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Introducing SAM 2: The next generation of Meta Segment Anything Model for videos and images

SAM 2 can segment any object in any video or image—even for objects and visual domains it has not seen previously, enabling a diverse range of use cases without custom adaptation…the outputs of SAM 2 can be used with a generative video model to create new video effects and unlock new creative applications. SAM 2 could also aid in faster annotation tools for visual data to build better computer vision systems.

July 29, 2024
Introducing SAM 2: The next generation of Meta Segment Anything Model for videos and images
NVIDIA Accelerates Humanoid Robotics Development

Developers Gain Access to New NVIDIA NIM Microservices for Robotics Simulation in Isaac Lab and Isaac Sim, OSMO Robot Cloud Compute Orchestration Service, Teleoperated Data Capture Workflow and More

July 29, 2024
NVIDIA Accelerates Humanoid Robotics Development
Breakthrough CRAM device makes AI 1000x more energy efficient

…demonstration of CRAM, where the data can be processed entirely within the memory array without the need to leave the grid where a computer stores information

July 27, 2024
Breakthrough CRAM device makes AI 1000x more energy efficient
AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) with advanced mathematical reasoning has the potential to unlock new frontiers in science and technology.

July 25, 2024
AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems
AI-powered medical diagnosis gets a transparency boost with new 'Chain of Diagnosis' method

DiagnosisGPT can recognize more than 9,600 diseases and make the diagnostic process transparent for doctors and patients. The system is based on the "Chain of Diagnosis" (CoD) method.

July 24, 2024
AI-powered medical diagnosis gets a transparency boost with new 'Chain of Diagnosis' method
Google AI predicts long-term climate trends and weather — in minutes

Models that are more reliable and less energy-intensive could help us to better prepare for extreme weather.

July 23, 2024
Google AI predicts long-term climate trends and weather — in minutes
Toyota Pulls Off a Fast and Furious Demo With Dual Drifting AI-Powered Race Cars

Algorithms designed to handle a car after it loses traction could potentially intervene on behalf of human drivers.

July 23, 2024
Toyota Pulls Off a Fast and Furious Demo With Dual Drifting AI-Powered Race Cars
USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move

Researchers have developed a new model that combines generative AI and satellite data to accurately forecast wildfire spread. 

July 22, 2024
USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move
Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win

From gymnast-tracking to pole vault measurements mid-jump, the watch brand’s Swiss Timing division has a whole host of new timing tech for Paris 2024.

July 20, 2024
Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win
Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof

The first ever full-scale demonstration of a nuclear reactor designed to passively cool itself in an emergency was a success, showing that it should be possible to build nuclear plants without the risk of dangerous meltdown.

July 19, 2024
Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof