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Watch Out, VCs: A.I. Program Judges Startups at Boston Pitch Event

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But a startup contest held Tuesday at a machine learning conference in Cambridge, MA, put a twist on the typical scenario: the startups were judged by an artificial intelligence software program, instead of a panel of investors.

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Inclusion Gets Real: A New Level of Diversity Discourse at SXSW

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Those problems have carried over to machines, too—bias in the data fed to computer algorithms is an issue that comes up often. The 25th shows Barbie as a CEO. Human bias in search engines.

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Austin Group Joins Other Tech Efforts to Promote Responsible AI Use

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Artificial intelligence is poised to infiltrate nearly all aspects of human life. Given this development, technologists are focusing on how to ensure the technology usage is governed by ethics. The general rule is that power begets responsibility,” says Michael Stewart, founder and CEO of Lucid AI , an AI startup in Austin. “If

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With $30M Infusion, Certona Aims for Bigger Share of Digital Retail

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After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It

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Bio Roundup: ASCO Opens, Merck Takes On COVID, Evofem?s Approval & More

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Today a virtual version of the ASCO conference, the cancer field’s largest, kicks off, with oncologists and others tuning in from throughout the country and around the world to check out the latest in cancer research. A year ago about 40,000 people gathered in Chicago for the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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Xconomy Roadmap 2018: Top 15 Innovation Areas to Watch

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As readers know, we strive to cover a wide range of innovation sectors, from tech and life sciences to healthcare and education—all with a mix of on-the-ground reporting, daily news stories, in-depth features and analysis, and events and conferences.

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Request Your Invitation to Xconomy’s Elite Napa Summit June 8-9

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And if you act fast to request your invitation to this special event, you can join them and an elite group of other innovators, investors, serial entrepreneurs, and technologists for this unique, conversational conference in the heart of California’s wine country. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.