Ryan Kolln is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Appen. Ryan brings over 20 years of global experience in technology and telecommunications, along with a deep understanding of Appen’s business and the AI industry. His professional career began as an engineer, with a focus on mobile network data engineering in Australia, Asia and […]

In a significant development that underscores the explosive growth of artificial intelligence technologies, Perplexity AI is reportedly in discussions to secure approximately $500 million in new funding. The potential investment round could catapult the AI search company’s valuation to $8 billion, marking a substantial increase from its previous valuation earlier this year. The timing of […]

Quantum computing, once a theoretical field, is now rapidly transforming into a groundbreaking technological frontier. At the heart of this revolution are Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) — the engines powering quantum computers. Unlike classical processors that rely on binary logic (bits representing 0s or 1s), QPUs leverage the unique properties of quantum mechanics to process […]

In recent years, universities have seen a growing need to address incidents ranging from minor violations to serious criminal activities. As the volume of video evidence generated from sources like campus surveillance, mobile phones, and body-worn cameras continues to rise, colleges face new challenges in managing and analyzing this data effectively. However, leveraging AI-powered digital […]

Sean Ren is is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair at the University of Southern California (USC). He leads the Intelligence and Knowledge Discovery (INK) Research Lab and holds roles in USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI), the USC NLP Group, and the USC Machine Learning Center. […]

Despite their impressive capabilities, large language models are far from perfect. These artificial intelligence models sometimes “hallucinate” by generating incorrect or unsupported information in response to a query. Due to this hallucination problem, an LLM’s responses are often verified by human fact-checkers, especially if a model is deployed in a high-stakes setting like health care […]

Computer vision is a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that studies how machines can interpret and understand visual information, such as images and videos .

Have you ever left a video call wondering how your tone came across or how others really felt about the conversation? Imagine if you could instantly understand what was said and the emotions behind it! I recently came across Read AI, an AI meeting assistant designed to analyze emotions in real-time during video calls. Research […]

Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) are tools that help organizations optimize their development processes. As companies grapple with the complexities of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and the need for rapid deployment, IDPs offer a solution that streamlines workflows, automates repetitive tasks, and empowers developers to focus on what they do best – writing code.  This article explores […]

Campaign ads can already get a bit messy and controversial. Now imagine you’re targeted with a campaign ad in which a candidate voices strong positions that sway your vote — and the ad isn’t even real. It’s a deepfake. This is not some futuristic hypothetical; deepfakes are a real, pervasive problem. We’ve already seen AI-generated […]

The 2024 Nobel Prizes have taken many by surprise, as AI researchers are among the distinguished recipients in both Physics and Chemistry. Geoffrey Hinton and John J. Hopfield received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their foundational work on neural networks. In contrast, Demis Hassabis and his colleagues John Jumper and David Baker received the […]