Tag: AI
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Unilorin wins global Artificial Intelligence contest
University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has won the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) competition anchored by Scale Early, Rapidly and Securely (SERS) of Carleton University, Canada, the institution’s management announced in Ilorin. Reacting to the development on Tuesday, the Director of Academic Planning, Unilorin, Prof. Isaac Adimula, said a total of 36 universities from across the world,…
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Nigeria gets first Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Centre
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Friday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The centre seeks to position the country for the Fourth Industrial Revolution that dwells on emerging technologies. The minister said at the inauguration that the establishment of the centre was in line with…
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Private 5G trial speeds up amid COVID-19 crisis
Prediction for private 5G trials and pilots looks set to be exceeded even though 2020 deployments/launches of public 5G networks have been mixed because of the global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Deloitte had predicted in its Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions for the year 2020 that about a hundred private 5G…
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Doctored videos: Instagram head addresses ‘menace’ of deepfakes
Instagram is working on a policy to address doctored videos, also known as deepfakes, Adam Mosseri, Head of the popular social media site has said in an interview with CBS on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports deepfakes use artificial intelligence technology to alter videos – and can go viral – of famous people so they appear…
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Google establishes council for responsible AI development
Google has established an Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) to complement its internal governance structure and processes that help implement it’s artificial intelligence (AI) principles. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports last June the internet giant announced Google’s AI Principles, an ethical charter to guide the responsible development and use of AI in its research and products.…
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China overtaking US in AI
An analysis published on Wednesday showed that China is poised to overtake the United States in artificial intelligence with a surge in academic research on the key technology. The analysis by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence showed China has already surpassed the US in published papers on AI – although many of these were…
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Human, Harish Natarajan wins over AI debating system
Harish Natarajan has won over IBM’s six-year-old artificial intelligence (AI) debating system, affectionately dubbed “Miss Debater”. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the debate audience handed 31-year-old Natarajan victory over the AI debating system after a 25-minute rapid-fire exchange about pre-school subsidies. While the debating system, Miss Debater argued that subsidizing preschools isn’t just a matter of finance,…
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Boko Haram: Nigerian Army react to AI’s recent reports on killings in Rann
The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied reports by Amnesty International, alleging that 60 displaced persons were killed by the Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community in Borno State, describing it as misleading. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the clarification in a statement in Maiduguri. Amnesty International in a…
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Nigeria braces for next level of tech revolution
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has stressed the need for collaboration among academia, telecom industry players and the regulatory body as the nation gears up for the next level of technology revolution. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Prof. Danbatta was speaking during NCC’s Fifth Roundtable Forum with Academia, Telecom…
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How eCommerce businesses can take advantage of AI
The eCommerce industry is booming and this is projected to continue, and with a wealth of eCommerce businesses and as competition set to become even more fierce, staying visible and relevant has never been such a challenge for online retailers. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has made competing in this crowded marketplace possible even…