Artificial Intelligence
US universities and retirees are funding the technology behind China’s surveillance state — BuzzFeed
Millions of dollars from US university endowments, foundations, and retirement plans have helped fund two billion-dollar Chinese facial recognition startups: SenseTime and Megvii, writes...
ID R&D raises $5.7M
ID R&D, a biometrics technology provider that offers AI-based voice and behavioral biometrics and voice and face anti-spoofing technologies, has raised $5.7 million.
10 things we should all demand from Big Tech right now — Vox
We need an algorithmic bill of rights, writes Sigal Samuel.
Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/22/18273284/ai-algorithmic-bill-of-rights-accountability-transparency-consent-bias
Robocrop: world’s first raspberry-picking robot set to work — The Guardian
Each robot will be able to pick more than 25,000 raspberries a day, writes Julia Kollewe and Rob Davies.
Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/26/world-first-fruit-picking-robot-set-to-work-artificial-intelligence-farming
Prowler.io raises $24M
Prowler.io, has raised $24 million in a funding round, from both existing and new investors.