Robot enables communication between people in quarantine and their relatives
Researchers of the Integrated Systems Engineering Group of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a telepresence robot that enables people suffering from COVID-19 to talk to their loved ones.
Under the AI hood: A view from RSA Conference
Despite hype around AI and ML in security, the RSA Conference revealed promising developments, like an evaluation system for buyers.
Facebook Wav2vec-U learns to recognize speech from unlabeled data
Facebook claims to have developed an AI model that learns to recognize speech without the need for annotations.
New MIT Algorithm Helps Robots Collaborate to Get the Job Done
Algorithm enables robot teams to complete missions, such as mapping or search-and-rescue, with minimal wasted effort. Sometimes, one robot isn’t enough. Consider a search-and-rescue mission to find a hiker lost in the woods. Rescuers might want to de
Comparing Apple's M1 to IBM's 2nm chip is 'apples and oranges'
IBM Research vice president has said it isn't fair to compare the pair. He also declared it's a great time to be in semiconductors, even with a global chip crunch.
Teaching artificial intelligence to control navy submarines
Submarines controlled by artificial intelligence are being designed to take on military missions.
Analytics shop Sisu’s new tool automates search results visualizations
Sisu automates creating visualizations of query results surfaced on its analytics platform, allowing for easier insights based on data.
Google's New AI Can Detect Skin Condition
Learn more about Google’s New AI tool which can detect skin conditions.
Adapdix adds adaptive AI tool EdgeOps DataMesh for process optimization
Adapdix’s EdgeOps DataMesh puts AI on the factory floor. Semiconductor manufactuers are both backers and customers.
Doctors fear Google skin check app will lead to ‘tsunami of overdiagnosis’
There are nearly 10bn Google searches for skin, nail and hair issues each year, prompting the tech giant to create a ‘dermatology assist tool’
Twitter finds racial bias in image-cropping AI
Months after users raised concerns, Twitter drops its algorithm for cropping photos over bias worries.
Using a virtual linkage representation algorithm to improve functionally of a robot hand
A team of researchers at Yale University has developed a new kind of algorithm to improve the functionally of a robot hand. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes their algorithm and then demonstrate, via videos, how it can be used.
Hi Auto brings conversational AI to drive-thrus using Intel technology
Hi Auto is increasing the efficiency of drive-thrus with a conversational AI system powered by Intel technologies.
Roambee adds AI analytics to supply chain tracking with Arnekt deal
Better supply-chain tracking is a driver for Roambee's buy of ML analytics house Arnekt. COVID-19 vaccine tracking is one prominent use case.
Despite challenges, Salesforce says chatbot adoption is accelerating
Salesforce chatbot expert Greg Bennett sees a pathway to widespread adoption of chatbots, once challenges are addressed.
Improving the way videos are organized
At any given moment, many thousands of new videos are being posted to sites like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. An increasing number of those videos are being recorded and streamed live. But tech and media companies still struggle to understand what's going in all that content.
Proposed method for evaluating user trust in artificial intelligence systems
Every time you speak to a virtual assistant on your smartphone, you are talking to an artificial intelligence—an AI that can, for example, learn your taste in music and make song recommendations that improve based on your interactions. However, AI also assists us with more risk-fraught activities, such as helping doctors diagnose cancer.
Helping robots learn what they can and can't do in new situations
The models that robots use to do tasks work well in the structured environment of the laboratory. Outside the lab, however, even the most sophisticated models may prove inadequate in new situations or in difficult to model tasks, such as working with soft materials like rope and cloth.