Google and the UN-ESCAP sign MoU for AI for Social Good
Google and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Office of Thailand, hosted the Asia-Pacific AI for Social Good Summit in Bangkok, bringing together researchers, policy makers, NGOs, and the private sector from across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the use of AI for Social Good.
7 tech trends that will shape 2019
Seven technology trends stand to reshape how we consume, how we connect and even how we perceive the world around us in 2019, says Telenor Research.
Google seeks to grant $25 million to AI for ‘good’ projects
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google announced that it would grant about $25 million globally next year to humanitarian and environmental projects seeking to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and grow their efforts.
With VR dinosaurs and ‘Minecraft’ one hospital is making medicine less scary
Going to the hospital can be pretty traumatic for kids. That’s something a new high tech overhaul of one of the world’s most famous children’s hospitals hopes to help with. How is it doing this? With cutting-edge technology, of course.
Bumrungrad International Hospital to pilot AI for pathogen and drug resistance detection
Bumrungrad International Hospital moves forward to med-tech 4.0–partnering with Biotia, an American health tech company to pilot artificial intelligence (AI), sequencing-based technology to revolutionize pathogen and drug resistance detection
Guts Super Pols pours 100 million baht into city monitoring
A security systems provider Guts Super Pols invests 100 million baht developing the smart city monitoring with face recognition system.
Japanese web app adopts AI Connecting buyers and sellers
Gotcha!mall, a Japanese personalised coupon web application startup is marking its new footprint in Thailand under the concept of “Shopping is entertainment”.
Microsoft outlines AI programme
Microsoft has presented its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy for Thailand, spotlighting language localisation, workforce retraining and guidelines for ethical use of AI.