[주간 소식] 3월 6일 – 3월 12일

1. 주요 기사

* 이제는 알렉사 이름을 꼬박꼬박 호명하지 않아도 반응한다; 그렇다, 아마존 알렉사나는 당신을 비웃고 있다; 구길 어시스턴트, 알렉사, 시리, 빅스비, 콜타나의 경쟁 구도; 알렉사, 그만 웃어; 화웨이의 하이어시스턴트, 알렉사, 구글 어시스턴트, 그리고 빅스비에게 도전장; 모두가 구글홈, 아마존 에코, 아님 애플 홈파드 중 하나즘은 가져야하는 이유; Summary: Recently, Alexa has been in the news for people have experienced it bursting out into random creepy laughters. Well, Amazon says it has exorcised Alexa, and she will no longer laugh creepily. In some rare cases, Alexa can mistakenly hear the phrase ‘Alexa, laugh’ but Amazon has changed the command to ‘Alexa, can you laugh.’ They have also changed Alexa’s response from simply laughter to ‘sure, I can laugh’ followed by laughter. Amidst these minor quirks of already mainstream voice assistants such as Alexa, we can also see a simultaneous growth by latecomers such as Huawei’s HiAssistant, and the competition continues to grow more heated.
* [Now you can have a conversation with Alexa without screaming ‘Hey, Alexa’ for every request](https://beta.techcrunch.com/2018/03/10/now-you-can-have-a-conversation-with-alexa-without-screaming-hey-alexa-for-every-request/)
* [Yes, Amazon’s Alexa is Laughing at You](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/03/yes-amazons-alexa-is-laughing-at-you)
* [Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri, Bixby, Cortana feature showdown](https://www.slashgear.com/google-assistant-alexa-siri-bixby-cortana-feature-showdown-07522484/)
* [Alexa, stop laughing. Amazon says her creepy, random laughter has been fixed](http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article204089319.html)
* [Huawei HiAssistant to square off with Alexa, Google Assistant, Bixby](https://www.slashgear.com/huawei-hiassistant-to-square-off-with-alexa-google-assistant-bixby-05522120/)
* [Why everyone should own a Google Home, Amazon Echo or Apple Homepod](http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/inventions/why-everyone-should-own-a-google-home-amazon-echo-or-apple-homepod/news-story/aa1094df2b7abbb77eb333c6c959d38d)

* 드론이 석유와 가스 산업을 변화시키고 있다; 구글, 인공지능 기반 드론을 통해 미국 펜타곤에 도움을 주다; 구글의 인공지능 기술이 미군 드론 프로그램에 사용되며 우려를 사다; 구글 인공지능 소프트웨어, 미군 드론 영상 발전에 기어; Summary: The growth of drones have implied a increasing application in many industries, but recently, the military use has been made more systematic by Google’s contribution to the US Pentagon. Google has partnered with the US Department of Defense to help develop AI for analyzing drone footage. Google’s pilot project with the Defense Department’s Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, has been proof that Google offers resources to the military for surveillance technology in drone operations, raising ethical questions about the development and use of machine learning.
* [Out in the Fields, Drones Are Transforming the Oil and Gas Industries](https://sanvada.com/2018/03/12/fields-drones-transforming-oil-gas-industries/)
* [Google is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones](https://gizmodo.com/google-is-helping-the-pentagon-build-ai-for-drones-1823464533)
* [Google’s artificial intelligence is being used by US military drone program, prompting concerns](http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/03/07/googles-artificial-intelligence-is-being-used-by-us-military-drone-program-prompting-concerns.html)
* [Google artificial intelligence software helping US military process drone video footage](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/7/google-artificial-intelligence-helping-process-us-/)

* 농업 시장에 글로벌 인공지능, 농업기술에 정확도 높여주고 비용과 농약은 줄여준다; 새로운 인공지능 군포전쟁; 인공지능과 환경; 인공지능의 효율성 향상하기; 인공지능이 인적자원에 변화를 가져오는 7가지 방법; 인공지능은 위기 – 핵보다 위험하고 통제를 요한다; 엘론 머스크가 말하는 핵보다 위험한 인공지능; 인공지능에 기본상식을 심어주는건 어렵다; 인공지능이 인간 CFO를 능가할수 없는 특징들; 인공지능이 채용절차를 더 쉽게, 그리고 더 복잡하게, 만들 수 있다; 이상적으로 인공지능은 취업난을 완화할 것이다; 소비자 일상생활에 미치는 인공지능의 영향; Summary: AI is praised as the innovation that will change the world and while it has many applications and uses, it still does not fit all. When a company looks to deploy AI technology, there are many business-specific challenges, making the right choices trick. Many believe that merging AI into HR functions will improve overall employee experience, but AI ultimately does not possess common sense nor can it completely mimic the critical traits of human executives.
* Global Artificial (AI) in Agriculture Market, Providing Precision Farming Techniques to Reduce Production Cost and Chemicals, is expected to witness CAGR of 24.3%, by 2024
* The New Arms Race in AI
* Artificial Intelligence and the Environment
* Introducing authentic AI: Making artificial intelligence effective
* 7 Ways Artificial Intelligence is Reinventing Human Resources
* Musk: Artificial Intelligence an Existential Crisis, Worse than Nukes, Must be Regulated
* Elon Musk thinks artificial intelligence is ultimately more dangerous than nuclear weapons
* It’s Really Hard to Give AI ‘Common Sense’
* Here are the human CFO traits that no artificial intelligence can replace
* How Artificial Intelligence can and can’t take the headache out of talent recruitment
* Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Will Lead to More Jobs If we Do it Right
* The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Everyday Lives of Consumers