The spy in the cab
Amazon’s drivers now have a spy in the cab. Amazon have installed cameras to observe the driver through the course of the day and uses AI algos to spot potentially dangerous behaviour. … Read more
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Google’s Deep Mind shapes up proteins
The London based Deep Mind AI lab has just solved one of the biggest mysteries of biology, namely… the predicted shape of proteins. Knowing the shape of a protein can help with … Read more
IBM’s Mayflower takes to the water
After a couple of years of design, construction and AI training, The Mayflower one of the world’s first autonomous ships has been lifted in to the water. Despite Covid-19 delays, it is … Read more
AI serves up Haute Cuisine
Michael Haase founder of Plant Jammer is upbeat about his new app. Apparently AI is used to marry the spare food items you may have lying around in your kitchen cupboard to … Read more
Bad day at the office
Elon Musk of Tesla fame and AI enthusiast (often cited in these blogs), lost $16.3 billion yesterday as shares in tech stock took a dive. Or maybe it was the news of … Read more
Pigs might fly
Mr Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, erstwhile discussed in these blogs regarding AI and self-driving technology has a new interest; a brain-to-machine interface! The brain machine interface has the … Read more
GPT-3 the future for AI?
OpenAI the Californian non-profit company, started in 2015 with a goal to ensure that high performing AGI systems (artificial general intelligence systems) which could potentially outperform humans in most situations would be … Read more
AI goes scentient!
No, not a typo but a play on words. AI is being used by the perfume industry to bring new combinations of scents together but it can’t smell a thing! The algo … Read more
To see ourselves as others see us!
When Robert Burns in 1786 wrote: Oh, would some Power give us the giftTo see ourselves as others see us!It would from many a blunder free us,And foolish notion:What airs in dress … Read more
Covid-19, AI and Green ramifications
Anyone remember 2019? When all the talk was of AI and how it would impact jobs? The Green revolution and let’s not forget Greta Thunberg and the climate emergency. Former UK Prime … Read more