Inside a bustling unit at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto, one of Shirley Bell’s patients was suffering from a cat bite and a fever, but otherwise appeared fine — until an alert from an AI-based early warning system showed he was sicker than he seemed. While the nursing team usually checked blood work around noon, … Read more
At present, Yang said LLM development has mostly relied on deploying advanced and expensive graphics processing units (GPUs), from the likes of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, in data centres for projects involving vast amounts of raw data, which has put deep-pocketed Big Tech companies and well-funded start-ups at a major advantage. The entrance to … Read more
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) along with the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is inviting applications from interested individuals for free AI/ML and DL program. Applicants will also receive course study materials like lecture slides, video recorded lectures, open source software & handouts of demonstrations, etc through eclass.(File Photo) This course introduces AI, ML … Read more
Canada’s defence department and military are approaching the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in a “fragmented,” unco-ordinated manner, says a newly prepared federal strategy. The long-awaited overview of how to deal with rapidly evolving machine-learning technology is being met with mixed reviews by some high-tech and civil society experts who had been expecting more clarity on … Read more
Last Updated: July 22, 2024, 09:57 IST Indian Railways operates 80 mechanized laundries across the country. The software uses machine learning to identify and classify stains and damages with 100% accuracy. Indian Railways is using AI-camera technology to solve the problem of dirty linen given to passengers. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced a new machine … Read more
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. File | Photo Credit: PTI RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday emphasised on the need to eliminate biases in algorithms as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is on the rise. Delivering the inaugural address at the 18th Statistics Day Conference organised by the … Read more
New York Mets owner and CEO Point72 Steven A. Cohen, 67, recently disclosed that he is bullish on AI’s long-term prospects and described it as a “really durable theme” for investing. According to sources, he plans to launch a separate, AI-focused hedge fund that trades AI hardware and semiconductor firms worldwide. The asset management firm … Read more
As It Happens6:38Elephants may have names for each other that humans can’t understand Elephants appear to know their own names, according to a new study. Not the nicknames we humans sometimes give them, but their own, unique elephant names, which they use to call to each other. The findings, published this week in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, … Read more
From fake images of war to celebrity hoaxes, artificial intelligence technology has spawned new forms of reality-warping misinformation online. New analysis co-authored by Google researchers shows just how quickly the problem has grown. The research, co-authored by researchers from Google, Duke University and several fact-checking and media organizations, was published in a preprint last week. The … Read more
Skydance Media / Unreal Engine During the State of Unreal keynote held at GDC 2024, Unreal Engine revealed some interesting new developments that are coming in the next update of its graphics engine. Developers will now be able to create authentic, highly dense environments and character details in real time in a way that just … Read more
