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Sharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safe

Early tests indicate that the AI technology is already performing “incredibly well,” detecting most sharks a human can, and sometimes sharks that a human missed, perhaps because it was swimming too deep to spot easily

July 29, 2024
Sharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safe
Gymnastics: AI keeps the score

The governing body of international gymnastics has pushed for an AI-assisted aid for judges.

July 29, 2024
Gymnastics: AI keeps the score
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
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
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
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
New framework allows robots to learn via online human demonstration videos

...Some of the tasks they could complete entail manipulating fabrics, for instance when folding clothes to put them in a wardrobe or helping older adults with mobility impairments to knot their ties before a social event.

July 19, 2024
New framework allows robots to learn via online human demonstration videos