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Educating a nation on AI prefer.nz/educating-a-na…

Come along to our @TechweekNZ event "Building a Conversational User Interface" aimed at Product Owners and all about chatbots. Hosted at @ackamatech's headoffice. techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2019/…

Amazon released a new update to Alexa to start to understand context. The context outlined in this article is her ability to whisper and understand the context of needing to be quiet. If the user whispers to her, she will reply in a whisper. Learn more: buff.ly/2SIEseH

The wildlife protection group “Air Sheppard” have developed an AI drone that helps track illegal poachers. The drones are equipped with infrared cameras to detect human and animal shapes and are able to track poachers during the night. Learn more here: buff.ly/2DCaG1R

Ackama Group acquires AI and chatbot company, Prefer prefer.nz/ackama-group-a…

Artificial Intelligence in Advertising prefer.nz/artificial-int…

The new ‘Shazam’ for plants can identify plant species just from a photo. It is a collaborative app where users can upload pictures to the app, incorporating AI to learn the new plants that people upload. Read more here: collective-evolution.com/2016/03/10/the…

Developed by Medtronic, Sugar.IQ is a diabetes management application. It uses AI to analyse blood sugar trends from a sensor on the body. To learn more about sugar.IQ: endocrineweb.com/professional/m…

Introducing Penny, a personal finance chatbot. Penny is made to help manage your individual finances and provide information about past and future expenses. Check out more information about Penny here: venturebeat.com/2017/03/15/pen…

Staying in shape can be a difficult process. But now, there might be a solution. Lark is an AI app who you can talk to you like you’re having a conversation with a personal trainer. Read the full story here: mobihealthnews.com/content/study-…

WYSA was developed to respond using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), DBT, motivational interviewing and micro-actions to help users with feeling better. To learn more about WYSA: wysa.io

In 2017 Kolibree released the first ever AI toothbrush, Ara, which uses inbuilt sensors that lets users see their teeth brushing habits by sending it straight to their smartphone. Learn more about Ara here: digitaltrends.com/health-fitness…

Considerations for designing our new artificially intelligent world prefer.nz/considerations…

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) trained an artificial intelligence algorithm to become a psychopath. Read more about what they did in the study here… newsweek.com/mit-norman-psy…

A common view is AI as the enemy, whereas from their perspective, it's actually humans. Companies with patriarchal histories are in turn making their bots with these traits. Read the full story here: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris discusses the implications AI could have in the future, and some of the problems associated that may not have been considered... You can watch it here: #t-3005" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ted.com/talks/sam_harr…

Global fast food joint has a play with ‘artificial intelligence’… Ads released by Burger King take the mickey out of the rise in artificial intelligence, fooling many that they are in fact joining the global movement. Read the full story here: thenextweb.com/artificial-int…

Sourcing stock images for campaigns or ads is starting to become outdated. Up and coming UK company Lobster Media has seized this opportunity and tailored it to work hand in hand with the rise in social media usage by using AI. Read the full story here: techcrunch.com/2017/01/20/lob…

Meet Albert. He’s not your usual artificial intelligent software. In fact, he the world’s first AI marketing platform. Learn more here: venturebeat.com/2018/07/04/alb…

When someone goes into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, time is critical. The chance of survival decreases by 10% every minute. This Copenhagen dispatch centre is taking advantage of innovative AI technology. Read the full story here: fastcompany.com/40515740/havin…