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Chipmaker AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) has unveiled a range of innovative AI solutions spanning from data centers to personal computers. The AMD Instinct MI300 Series features data center AI accelerators, while the ROCm 6 open software stack introduces new features supporting Large Language Models (LLMs). Additionally, the Ryzen 8040 Series processors come equipped with Ryzen AI capabilities.
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Artificial Intelligence: Wu Dao 2.0, China’s Fire-Breathing New AI System, Is 10X Bigger Than GPT-3
Earlier this week, researchers from the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence launched a new version of Wu Dao, their own deep learning natural language model, which appears to be leagues ahead of GPT-3, the model from Open AI, and Google’s Switch Transformer. The last-named two models each represented massive advances in natural language processing.
Artificial Intelligence:Indian Government Launches X-Ray Setu, An AI-Powered COVID Detector On WhatsApp
The Indian Government has launched X-Ray Setu which operates on a WhatsApp bot and detects COVID-19 through the upload of a X-ray image. The system will hopefully be useful in India’s rural hinterland and small towns where RT-PCR diagnostics and CT scans are unavailable for diagnosing COVID-19.
Artificial Intelligence: Candela Presents Electric “Flying Boat” Running On An AI-Powered Hydrofoil System
Swedish electric boat maker Candela Speed Boat AB presented its Candela C-7 boat at the Venice Boat Show on Tuesday. It is described as an entirely new type of watercraft equipped with the world’s first active hydrofoil system. The AI-powered hydrofoil lifts the hull of the C-7 completely above the surface of the water. This cuts friction by 80% and allows the boat a longer range on battery power.
Artificial Intelligence: AI-Powered Sex Dolls Could Develop Personalities
San Marcos, California-based RealDoll produces sex dolls, and one range possesses AI capabilities. Equipped with an advanced X-Mode system, these robots can conduct a conversation, and even display typical emotions such as jealousy and affection. They could even be AI-trained to be become more like a “partner,” mimicking their personality and responses.
Artificial Intelligence: NERSC Launches Perlmutter, The World’s Fastest AI Supercomputer, For “Extreme-Scale” Science
On Thursday, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is DOE Office of Science’s (SC’s) mission high-performance computing facility, launched supercomputer Perlmutter. It is designed for the most demanding, AI-based, “extreme-scale” science applications such as developing new energy sources, improving energy efficiency, discovering new materials, mapping the universe, and analyzing massive data sets from scientific experimental facilities.
Artificial Intelligence: Eye Tracking Company Smart Eye Acquires Emotion Detection Software Firm Affectiva
Affectiva says 9 people are killed every day and 1,000 are injured due to distracted driving. 6,000 people are killed annually due to drowsy driving. Its Affectiva Automotive AI is an In-Cabin Sensing software that measures in real-time the state of the cabin, and that of the driver and occupants in it. Swedish company Smart Eye will acquire Affectiva to gain global leadership in automotive-grade Interior Sensing AI.
Artificial Intelligence: China Testing AI-Powered Emotion Detection on Uighurs (BBC)
In a shocking revelation, a software engineer revealed to the BBC that an elaborate, AI-based system using facial recognition was being used on Uighurs in the Xinjiang province of China for detecting states of emotion on their faces.
Artificial Intelligence: Duke University Scientists Develop AI-Powered Toilet For Stool Analysis
Scientists at Duke University’s Center for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease (WaSH-AID) have developed Smart Toilet, an AI tool that can be retrofitted into standard toilets to collect information from patients’ feces. Gastroenterologists can use this data for the treatment of various gut diseases including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Artificial Intelligence: Chinese Autonomous Vehicle Startup Pony To Test In California
Pony.ai, the Chinese autonomous mobility startup founded in Fremont, California in late 2016, has been permitted by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to test its driverless cars without human safety drivers behind the wheel on specified streets in the state’s three cities.
Artificial Intelligence: AI Will Police Offensive Messages On Dating App Tinder
Tinder, the global dating app, will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to curb online harassment and offensive messaging on its platform. The new AI-backed feature, dubbed “Are You Sure?” or AYS, will sense if a message is inappropriate or offensive, and display that question as a prompt before the user can hit Send.
Artificial Intelligence: Bristol-Myers-Squibb And Exscientia Ink $1.2B AI Deal For Drug Discovery
Exscientia, the UK-based pharmatech company specializing in AI-driven discovery of drug molecules, has agreed to collaborate with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) for the discovery of small molecule therapeutic drug candidates in multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology & immunology using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Artificial Intelligence: Google Plans To Use AI And Smartphone Cameras For Dermatology
At the Google I/O 2021 keynote on May 18, Google Health announced new tools that will help users identify different skin-related issues through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a smartphone’s camera. The technology will identify dermatological problems related to skin, hair and nails, as well as screen for Tuberculosis.
Artificial Intelligence: India’s L&T Technology Develops AI-Enabled Parking Solution
Indian engineering and software company L&T Technology Services Limited (NSE: LTTS) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) have collaborated on the development of an AI-enabled outdoor parking solution suitable for airports, stadiums, shopping malls, and office campuses.
Artificial Intelligence: Australia’s ASIO Gets $1.3B AI Budget To Thwart Bad Actors
The Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) got a $1.3 billion funding boost for cutting-edge AI technology aimed at beefing up the country’s security and intelligence capabilities. The AI-on-a-war-footing move comes as Australia identified several countries behind infiltration attempts targeting government, commercial and industrial organizations.
Artificial Intelligence: A Molecule For Alzheimer’s Created By Exscientia’s AI Enters Clinical Trials
Oxford, UK-based Exscientia uses AI to design and create drug candidate molecules satisfying complex therapeutic requirements with revolutionary efficiency. Joint research by Exscientia with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. (TYO: 4506) resulted in the creation of the molecule DSP-0038, a dual-targeted 5-HT1A agonist and 5-HT2A antagonist to be assessed for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease psychosis. Sumitomo will now initiate a Phase 1 clinical study of DSP-0038 in the United States.
Artificial Intelligence: Volkswagen’s Electric Version Of Its Iconic Microbus In Self-Driving Trials This Summer
VW will use hardware and software developed by Argo AI. Volkswagen (ETR: VOW3), which is targeting the launch of autonomous commercial delivery and micro-transit service in Germany by 2025, announced plans to trial new self-driving vehicles this summer in Germany. (The Verge) On Wednesday, the German automaker, which is collaborating with Argo AI for the…
Artificial Intelligence: IBM Launches Slew Of Products For The Hybrid Cloud And AI
IBM Announces Breakthrough Hybrid Cloud and AI Capabilities to Accelerate Digital Transformation at its 2021 Think Conference. These innovations around its hybrid cloud and AI platform are aimed at helping businesses manage their digital transformation, particularly after the pandemic.
Artificial Intelligence: IBM Study Finds The Pandemic Accelerated AI’s Rollout
IBM’s Global AI Adoption Index 2021 found that nearly a third of the IT professionals surveyed confirmed their businesses had commenced the use of AI. Further, 43% said the COVID-19 pandemic had catalyzed a faster rollout of AI at their companies. On the flip side, challenges to the adoption of the technology included scarcity of skills and complexity of data.
Artificial Intelligence: An AI-Enabled Ship With A Chatbot But No Captain Will Cross The Atlantic
The craft pictured above looks remarkably fragile but a team of researchers from the marine research non-profit organization ProMare in technology collaboration with IBM will attempt to sail the Mayflower 400 across the Atlantic on May 15, 2021.
Artificial Intelligence: AI Can Cut Buildings’ Energy Consumption By 20-25%
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 45% of all energy consumed in commercial buildings. Tragically, as much as 30% of this is usually wasted. BrainBox AI, which is based in Montreal, Canada, uses artificial intelligence to learn a building’s energy “equations” and then to control them for maximizing energy savings without compromising on residents’ comfort.
Artificial Intelligence: ESA Pioneering Development Of AI-Driven Space Debris-Dodging System
Thousands of satellites are being launched every month by companies such as SpaceX, OneWeb, and Amazon as they jockey for space supremacy and build mega-constellations that orbit the earth. Current launches, in a month, exceed more than the annual figure just a few years ago. As a result, there is a growing risk of collisions among spacecraft and debris in the orbital space around the Earth. The European Space Agency is pressing AI to automate collision avoidance procedures.
Artificial Intelligence: AI Crunches Simulations Of The Cosmos Into Minutes
A new AI application makes it dramatically easier to simulate a vast, complex universe in high resolution. This breakthrough is a huge advance in high-resolution cosmological simulations, reducing computation time from hundreds of hours to just a few minutes.
Artificial Intelligence: Google’s Loss, Apple’s Gain? Bengio Joins iPhone Giant
AI stalwart Samy Bengio has joined Apple after quitting Google. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has snapped up acclaimed scientist Samy Bengio after he left Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) following a highly visible fracas in the search behemoth’s AI department. (Yahoo News) Samy Bengio quit Google last week amid rising discord within Google’s AI ranks, following the firings…
Venture Capital: Autonomous Welder Path Robotics Nabs $56M
Path Robotics announced its raise of $56 million in a Series B round led by Addition and with participation by returning investors Drive Capital, Basis Set, and Lemnos Lab. The company creates manufacturing robots that autonomously scan, position, and weld the customer’s parts without the need for skilled welders or robot programmers.