Starship Technologies, creator of a six-wheeled delivery robot with an innovation geared towards college campuses and other controlled environments, just announced $17m in new funding. They are also expanding their delivery services to two new campuses: UCLA and Bridgewater State…
Category: Machine Learning, AI
AI May Help Users Identify Fake News in a Breaking Story
There are now frequent warnings about misinformation posted on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks. Novel research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has illustrated that artificial intelligence can help in the formation of accurate news assessments, but only at the…
New AI-based Chess Engine to Play Like Humans
When it comes to chess, computers are already regarded as experts in it. Since the world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to IBM’s Deep Blue in 1997, there have been more advances inn artificial intelligence to make chess-playing computers even…
Filling of Gender Gap in Cyber Security Sector
While the pandemic led to an exponential increase in remote working and more attempts for hackers to exploit systems, it inadvertently led to an increased need for cyber security analysts. ‘People are starting to understand the role of cyber security…
New AI by Facebook to Predict Possibility of Worsening Covid Symptoms
Some Artificial intelligence researchers at Facebook have laid claims to the development of a software that foresees the possibility of the health of a Covid patient deteriorating or the patient requiring oxygen based on the X-rays done on their chests.…
New Advances in the Accuracy of Facial Recognition Algorithms
Facial recognition has been used by various organizations, both private and government-owned around the world. Facial recognition software can be used to improve software. However, its ubiquity has given way to some negative impact on the society such as prejudice…
Drones Can Now Detect The Coronavirus From The Sky
While other regions are getting used to the new normal: face masks, hand sanitizers, temperature checks, Alabama is getting used to the presence of drones. The Alabama State Senate recently adopted the Draganfly Smart Vital System, a screening system that…
The Eye of Venice is on Every Tourist
In the past few years, in the canal city of Venice also known as La Serenissima, or The Most Serene, things have become less serene, as a result of the 30 million visitors who visit the city of just 50,000…
Will We Be Able to Control Superintelligent Machines?
While great advances are being made in Artificial Intelligence (AI), some scientists have forewarned us of the risks of a super-intelligent AI that may be difficult to control. Making use of theoretical calculations, an international team of researchers, inclusive of…
Debate on Plans For AI in 2021
Artificial Intelligence developed greatly in the 2010s as a result of advances in deep learning― a category of AI which collects, stores and processes large quantities of data. In a lecture delivered by Prof Celestine Iwendi at ACM, he emphasized…