Artificial intelligence

• [New] The American Robotics Scout System represents access to an entirely new category of data that's never been possible before, and one that's going to be very tightly correlated with machine learning and AI.
• [New] The use of AI in biometrics will require a balance to meet the needs of privacy advocates as recent issues with Clearview AI resulted in an investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
• [New] Researchers at Tampere University have successfully used artificial intelligence to predict nonlinear dynamics that take place when ultrashort light pulses interact with matter.
• [New] The use of AI in healthcare presents clinicians and patients with opportunities to improve care in unparalleled ways.
• [New] The share of time German workers spend using basic cognitive skills, for example, may shrink by 3.4 percentage points, while time spend using social and emotional skills will increase by 3.2 percentage points.
• [New] Storage device maker Seagate Technologies is using IoT sensors and artificial intelligence on its manufacturing line to predict equipment failures in real time.
• [New] The Southern Positioning Augmentation Network which is being jointly developed by the Australian and New Zealand governments has recently completed an 18-month trial and will become fully operational in 2023.
• [New] The EU's rights watchdog, the Vienna-based EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, last year sounded the alarm on the risks of using AI in predictive policing, medical diagnoses and targeted advertising.
• [New] To enable more efficient and streamlined AP invoice processing solutions, Laserfiche will be releasing intelligent capture capabilities, where machine learning technology is used to automatically recognize invoices and extract data.
• [New] UN conventions could outlaw the use of AI for threats, similar to existing discussion on the use of AI for torture.
• [New] The Next Generation AI Development Plan released by the Chinese State Council in 2017 26 includes a plan to become the global leader in AI by 2030.
• [New] The world is going virtual and it being supported by a myriad of new and exciting technologies including artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and exponential connectivity to both people and objects.
• [New] The study, published in the IEEE Network, is already warning of serious security problems from hackers manipulating artificial intelligence, where false alarms can be sent, and is said to be vulnerable to unlawful signal tampering, misuse of anonymity, and hacking-related cybersecurity threats.
• [New] Now scientists from South Korea have created an artificial intelligence system that could theoretically take advantage of 5G networks to discover human emotions in entire cities.
• [New] Change is happening slowly, though, as 34% of respondents worldwide predict having up to 10 AI and machine learning projects in place within the next two years.
• [New] Regulation forces technologists to think about the long-term side effects of AI to pre-empt problems that could arise in a year or a hundred.
• [New] People across the world have mixed feelings towards AI and fear it may make their jobs obsolete or irrelevant.
• [New] The upcoming deployment phase for deep learning will democratize access to AI, benefitting not only large internet companies, but every traditional organization in the world.
• [New] The GPUs' processing power will be enough to fuel AI and machine learning capabilities, eliminating the need to send data back to earth for ground-based processing.
• [New] Later this month, the new Spaceborne Computer-2 will become the first high-performance commercial computer to operate in space on the International Space Station.
• [New] Proactive changes by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could provide better oversight of the AI systems that analyze resumes, perform automated interviews, and predict employee outcomes.
• American Tower, a global leader in wireless communications infrastructure, will utilize the autonomous drone and AI technology to inspect its more than 41,000 wireless communications tower facilities in the United States, with potential to expand to its more than 183,000 sites worldwide.

Last updated: 21 February 2021