• Is Google Duplex Ethical? And How Will it Impact Our Lives?

    Is Google Duplex Ethical? And How Will it Impact Our Lives?

    Google has unveiled their human-sounding assistant Duplex, during the Google I/O conference this week.  On one hand, this is going to be revolutionary technology, but on the other hand, this could be bad news.  If you’re not familiar with the technology, it’s essentially a human-sounding voice that can potentially make appointments for you.  During the…

  • Has Google Made a Technological Breakthrough with Audio and AI?

    Has Google Made a Technological Breakthrough with Audio and AI?

    I am really good at hearing people’s voices in a crowd.  I can tell who is talking 50 feet away in the sea of cubicles at work.  But when you try to talk to a smart speaker from 10 feet away, it can be challenging to say the least.  And if there’s any kind of…

  • Microsoft Offers Professional Courses in Artificial Intelligence

    Microsoft Offers Professional Courses in Artificial Intelligence

    Microsoft has recently added an artificial intelligence stream to their Professional Program courses.  The stream is open to the public and is comprised of nine online courses.  Each course will take between 8 and 16 hours to complete, as well as a final project.  What’s the purpose of this program?  Well, to provide people with…