AI case studies from the real-world

Facebook improves user experience using ranking algorithm to optimise content based on user behaviour

Facebook provides technology able to turn 2D images into 3D models

Facebook reduces time needed to support new queries to its internal reactive cache by using machine learning from weeks to minutes

Google DeepMind plans to build complete 3D models from a few pictures using generative query network

Google Research detects diabetic eye disease as well as leading ophthalmologists with machine learning

Google Translate reduced translation errors by more than 55% in its translation services using Recursive Neural Networks

Google claims it can prioritise an organisation's files based on activity and calendar events using machine learning

Google launches two apps for the hearing impaired on its Android phone

Google trials Duplex as a natural conversation agent and assistant to automate scheduling activities

Google's Gmail automated composition feature has led to 10% of English language replies being machine written and human approved, speeding up email composition

Google's cocktail party effect uniquely identifies and focuses on an individual's voice while watching a video of people talking in a crowded room

Luka has developed a chatbot which imitates people, alive or deceased, using a corpus of their text communications

Microsoft enables real-time subtitles on Skype video chat software

Microsoft launches deep learning based local language translation service in India supporting 22 languages

Microsoft's Bing enhances image search uses deep learning to automatically detect objects in an image and give more comprehensive search results

Pinterest enhances image search by not only searching for matching items but also related items such as suggesting recipes for grocery items doubling the click-through rates

The Weather Channel is able to automatically generate digital video content localised for each region using machine learning

Deep Sentinel identifies neighbourhood security threats using machine vision that can detect potential intruders and other events

Stanford University researchers improve weather forecasting by over 40% on historic data with machine learning

Baidu builds automated cat shelter for strays using image recognition

Foster Care Tech (FCT) finds better matching foster care families for children using machine learning

SignAll translates spoken English into sign language enabling better communication for hearing impaired using vision processing and natural language processing

Simprints predicts what a baby's fingerprints will look like when they reach adulthood through machine learning

Clinicial researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh develop machine learning based software that could speed up treatment of patients showing signs of stroke or dementia

Cornell University researchers increase processing efficiency 300x by developing Adaboost algorithm to automate detection of elephant rumblings

Cray's CosmoFlow can now predict cosmological parameters with unprecedented accuracy with a deep learning 3D convolutional neural network

Imperial College London researchers aim at designing a device that will improve dialysis procedure for patients using machine learning

MIT researchers aim to make cancer treatments less toxic with machine learning

MIT researchers develop system that can identify individuals with 96% accuracy for smart homes improvement

McGill University predicts signs of dementia two years before its onset with 84% accuracy with supervised learning