Artificial Intelligence

20 stories about Artificial Intelligence
ועידת MIND THE DATA מינגלינג כנס ביג דאטה 2018

Israeli Execs Weigh In on Big Data and AI Impact

13.12.18|CTech
Israeli entrepreneurs and executives convened to discuss how big data and artificial intelligence can be used to tackle the challenges faced by industry and society at Calcalist’s annual Mind the Data conference
יותם כהן ממייסדי Wibbiz

Automated Video Creation Company Wibbitz Parts Ways With Co-Founder

11.12.18|Meir Orbach
Wibbitz offers a service that semi-automatically creates short videos from existing texts such as media articles
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Qualcomm Sets Up $100 Million AI Fund, Invests in AI Startup AnyVision

29.11.18|Lilach Baumer
The company will invest in startups developing autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning platforms via its venture arm, Qualcomm Ventures
ענר רבון מייסד משות זירה zirra

Stop Insulting My Artificial Intelligence, Please

09.11.18|Aner Ravon
A lot of companies are using the term AI to get funding and attention without really using artificial intelligence technologies, writes the co-founder of AI-based market analysis company Zirra
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה

Conversational AI Startup Bonobo Raises $4.4 Million

08.11.18|CTech
Bonobo develops conversational AI technology designed to extract insights from customer interactions
תחנה לקליטת אנרגיה סולארית פאנל סולארי אשלים בנגב

Solar Power Analytics Startup Raycatch Raises $4.5 Million

06.11.18|CTech
Dutch health and nutrition company Royal DSM and Munich-based renewable energy company BayWa led the round
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל דוד גולן מייסד משותף ai.vi

AI Diagnostics Startup Viz.ai Aims to Go Beyond Strokes

30.10.18|Hagar Ravet
Viz.ai develops an automated system that analyzes brain scans and alerts stroke specialists by sending the radiological images directly to their smartphone
מנהל חיפוש גוגל אודי מנבר

Google's Former Head of Search Udi Manber Joins Insurer Anthem, Report Says

25.10.18|Omer Kabir
According to a Wednesday CNBC report, Manber will join the health insurance company as its head its artificial intelligence business
אייסייט eyesight רכב חכם

Gesture Recognition Startup EyeSight Raises $15 Million

24.10.18|Lilach Baumer
EyeSight’s systems utilize computer vision to provide hands-free interaction with smart homes and IoT devices, and automotive systems
יניב גרטי מנכל אינטל ישראל

AI-Based Innovations for a Better Future

19.10.18|Yaniv Garty
Today, we only use an estimated 1% of the data available to us. Imagine the value we could reap if we could utilize more, says general manager of Intel Israel Yaniv Garty
פרופ' אמנון שעשוע

Entering a New World of “Artificial General Intelligence”

19.10.18|Amnon Shashua
Mobileye co-founder Amnon Shashua writes about the next advancements in artificial intelligence technology
אנווידיה גל צ'צ'יק

Nvidia Sets Up New AI Outpost in Israel

18.10.18|Hagar Ravet
The Tel Aviv-based center will be under the aegis of the chipmaker's research division. Nvidia opened a research and development center in the country last year
דני עצמון מנכ"ל קוגנטה COGNATA

Autotech Startup Cognata Raises $18.5 Million

17.10.18|Meir Orbach
The Israel-based company develops a simulation program for training artificial intelligence-based systems
הומאן הקאמי סגן נשיא מדטרוניק

Medtronic Seeks Out Israeli Diabetes Treatment Companies

14.10.18|Meir Orbach
In October, Medtronic announced the acquisition of Israel-based Mazor Robotics in a deal valued at $1.64 billion
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Salesforce Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Customer Engagement Startup TechSee

11.10.18|CTech
Tel Aviv-headquartered TechSee lets customers use their smartphones to receive interactive, visually guided assistance from either a human or a virtual helper
מימין: בוב סוואן סנדרה ריברה קרין אייבשיץ סגל בכירי אינטל ב ארץ

Intel Launches AI Research Center in Israel in Collaboration With the Technion

09.10.18|Meir Orbach
The chipmaker’s interim CEO Robert Swan and several dozens of Intel top management are currently visiting Israel
ועידת פריז 2018 מייסדת קורטיקה קרינה אודנייב

Next Generation AI Will Be Based on the Mammal Brain, Says Cortica Exec

07.10.18|Omer Kabir
The current deep learning and general intelligence approaches to artificial intelligence are cumbersome and limited, says Cortica co-founder Karina Odinaev, speaking at a conference on innovation held by Calcalist at the Mondial de l'Automobile auto show in Paris
מייסד סופטבנק מאסיושי סון

SoftBank Leads $35 Million Round for Real-Time Sports Engagement Company Heed

03.10.18|Meir Orbach
Heed uses artificial intelligence to automatically provide users with real-time sports insights and analytics
יוסי מטיאס פרופסור מנכל ב גוגל ישראל

Google’s Go Can Now Read Web Content Out Loud, Thanks to New AI Technology

29.08.18|CTech
The technology powering Google’s lightweight search app was partially developed at the company’s Israel research and development center
בן אנוש audioburst פאנל תוכן ו פרסום ועידת מובייל ו דיגיטל

Japanese Radio Station Nippon Broadcasting Invests $3 Million in Audio Search Engine AudioBurst

07.08.18|Tofi Stoler
AudioBurst supplies content indexing services to radio stations, offering an automated parsing and tagging technology. It also offers a search engine for speech audio segments