Apple was the first to introduce a digital assistant when it acquired Siri and baked it into the OS. The makers of Siri went on to create Viv, a realisation of their original vision for Siri.Viv was acquired by Samsungthis year.Despite the initial head start with Siri, Apple lost ground over the subsequent years by being very secretive about its research. As Apple employees were not allowedto publish research, the best talent was not attracted to the company. All that changed with thehire of prominent Carnegie Mellon University researcher Russ Salakhutdinovearlier in the year. Apple has already gone ahead andpublished its first research paper.Apple’s research allows them to train machines on image data sets, without annotations of the details. Image: University of Cambridge/ Max Planck Institute for InformaticsSundar Pichai, CEO of Google remarked on the onset of a remarkable new disruptive technology at the October hardware event by Google. Every ten years or so, a transformational technology comes along that changes everything. In the mid 80s this was the desktop computer, in the mid 90s, this was the internet, in the mid 2000s, the smartphone revolution began. We are in the mid 2010s, and the next big changewill come about because of Artificial Intelligence.US President Barack Obama said inan interview that it was necessary toimbibe artificial intelligences with human values. Humans have to make harsh decisions, and Obama raised the question of whether machines should be allowed to make such decisions. For example: Can a self driving car be trusted to decide between running over a pedestrian or involving the passengers of the vehicle in a fatal crash? The International Convention on Conventional Weapons meet for a review conference, where theyagreed to regulate lethal autonomous vehicle systems(LAWS), or killer robots. TheWhite House said that it was tweaking policyto handle the huge number of human jobs that are now going to be done by machines.The Amazon Echo and the Google HomeThe year saw the growth of an all new product category called smart speakers. The Echo by Amazon wasa pioneer in this category, with a voice controlled digital assistant hardware for living spaces. TheAmazon Echo Dotwas introduced this year and Google made its debut in the smart speaker space withGoogle Home. Microsofthinted at a high-end smart speakerby Harman Kardon. According to analyst firm, Gartner, smart home speakers are expected to be a $2.1 billion industry by 2020.AI was the talk of the town at theReCodetech conference, with discussions around AI by IBM, Google, Microsoft and Facebook. Elon Musk even suggested that human brains should be hooked upto computers with neural laces so that mankind can keep up to machines. Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet unit Google, Facebook Inc, IBM and Microsoft have teamed up to create anon profit organisationthat hopes to increasethe awareness about aritificial intelligence in the minds of the public. Here is a look back at the biggest artificial intelligence stories of the year.GoogleGoogle DeepMind AI can now learn things on its ownHere’s how DeepMind-powered AI help cut down Google’s electricity billGoogle DeepMind now alerts UK doctors of timely medical interventions that can save livesGoogle open sources DeepMind Lab, aims to make general AI a realityThe big bet by Google for the next ten years is the incredibly useful Google AssistantGoogle DeepMind victory: AI will one day prevail but beautyof Go remains says Go MasterDeepmind AI by Google takes on Starcraft by Blizzard after mastering GoFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg even coded hisown personal digital assistantFacebookFacebook AI is getting more like humans at generating captions for imagesHere’s how AI is empowering Facebook to create a better worldFacebook plans to develop Artificial Intelligence to automatically flag offensive live stream videosFacebook testing AI tech that describes photos to the visuallychallengedFacebook AI Labs working to identify your hidden faceFacebook releases its AI bot-building research in the form of fastText libraryFacebook Messenger chatbots jeopardise privacyFacebook F8: Zuckerberg announces chatbots for MessengerMicrosoftMicrosoft opens up Cortana to developers and manufacturerswith Skills Kit and Devices SDKFacebook plans to develop Artificial Intelligence to automatically flag offensive live stream videosMicrosoft’s Cortana can now talk to other Windows 10 devices, share battery info andnotificationsMicrosoft teases premium smart speaker by Harman Kardon powered by CortanaCortana on iOS can now remember where you parked your carBuild 2016: Microsoft presents Cortana Bots, Cognitive Services APIs and moreBuild 2016: Microsoft Skype bots preview announcedAmazonAmazon announces three new AI services called Lex, Polly and Rekognition for AWSAmazon challenges Apple and Spotify with new music streaming serviceAmazon just put Alexa in a browserAmazon’s Alexa voice assistantnow open to third-party hardware, softwareBuild Amazon’s amazing Echo speaker with just a Raspberry PiAmazon introduces Alexa voiceassistant powered Tap, Echo DotAmazon India launches ‘Amazon Launchpad’ to help startups launch and distribute their productsJust before Google Home release, Amazon ads show how Alexa can be a household heroBragi wearables for workplaces are powered by the AI capabilities of Watson.IBMIBM’s Watson fights diabetes with American Diabetes Association and other collaborationsLaw firm hires IBM Watson AI based legal assistant RossThe Weather channel launchedWatson-powered bot for Facebook MessengerIBM and Cisco to bring Watson to the workplaceIBM launches Global Watson Internet of Things consulting solutionsIFA 2016: IBM Watson and Bragi come together to make IoT hearables for workplacesIBM Watson: Watch the first movie trailer to be created entirely by AIIBM beta tests AI cyber security services from Watson for 40 global clientsIBM launches framework to embed Watson in robots, devices and smart things
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