Algorithms · May 2014Gaffe level: Typo
A Hong Kong VC Firm Gave an Algorithm a Seat on Its Board of Directors
Deep Knowledge Ventures appointed VITAL, an investment-picking AI, as an equal board member with a vote. The robot director's first duty was due diligence; its second was hogging the headlines.
Source: Engadget
AI Avatars Translate Speech Into Kenyan Sign Language in Real Time
Kenyan engineer Elly Savatia built Terp360, an AI platform that translates speech into Kenyan Sign Language in real time using 3D avatars, with more than 2,300 signs recorded alongside deaf Kenyans. It won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, and the team has released an open dataset of nearly 12,000 sign-language motion sequences.
Source: The Eastleigh Voice