Category: AI
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Artificial intelligence makes a splash in efforts to protect Alaska’s ice seals and beluga whales
Microsoft Blogs – 2.19.20 When Erin Moreland set out to become a research zoologist, she envisioned days spent sitting on cliffs, drawing seals and other animals to record their lives for efforts to understand their activities and protect their habitats. Instead, Moreland found herself stuck in front of a computer screen, clicking through thousands of…
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What Is AI Upscaling?
NVIDIA Blog – 2.6.20 (2.3.20) Putting on a pair of prescription glasses for the first time can feel like instantly snapping the world into focus. Suddenly, trees have distinct leaves. Fine wrinkles and freckles show up on faces. Footnotes in books and even street names on roadside signs become legible. Upscaling — converting lower resolution…
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Designing the future with Artificial Intelligence
Autodesk YouTube Channel – 2.4.20 (2.3.20) Renowned designer Philippe Starck collaborates with Italian furniture maker Kartell and Autodesk to design the world’s first production chair created by AI in collaboration with humans. Full story here: http://bit.ly/3aLQhHh Source: Designing the future with Artificial Intelligence
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The Future of Automation and AI
Robolink Blog – 2.3.20 (1.29.20) The future of automation and AI is bright. Everything from cars to personal assistants is enabling automation and the use of machine learning. Companies such as Uber and Amazon are dabbling in automation and AI, reducing workloads and wait times, attempting to predict what you want, when you want it.…
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Using AI to advance the health of people and communities around the world
Microsoft Blogs – 1.30.20 (1.29.20) The health of people and communities around the world has been improving over time. For example, the steep decline in child and maternal mortality is a key indicator of positive momentum. Source: Using AI to advance the health of people and communities around the world
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Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces
Microsoft Blogs – 1.28.20 Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown hair. He swivels his head left and right until the camera in the front of…
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The defining moments of IBM Watson last decade
IBM Blog – 1.24.20 (1.16.20) Unveiled to the world just under a decade ago, today, IBM Watson is being used by millions of people in thousands of different ways to unlock the value of data in new and profound ways. Across countless industries, Watson is helping businesses around the world harness their data, increase productivity, and improve…
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Science, Indigenous knowledge and AI weave environmental magic
Microsoft Blogs – 11.20.19 It’s dawn in Kakadu’s wetlands; the night’s inky silence gives way to bird song as the first rays reveal the emerald magic of the landscape. The dual World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory is one of the most beautiful places on Earth and a precious resource for…
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Sony Announces the Establishment of Sony AI with the mission to unleash human creativity
Sony Newsroom – 11.20.19 Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced the establishment of Sony AI. This new organization, with offices globally in Japan, Europe, and the United States, will advance fundamental research and development of AI (artificial intelligence). Sony’s Purpose is to “Fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.” Recognizing that…
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Microsoft + The Jackson Laboratory: Using AI to fight cancer
Microsoft Blogs – 10.28.19 (10.27.19) Biomedical researchers are embracing artificial intelligence to accelerate the implementation of cancer treatments that target patients’ specific genomic profiles, a type of precision medicine that in some cases is more effective than traditional chemotherapy and has fewer side effects. Source: Microsoft + The Jackson Laboratory: Using AI to fight cancer