When AI Rules the City - Weekly Mash-Up 184

When Artificial Intelligence Rules the City
City Lab

Artificial Intelligence is transforming our cities in subtle but fundamental ways. Forget flying cars and scenes from Star Wars. Instead, the city is being upgraded with AI in the form of driverless cars, and AI-powered surveillance. Rather than replacing jobs, AI will replace tasks helping cities to operate more efficiently. Read more

Artificial Intelligence or Intelligence Augmentation. What’s in a name?
Live Mint

Rather than replacing humans, Artificial Intelligence should and could help people reach their fullest potential. Humans will evolve with the help of technologies that will merge the brain and computers - "IA uses machine-learning technologies that are similar to AI, but instead of replacing humans, IA seeks to assist them." Read more

5 Serious Ways to use Virtual Reality
Euro News

Virtual Reality has wide-ranging uses - beyond gaming its applications have grown to significantly more. These span multiple industries - Virtual Reality can help patients with pain relief, it can help with crime scene reconstruction, archaeology, and big data management. Read more

The Washington Post is diving into augmented reality
Digiday

If everyone knows 'content is king', then companies need new ways to differentiate themselves. The Washington Post is doing just that by upgrading its delivery. They are launching AR-enhanced storytelling later this year, with a series of augmented reality tours around some of the world’s most ‘innovative’ buildings. Read more