Artificial Intelligence

New Oxford research hub to propel transformative AI innovations

New Oxford research hub to propel transformative AI innovations

The research programme will focus on developing rigorous mathematical answers to four fundamental questions that underlie modern AI and machine learning systems The University of Oxford is to share in a major £80 million investment announced today to develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The funding, from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC (part of…
Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

Researchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University’s Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons during learning. This new insight may guide further research on learning in brain networks and may inspire faster and more robust learning algorithms in artificial intelligence. The essence of…
Pushing the frontiers of art and technology with generative AI

Pushing the frontiers of art and technology with generative AI

“I believe by using AI, whether generative or otherwise, we have the opportunity to find the language of humanity,” media artist Refik Anadol told an MIT audience Many people are scrambling to predict how AI will impact society. But living in a world of ubiquitous computing has already changed us in ways we might not…
Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council launches ‘AI71’: New AI Company Pioneering Decentralised Data Control for Companies & Countries

Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council launches ‘AI71’: New AI Company Pioneering Decentralised Data Control for Companies & Countries

New Company to foray into multi-domain AI advancements, with an initial focus on Medical, Educational, and Legal sectors In an era of rapid advancements across artificial intelligence (AI), Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) is making yet another bold stride with the launch of its new AI company, AI71. The entity builds on the…
Leading AI nations convene at the AI Summit

Leading AI nations convene at the AI Safety Summit

Delegates from 28 governments, including China and the US, gathered at Bletchley Park in the UK for talks on how to regulate artificial intelligence Leading AI nations, businesses, civil society and AI experts will convene at Bletchley Park for the first ever AI Safety Summit where they’ll discuss the global future of AI and work towards a shared understanding of its risks. Technology…
Boosting PR Campaign Performance with Artificial Intelligence

Boosting PR Campaign Performance with Artificial Intelligence

Anticipated $135 Billion AI Contribution to Saudi Economy by 2030. AI Writing Tools Complement, Not Replace, Human Writers Despite the mounting concerns surrounding the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the field of public relations, AI applications have ushered in a host of benefits for PR experts. The industry is urged to embrace the ongoing…
From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power

From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power

Researchers from the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from the Universities of Muenster, Heidelberg, and Exeter, report on their development of integrated photonic-electronic hardware capable of processing three-dimensional (3D) data, substantially boosting data processing parallelism for AI tasks Conventional computer chip processing efficiency doubles every 18 months, but the processing power required by modern…
Cambridge and Google partner to facilitate AI research

Cambridge and Google partner to facilitate AI research

Building on a multi-year research collaboration agreement and a Google grant for the University’s new Centre for Human-Inspired AI to support progress in responsible AI that is inspired by and benefits people The new multi-year research agreement creates the potential for researchers and scientists from Google and the University to more closely collaborate on foundational…
New tools are available to help reduce the energy that AI models devour

New tools are available to help reduce the energy that AI models devour

Amid the race to make AI bigger and better, Lincoln Laboratory is developing ways to reduce power, train efficiently, and make energy use transparent When searching for flights on Google, you may have noticed that each flight's carbon-emission estimate is now presented next to its cost. It's a way to inform customers about their environmental…
Expert Comment: Jobs will be automated, but not because of the latest Generative AI

Expert Comment: Jobs will be automated, but not because of the latest Generative AI

Everyone is worried about Artificial Intelligence. From writers in Hollywood to computer programmers, recent advances in technology are causing concern about what Generative AI is going to mean for the future of work, our society and the wider world. Is there nothing machines will not be able to do? We have spent a decade researching…