Yahoo – AFP,
January 17, 2019
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Amazon will host a June conference on robotics and artificial intelligence, showcasing some of the technology used for its Alexa digital assistant (AFP Photo/Rob Lever) |
New York
(AFP) - Amazon announced plans Thursday to hold a conference open to the public
on robotics, space and artificial intelligence, as well as to discuss future
applications of emerging technologies.
The re:MARS
conference in Las Vegas will include "visionary talks, interactive
workshops, technical deep dives, roundtables, hands-on demos, and more,"
an Amazon statement said.
The
conference called Machine learning, Automation, Robotics and Space on June 4-7
grew out of a private, invite-only event hosted by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in
recent years.
"We're
at the beginning of a golden age of AI," Bezos said in the statement.
"Recent
advancements have already led to invention that previously lived in the realm
of science fiction -- and we've only scratched the surface of what's
possible."
He said the
event would bring together "leaders and builders from diverse areas to
share learnings and spark new ideas for future innovation."
Amazon said
the conference would showcase how it is using advanced technologies for its
range of services from online shopping to music and video.
"Machine
learning and artificial intelligence are behind almost everything we do at
Amazon," according to the company statement.
"Some
of this work is highly visible, such as autonomous Prime Air delivery drones,
eliminating checkout lines at Amazon Go and making everyday life more
convenient for customers with Alexa.
"But
much of what we do with AI and ML happens beneath the surface -- from the speed
in which we deliver packages, to the broad selection and low prices we're able
to offer customers, to automatic extraction of characters and places from books
and videos."
Attendees
will meet Amazon technology engineers and see the Blue Origin rocket capsule
developed by the private space firm owned by Bezos.
Speakers
will include researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the
University of California, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Harvard
Berkman Center.
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