Artificial intelligence
Google's parent company launches AI-driven drug discovery startup
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis wrote in a blogpost.- "I'm thrilled to announce the creation of a new Alphabet company -- Isomorphic Labs -- a commercial venture with the mission to reimagine the entire drug discovery process from the ground up with an AI-first approach and, ultimately, to model and understand some of the fundamental mechanisms of life,"
Microsoft gives customers access to OpenAI's powerful language model
OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company, introduced its groundbreaking ‘GPT-3' natural language model platform last year. Microsoft will also offer Azure OpenAI Service customers new tools to help ensure outputs that the model returns are appropriate for their businesses, and it will monitor how people are employing the technology to help ensure it's being used for its intended purposes.
TCL unveils full-colour microLED AR glasses
At present, TCL has not revealed the price and availability of the AR glasses, reports GSMArena. In terms of specifications, it features a microLED display and contain a waveguide developed in-house by TCL. Thunderbird Smart Glasses look like normal sunglasses with colour screens that are transparent and comes with an inbuilt camera.
FB developing AI that can see, hear, remember whatever you do
Imagine your AR device displaying exactly how to hold the sticks during a drum lesson, guiding you through a recipe, helping you find your lost keys, or recalling memories as holograms that come to life in front of you. To realise this new AI potential, Facebook AI has announced 'Ego4D' -- a long-term project aimed at solving research challenges in 'egocentric perception' (the perception of direction or position of oneself based on visual information).
AI-powered professional networking platform Lunchclub now in India
Launched in 2017 in the US, the platform was first rolled out as an invite-only concierge service for in-person introductions, but the company pivoted to video calls when the pandemic hit last March. It optimises the professional matchmaking experience, leveraging AI to facilitate connection based on shared interests and goals -- regardless of geographic location, industry, or generation.
India artificial intelligence market to reach $7.8 bn by 2025
The businesses in India will accelerate the adoption of both AI-centric and AI non-centric applications for the next five years, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). AI software segment will dominate the market and would grow from $2.8 billion in 2020 at a CAGR of 18.1 per cent by the end of 2025.
How AI can help in Covid-19 treatment
Over 20 hospitals worldwide in collaboration with NVIDIAA -- a leader in AI technology -- tested a new AI-based technique, known as federated learning, using data from across five continents. The technique uses an algorithm to analyse chest X-rays and electronic health data from hospital patients with Covid symptoms. Once the algorithm had "learned" from the data, the analysis was brought together to build an AI tool -- EXAM (electronic medical record (EMR) chest X-ray AI model) -- which could predict the oxygen needs of hospital Covid patients anywhere in the world.
AI to predict Covid patients at dire need for ventilators
The team at Case Western Reserve University developed the tool, through analysis of CT scans from nearly 900 Covid-19 patients diagnosed in 2020, and is able to predict ventilator need with 84 per cent accuracy.
New AI tool to help predict Arctic sea ice loss
The AI system, IceNet, addresses the challenge of producing accurate Arctic sea ice forecasts for the season ahead -- something that has eluded scientists for decades. A team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and The Alan Turing Institute have described IceNet in the journal Nature Communications. IceNet -- the AI predictive tool -- is almost 95 per cent accurate.
Zendesk acquires AI automation platform Cleverly.ai
Cleverly provides AI-powered solutions with insight-driven automation that makes support teams more productive. In a statement released on Thursday, Zendesk said it will integrate Cleverly's technology across its platform, enhancing the trusted Zendesk AI solutions already enabling teams to automate more of their processes, reduce costs, and keep up with customer demand.
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