‘Potential For Harm’: Microsoft To Make US$22 Billion Worth Of Augmented Reality Headsets For US Army
Microsoft has reportedly been awarded a ten year contract worth close to US$22 billion, to provide 120,000 military-grade augmented reality (AR) headsets to the US Army. Popularised through mobile apps such as Pokémon Go and face filters on social media, AR technology is fundamentally about superimposing digital images over real-world environments. The AR interface commissioned …
What’s the Difference Between AI And Machine Learning?
It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation about technology without mentioning artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML). These terms are cropping up everywhere in conversations about how tech is changing the world and streamlining our lives. However, AI and ML are often used interchangeably, making the difference between the two even less clear. In this post that explores …
4 Steps To Using AI In An Environmentally Responsible Way
Artificial Intelligence can sustain the environment by helping to reduce GHG emissions and optimize the use of natural resources. However, AI can have unintended consequences – such as by increasing demand and thus increasing carbon footprint. This four-step plan can ensure AI can be deployed in a responsible way. With Artificial Intelligence (AI), a software …
AI Is Here. This Is How It Can Benefit Everyone
Artificial Intelligence can improve lives, but to avoid issues such as accuracy, human control, transparency, bias and privacy challenges, its use needs to be carefully and ethically managed. One way to do this is to set up a national “Centre for Excellence” to champion the ethical use of AI and help roll out training and …
AI And Machine Learning Are Our Best Bet To Keep Saving The World From Climate Catastrophe
Many equations apply to Nuclear Fusion including the Maximum Entropy Principle. Fusion increases entropy. Think of unsolved equations relating to Nuclear Fusion as hardness problems. Whoever solves these problems or contributed towards software that solves these problems, helped achieve one of the biggest tasks in modern engineering and physics this century. I will be honest, many …
Artificial Intelligence Business Opportunities: 10 Steps To Implement
Creating a smart algorithm is not yet a given for many entrepreneurs and small businesses, who might lack the resources to launch a successful Artificial Intelligence program. Much like the rest of the world, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has a 1% problem. While (very) large corporations benefit from the vast amount of data available to them, as well …
Top 10 Data Scientist Skills to Develop to Get Yourself Hired
In my previous story Data Scientist — 12 Steps From Beginner to Pro I described how to master a profession from scratch. In this article, I will focus on the key skills required to become a Data Scientist. ? Hard Skills ? 1. Mathematical base Knowledge of machine learning techniques is an integral part of the Data …
AI Image Synthesis: What The Future Holds
Shortly after the new year 2021, the Media Synthesis community at Reddit began to become more than usually psychedelic. The board became saturated with unearthly images depicting rivers of blood, Picasso’s King Kong, a Pikachu chasing Mark Zuckerberg, Synthwave witches, acid-induced kittens, an inter-dimensional portal, the industrial revolution and the possible child of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. These bizarre images were generated by inputting short phrases into …
Is Subjective Beauty Something We Can Model With AI?
How does the human brain decide someone is beautiful? It is something universal or subjective? This AI attempts to help give us some answers to these questions. This AI reads your brain to generate personally attractive faces. It generates images containing optimal values for personal attractive features on a human face! While we instantaneously recognize …
8 Best Python Libraries For Machine Learning In 2021 ?
There is no doubt that machine learning in general, is one of the most trending topics in the tech world in the past few years. And why not? It’s easy to see why with all of the really interesting use-cases they solve, like voice recognition, image recognition, and many more amazing things . It is …