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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has asked industry to provide information on training resources and data for algorithms that will work to help address artificial intelligence-related problems. IARPA said Feb. 12 in a FedBizOpps notice that it wants the AI research community to identify machine-learning problem domains that would benefit from new training resources. The […] More
Intelligence community investment organization In-Q-Tel has partnered with endpoint security company Cylance to develop the latter’s artificial intelligence and machine-learning system for cybersecurity use. Cylance’s endpoint threat prevention product CylancePROTECT works to scan files for safety check using artificial intelligence and algorithmic science, Cylance said Tuesday. “Our partnership with Cylance is intended to further enhance how artificial intelligence and related […] More
Cloudera has partnered with Patterns and Predictions to develop artificial intelligence technology for the prediction of military veterans’ suicide risk based on their social media posts and text messages. The companies seek to integrate Hadoop-based predictive analytics architecture into the AI platform with the goal of helping mental health professionals identify suicidality indicators among former service members, Cloudera said […] More
D-Wave Systems will install new quantum computing systems at NASA‘s Ames Research Center in California in support of the space agency’s research partnership with Google and the Universities Space Research Association. D-Wave said Monday its D-Wave 2X technology works to support the NASA-Google-USRA team’s efforts to study the impact of quantum computing on artificial intelligence and machine learning. “[Quantum] computing […] More
Boeing has kicked off the development of a computer chip meant for the company’s Black smartphone with a $2.2 million award from the Department of Homeland Security, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the chip will be designed to work on any mobile device and identify a user’s characteristic gestures such as the walking style to […] More
Cylance and Blue Coat Systems have partnered to combine their threat detection technologies with the goal of helping enterprise customers avoid sophisticated and targeted cyber attacks. The companies seek to equip version 1.3 of Blue Coat’s Content Analysis System offering with a Cylance-made artificial intelligence engine, Blue Coat said Wednesday. CAS is designed to inspect […] More
The General Services Administration has narrowed down the scope of technologies listed in the Alliant II governmentwide acquisition contract, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Aaron Boyd writes a GSA survey last year that assessed the maturity of 17 technology categories helped to inform the updated list of 10 technologies. GSA has also released a request for […] More
Kevin Desouza, a nonresident senior fellow with the Center for Technology Innovation, has said new technologies are changing the way local governments perform their duties. Desouza wrote in a blog post for Brookings Institution published June 2 that driverless cards, digital currencies, artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles are some of the technologies that lead […] More
Charles River Analytics has developed a programming language that is built to teach a machine to adapt its behavior to changing experiences and unpredictable data sets. The company presented the Automated Probabilistic Programming Representation and Inference Languages as a case study to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Charles River said Monday. In March 2014, DARPA awarded a$5.7 […] More
Hong Kong-based Deep Knowledge Ventures has invested in space development firm Transplanetary to help develop the Space Program Ontologically Computed Knowledge program to guide DKV through its investment decisions in the space sector. Deep Knowledge Ventures said Wednesday SPOCK is a machine learning program that uses publicly-available data on the global space ecosystem from commercial, government and academic space organizations. DKV will analyze data to draw a road […] More
IBM Corp. wants to invest $100 million in a 10-year initiative to roll out its artificial intelligence and cognitive systems in Africa in an effort to seek business opportunities in the region. IBM will deploy the Watson technology from its Africa research laboratory, where researchers can develop new services in healthcare, education, water and sanitation, […] More
