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Researchers’ AI system strips identifiable attributes like gender from speech recordings

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now In a study accepted to the 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning last week, researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology and the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden propose a privacy-preserving technique that learns to …

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Mythical reveals gameplay for do-it-yourself Blankos Block Party online game

VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 15 – 17 Learn More Mythical has revealed the gameplay for its Blankos Block Party free-to-play online game coming for the PC later this year. Developed in partnership with United Kingdom studio Third Kind Games, Blankos Block Party is …

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The content unbundling problem that’s stifling us

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Jim Barksdale, former CEO of Netscape, said there are “only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle, the other is to unbundle.” Content is currently at the peak of unbundled, and …

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What more are we willing to sacrifice at the altar of e-commerce?

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now The recent explosion of e-commerce driven by COVID-induced lockdowns around the world has been met with almost unanimous and giddy excitement. I have been thinking a lot about why, as a society, we seem to be so …

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The underappreciated scale-up entrepreneur

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now I am a venture capitalist, which means I invest in companies that I think have promise. But my whole philosophy of investing changed when one of the entrepreneurs with whom I worked received an acquisition …

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Glu reloads its war chest for mobile game acquisitions

VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 15 – 17 Learn More Glu Mobile has grown into a big mobile gaming publisher through both acquisitions and home-grown titles. But as the world changes around the company, Glu is changing with the times. Back in June, the …

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Work-at-home AI surveillance is a move in the wrong direction

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now While we have all been focused on facial recognition as the poster child for AI ethics, another concerning form of AI has quietly emerged and rapidly advanced during COVID-19: AI-enabled employee surveillance at home. Though …

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GamesBeat Decides 156: June NPD, Ghost of Tsushima, and more

VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 15 – 17 Learn More Paper Mario: The Origami King and Ghost of Tsushima are both out now, and the GamesBeat Decides crew has a review for each of them. Reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about his time in …

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Announcing the Women in AI Awards winners

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Watch all the Transform 2020 sessions on-demand right here. We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the second annual Women in AI Awards. The Women in AI Awards are part of VentureBeat’s continuing commitment to …

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