AI, though more powerful than ever before, is clearly still a “brittle beast.” Check out this soccer player’s bald head as an example. A Scottish soccer team, hoping to cut down on the amount of staff needed to live stream games, used an automatic AI camera tracking system to ensure their audience could watch as […]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies around the world to work remotely and change nearly everything about their work habits, and technology companies everywhere stepped up and met that challenge by accelerating what were already emerging technologies. Things like unified communications and collaboration, videoconferencing and cloud computing have skyrocketed since the start of the year, but […]
NEC is partnering with computer vision and artificial intelligence firm Realeyes to develop and distribute emotion analysis solutions aimed at serving the new coronavirus-induced remote workforce. In a joint announcement, the companies said 5G and the COVID-19 pandemic have elevated virtual meetings, videoconferencing and collaboration. The emotion analysis solution is intended to help organizations understand […]
Google AI researchers claim their system can identify signs of prostate cancer with remarkable accuracy. According to a recent VentureBeat report, the system grades each section of a biopsy sample and then summarizes the classifications into an overall score. In trials where six professionals with years of experience under their belts evaluated the system’s accuracy, […]
If someone has ever asked what time the Bruins’ game was at the “Gahden” to intelligent virtual assistants like Alexa, Siri, Cortana or Google Assistant and gotten an odd response, the regional accent could be the problem. The U.S. has a range of accents that include the famous “Boston” accent, which people imitate by saying, […]
i-PRO is launching its new series of AI security cameras. The new i-PRO X-Series enables analytical applications on the network edge, further optimizing performance, system bandwidth and storage requirements, according to the company. “Our new i-PRO X-Series take imaging to a whole new level by providing intelligent video analytics at the edge while maximizing network […]
Artificial intelligence research organization OpenAI is releasing an Application programming interface for accessing new AI models developed by OpenAI, giving businesses access to its first commercial product and general purpose AI models. Most AI systems are designed for one use case, but OpenAI’s release is intended to provide a general-purpose “text in, text out” interface […]
A new product capability from BriefCam allows video analytics to determine if people are following physical distancing and face mask procedure. The new capabilities will help to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support the safe and responsible re-opening across the globe, according to the company. New features available in v5.6.1 include: Proximity Identification: For effective contact tracing […]
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause a significant pushback on biometric device shipments, creating a major revenue drop of $2 billion over the course of 2020, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. At the same, COVID-19 has given rise to new identification and surveillance needs, prompting further investments in biometric artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm […]
“We must be open to the possibility of business models that might strike us as insane,” says Geoff Colvin, senior editor at large, Fortune Magazine, at his NSCA BLC 2020 keynote. Years ago, the idea of robotics and automation displacing millions of human workers seemed like an insane concept. There are just certain things artificial […]
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