Power and dumb machines are the biggest challenges for big data

Dec. 10, 2012 - 3:12 PM PDT Dec. 10, 2012 - 3:12 PM PDT

IBM has just hired a former Assistant Secretary of Defense as a VP for research strategy. With an expertise in cybersecurity and big data, Zachary Lemnios has some predictions and thoughts about big data and machine learning worth hearing. Read more »

Vicarious gets $15M to search for the key to artificial intelligence

By Stacey Higginbotham

Aug. 21, 2012 - 8:00 AM PDT Aug. 21, 2012 - 8:00 AM PDT

Founders Fund and Dustin Moskovitz’s Good Ventures have led a $15 million round in a company that is trying to replicate the intelligence of the human brain in software. Vicarious’ goal is to help humanity thrive by inventing the algorithm to create to intelligent machines. Read more »

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