Intel Acquires Model Optimizer SigOpt

Intel Corp. is acquiring AI optimization software vendor SigOpt, a move the chip maker said would complement its existing AI software portfolio while integrating SigOpt’s tools with its AI hardware to accelerate and sc Read more…

Machine Learning on the Edge, Hold the Code

Many companies are scrambling to find machine learning engineers who can build smart applications that run on edge devices, like mobile phones. One company that’s attacking the problem in a broad way is Qeexo, which se Read more…

Three Machine Learning Tasks Every AI Team Should Automate

With the war on AI talent heating up, the new “unicorns” of Silicon Valley are high-performing data scientists. Although as recently as 2015 there was a surplus of data scientists, in the most recent quarter there wa Read more…

SigOpt Within In-Q-Tel’s Parameters

It's no secret that America's spies are collecting massive amounts of data. And now that In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the nation's intelligence agencies, has taken a stake in hyperparameter optimization startup S Read more…

Google Mimics Human Brain with Unified Deep Learning Model

Despite the progress we've made in deep learning, the approach remains out of reach for many, largely due to the high costs associated with tuning models for specific AI tasks. Now Google hopes to simplify things with a Read more…

Getting Hyped for Deep Learning Configs

As deep learning goes mainstream, early practitioners are finding creative new ways to harness huge collections of unstructured data. But they're also realizing how critical it is to tune one's model for optimal performa Read more…