Facial recognition tech for bears aims to keep humans safe
A town in Japan is planning to use facial recognition on local brown bears as part of efforts to reduce the number of bear attacks.
Here’s what a trend-analyzing A.I. thinks will be the next big thing in tech
The “technology intelligence engine” uses A.I. to sift through hundreds of millions of documents online, then uses all that information to spot trends.
Ingenious new search and rescue drone finds people by listening for screams
Rather than relying on expensive and unreliable thermal cameras, this new search and rescue drone uses an array of microphones to zero in on cries for help.
IBM’s A.I. Mayflower ship is crossing the Atlantic, and you can watch it live
IBM’s autonomous, A.I.-powered ship is currently on its way across the Atlantic Ocean — and thanks to some amazing tech, you can watch the journey live
The future of automation: Robots are coming, but they won’t take your job
The emergence of automated robots will likely not be the job killer for humans that many people fear.
Can A.I. beat human engineers at designing microchips? Google thinks so
Google found that artificial intelligence is capable of designing microchips. A.I.-designed chips were better and made quicker than those made by human experts.
Nvidia is renting out its A.I. Superpod platform for $90K a month
Researchers will soon be able to access Nvidia’s DGX supercomputer through an A.I.-as-a-service subscription for a more affordable $90,000-per-month fee.
Watch singing AI blobs rock the house with Tune-Yards at Google I/O
The blobs are back in town. Google opened its I/O developer conference Tuesday with a performance that felt genuinely innovative, and actually fun, from the avant-garde vocal and electronica artist…
A.I. doesn’t usually forget anything, but Facebook’s new system does. Here’s why
Most A.I. systems are designed to remember absolutely everything they learn. But that’s not always ideal, so Facebook decided to build one that forgets
How the USPS uses Nvidia GPUs and A.I. to track missing mail
You’ve got mail! But where is it? The USPS is leaning on A.I. at the edge and GPU-accelerated computing to help track and locate missing mail and packages.