Camera+, one of the longest-standing iPhone camera apps, has been updated today with ML Magic, a machine learning-powered feature that promises to "perform sorcery on your photos".
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Apple snaps up Canadian machine learning startup Inductiv to work on Siri and AI projects
Apple continues bolstering its artificial intelligence and machine learning talent with new acquisitions, the latest being an alleged purchase of Inductiv.
Pixelmator Pro gains machine learning-powered image resolution boost
The excellent Pixelmator Pro image editor for the Mac was updated today with a cool new feature allowing you to boost the image resolution while keep details sharp, without introducing visible image artifacts like pixelation or blurriness.
Photoshop for iPad adds automated one-tap subject selection
Photoshop maker Adobe today announced that a smart subject selection feature powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning is now available in Photoshop for iPad, the app's second major feature addition since its launch at the Adobe MAX conference in November.
Apple stops Siri grading program globally, future iOS update to provide opt-in/out controls
In response to privacy concerns raised a few days ago in an article by the British newspaper the Guardian, Apple has temporarily suspended the Siri grading program globally, saying that an upcoming iOS software update will give its customers new controls so they could choose whether they would like to participate in the grading process or not.
Unpopular opinion: Apple contractors listen to some Siri audio to improve the service. What else is new?
Last weekend's report from the British newspaper the Guardian detailed that Apple hires contractors who are tasked with listening to some Siri audio, prompting critics to take the story as proof that Apple's commitment to privacy is nothing more than marketing talk.
Google’s AI expert Ian Goodfellow joins Apple as a director of machine learning
Google's artificial intelligence expert Ian Goodfellow has joined Apple's Special Projects Group as a director of machine learning.
Apple names John Giannandrea to its executive team as SVP of ML and AI Strategy
John Giannandrea, Google's former search chief, was promoted today to Apple's executive team as Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy, becoming one of 16 executives who report directly to CEO Tim Cook.
How HomePod uses machine learning to boost far-field Siri accuracy
In a new post published on Monday through its Machine Learning Journal blog, Apple goes on to detail how HomePod, its wireless smart speaker, uses machine learning to increase far-field accuracy, which helps Siri disregard or suppress background sounds to better understand your spoken requests in noisy environments.
Apple to attend the world’s largest machine learning conference, recruit new ML engineers
Apple on Thursday announced via its Machine Learning Journal blog that it will be attending NeurIPS, or the conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, which is running next week from December 2 through December 8 in Montréal, Canada.
How Siri recognizes obscurely named points of interest like local restaurants & businesses
Apple Thursday published a new entry on its Machine Learning Journal blog which goes highly technical on Siri's ability to recognize obscurely-named points of interest on a map, like your local restaurants, businesses and other places.
Will Apple’s new AI chief fix Siri?
Apple recently poached Google’s former head of search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the 53-year-old Scottish engineer John Giannandrea, and now we know precisely what he's been tasked with doing at the Cupertino company.