Tag: ai
Google’s latest developer tools could make Assistant more capable
We’ve all been staying home a lot more, but we’ve continued to rely on the Google Assistant in this time — whether it’s asking for help with a recipe, playing a hand-washing song or learning about America’s history. Google wants to make its digital h… Source
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Qualcomm’s 5G RB5 robotics platform will help drones navigate tight spaces
Qualcomm is working on AI computing much like rival chip makers Intel and NVIDIA, but it’s sticking to what it does best: smaller devices and connectivity. It just unveiled the RB5 AI-enabled 5G robotics platform — a follow-up to the RB3 chipset — de… Source
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IBM stops work on facial recognition over human rights concerns
The backlash to facial recognition among governments is extending to corporate heavyweights. IBM chief Arvind Krishna has sent a letter (via Axios and CNBC) to Congress revealing that the company has exited its “general purpose” facial recognition bu… Source
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MIT fit tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
Someday, we might be able to carry around tiny, AI brains that can function without supercomputers, the internet or the cloud. Researchers from MIT say their new “brain-on-a-chip” design gets us one step closer to that future. A group of engineers pu… Source
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AI breathes new life into a classic ‘80s synth
Musicians in the 1980s had a love-hate relationship with Yamaha’s DX7 synthesizer. Its digital sound engine was unlike the analog synths that came before it, and created a unique timbre, but the thing was a beast to program. (Modern FM synths are sub… Source
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Researchers say Oura rings can predict COVID-19 symptoms three days early
One of the challenges to curbing the spread of COVID-19 is that asymptomatic individuals, or carriers, can spread the virus before they realize they are infected. In April, researchers from West Virginia University’s (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience In… Source
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