Filling the void before Video over IP
The Video industry has changed drastically in the last 10 years, 3D stereoscopic has come (and gone) and video resolutions have risen to 4K and beyond. As demands for providing video content for ‘every platform, everywhere’…
Read MoreMeltdown and Spectre
Introduction In my AI blog series, I have discussed the power of inductive logic and its weakness – a vulnerability to Black Swans. There are many possible realities which fit with known facts, only some of…
Read MoreCorrivium applies Blackbird video technology to roster of VOD delivery
Corrivium partners with some of the world’s leading brands to provide live streaming services for high-profile, large-scale events. Based in Australia, but with a global reach, Corrivium applies Blackbird™ video technology to their roster of VOD delivery. Utilising…
Read MoreLooking Forward
It’s been just over three months since I joined Forbidden Technologies and I know many are keen to hear about our latest developments, before we wrap up 2017. Here are some highlights and insights from my…
Read MoreAI – The limits of IQ
The Model In the old days, people would spend a long time teaching computers rules. Expert systems attempted to simulate the expertise of professionals by following the same rules. This has several drawbacks: experts don’t always…
Read MoreAI – The 1%
Anyone can fly in an aeroplane But flying a plane is harder. Learning to fly a plane safely and getting a pilot’s licence is a long drawn out process. Maybe 10% could fly a plane. Building…
Read MoreAI – the Real World
What is your problem, exactly? Mind games provide a rich seam for AI. Every year, AI gains more scalps – recently including Go and Poker. These games share a common feature: they are well defined –…
Read MoreAI – perspiration or inspiration?
Does intelligence suddenly pop into existence, like switching on a light bulb? Or is it an emergent property dependent on sheer volume of calculations? Can perspiration result in inspiration? As it happens, we have a good…
Read MoreAI – finding the Truth
Introduction It would be good if future AIs, with their vast wisdom, could be better at finding and recognising the truth than people have been. Why the Truth? Most people do not need to know the…
Read MoreAI – God or Devil?
What is it like to make something more intelligent than yourself? My early experiments showed how AI could work – and answered: Who would play better – God or the Devil? The God strategy In 1979,…
Read MoreSo psyched to part of the A+E Networks deployment of Blackbird.
Kevin Tobin - Senior Director of Production, A+E Networks