu, Amazon and
more) and university research labs have open sourced at least 2.5 million
lines of machine learning platform code (see table below), which equates to
over 650 man years or $80m in development costs."
- Pinterest doubles down on AI because 'most of Pinterest hasn’t been built
yet' <http://mashable.com/2017/02/28/pinterest-labs-ai/> [Mashable] "By
taking on these topics, which he describes as some of the "the most
challenging problems in machine learning and artificial intelligence,"
Leskovec says Pinterest will be better able to grow the company's visual
search and other features that use artificial intelligence technology.
"Most of Pinterest hasn’t been built yet," the scientist teases."
- AI can now predict whether or not humans will think your photo is awesome
<http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/everypixel-aesthetic-ranks-photos/?ref=quuu&utm_content=bufferb4d97&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>
[Digital
Trends] "The tool comes from Everypixel, a startup that is looking to
change the stock photography market by creating a search tool that browses
multiple platforms at once, giving the little guy just as much exposure as
the stock photo giants."
- 10 Surprising Uses of Artificial Intelligence
<https://www.abe.ai/blog/10-surprising-uses-artificial-intelligence/?ref=quuu&utm_content=buffer16de1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>
[Abe.ai] "Enterprising non-profits and humanitarians are using the
incredible computing power of AI to tackle major social, political, and
health issues around the world."

*Articles from the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Artificial Intelligence: Think Again
   <http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=120347680&site=ehost-live>.
   (Communications of the ACM. Jan2017, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p36-38. 3p)
   - How Artificial Intelligence Can Keep You Alive and Healthy
   <http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=awh&AN=122432263&site=ehost-live>
[Life
   Extension. Apr2017, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p7-11. 5p.]
   - Reading the Pain
   <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=121494875&site=pov-live>
(Newsweek
   Global. 3/10/2017, p48-50. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph.)

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