Apple’s Siri to Incorporate Neural Network?
Wired’s Robert McMillan recently wrote, “…neural network algorithms are hitting the mainstream, making computers smarter in new and exciting ways. Google has used them to beef up Android’s voice...
View ArticleIs NLP the End of the Written Word?
Jamie Carter of Tech Radar recently wrote, "With iOS devices now allowing the sending of voice messages and predictions for self-driving cars and voice-activated doors, lights and elevators (cue the...
View ArticleA Deeper Look at Common Sense Reasoning
Catherine Havasi, CEO of Luminoso recently wrote for Tech Crunch, “Everyone knows that 'water is wet,' and 'people want to be happy,' and we assume everyone we meet shares this knowledge." The post A...
View ArticleMove Over Siri: Make Way for Viv
Katherine Noyes of Tech News World reports, “The inventors of Apple's Siri personal assistant have launched an independent effort that could make their first offspring look kind of dumb." The post Move...
View ArticleWhat You Can Expect From Windows 9
Dave Altavilla of Forbes reports, “Microsoft has a big opportunity tomorrow when they unveil the next version of Windows known by the code name ‘Threshold’ and what could ultimately be dubbed Windows...
View ArticleWit.ai Offers Siri-Like Natural Language Processing in an API
Kia Kokalitcheva of VentureBeat reports, “A few years ago, when Apple added Siri to the iPhone, talking to inanimate objects with batteries to make them do stuff was pretty novel." The post Wit.ai...
View Article2014 Year In Review: Thanks For The Good Times, Part 1
by Jennifer Zaino As has been our tradition these last few years, The Semantic Web Blog steps back for experts in it and in related spaces to give us their opinion of the highlights of 2014. Here is...
View Article2014 Year In Review: Thanks For The Good Times, Part 2
by Jennifer Zaino Today we continue our look back at the best of times for The Semantic Web and related fields in 2014 (see here for our first story in this series): Ian Hersey, Saffron Chief Product...
View ArticleBig Improvements in Speech Recognition Apps are Just Around the Corner
Jack Clark of Bloomberg.com reports, “Chatting with a digital assistant is about as much fun as trying to reason with a stubborn child." The post Big Improvements in Speech Recognition Apps are Just...
View Article2015: Envisioning The Year Ahead, Part 2
by Jennifer Zaino Today we continue our look ahead at what may be to come for The Semantic Web and related fields in 2015 (see here for our first story in this series): Elisa Kendall, Thematix Partners...
View ArticleDeep Learning, Virtual Assistants Among the Most Prevalent Tech Trends
Amy Webb of the Harvard Business Review recently compiled a list of tech trends that will be impossible to ignore in 2015. The post Deep Learning, Virtual Assistants Among the Most Prevalent Tech...
View ArticleHow and Why Standards for Artificial Intelligence Keep Evolving
by Angela Guess Kristen V. Brown of SF Gate recently wrote, “John McCarthy, the scientist who coined the term ‘artificial intelligence,’ famously lamented that ‘as soon as it works, no one calls it AI...
View ArticleWhy Apple’s Acquisition of Vocal IQ is a Big Deal
by Angela Guess Theo Priestley recently wrote for Forbes, “Apple quietly acquired a small UK artificial intelligence outfit this week, based in Cambridge and called Vocal IQ, in which many believe is a...
View ArticleA Look at Where Voice Search is Headed
by Angela Guess Chris Marentis recently wrote for Search Engine Land, “Phones are getting smarter and becoming the hub of an active life. The challenge is, typing on a small keyboard is not comfortable...
View ArticleApple’s Siri Play in the Artificial Intelligence Battles
by Angela Guess Tom Simonite reports in the MIT Technology Review, “On Monday Apple showed off a string of new iPhone features powered by recent advances in artificial intelligence—many of them aping...
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