7 Trends For Artificial Intelligence In 2016: 'Like 2015 On Steroids'

Its that time of the year again for predictions; TechRepublic caught up with some names in AI research to predict the year ahead:

Facebook Says Its Object Detection Tech Has Improved By 60% In One Year

Facebook placed second in the 2015 Microsoft Common Objects in Context image recognition competition, after Microsoft Research.

Driverless Car Rules Perplexing, Says Google

Google has criticised the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in California for insisting driverless cars must have a fully licensed driver behind the wheel.

Google And Johnson & Johnson Are Working On Robots For Surgery

The Verb Surgical team hopes to leverage Googles expertise in machine learning and image processing and Johnson & Johnsons knowledge of medical devices.

Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, And Others Commit $1B To Nonprofit Artificial Intelligence Research Lab OpenAI

'The research will focus on positive human impact.'