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How AI, Machine Learning Are Advancing Academic Research

“Academics are taking up GPUs, data science and AI to advance research. Insulin. The polio vaccine. The periodic table of elements. Countless discoveries across every field of research have their origins in academia. Universities and research institutes around the world …

Revving Robotics: NVIDIA Isaac SDK Brings Modern AI to Autonomous Machines

“obotics developers are off to the races creating autonomous machines of the future. We’re fueling their efforts with the NVIDIA Isaac SDK, which will be publicly available soon as a free robotics developer toolbox for accelerating innovation and deployment …

Researchers Put Machine Learning on Path to Quantum Advantage

“There are high hopes that quantum computing’s tremendous processing power will someday unleash exponential advances in artificial intelligence. AI systems thrive when the machine learning algorithms used to train them are given massive amounts of data to ingest, classify …

Machine learning can boost the value of wind energy

“Carbon-free technologies like renewable energy help combat climate change, but many of them have not reached their full potential. Consider wind power: over the past decade, wind farms have become an important source of carbon-free electricity as the cost of …

open source driving agent

“Welcome to openpilot openpilot is an open source driving agent. Currently, it performs the functions of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) for selected Honda, Toyota, Acura, Lexus, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Kia. It’s about on par …

Next-generation Armv8.1-M architecture: Delivering enhanced machine learning and signal processing for the smallest embedded devices

“Arm Helium technology is a new M-Profile Vector Extension bringing enhanced compute capabilities to the Armv8.1-M architecture Delivering up to 15x performance uplift for machine learning and up to 5x uplift to signal processing tasks on the smallest of …

Seeing the Wood for the Trees: Using AI for Smarter Forest Management

“Nearly 19 million acres of forests are destroyed annually, equal to 27 football pitches a minute. Forests serve as homes for thousands of animals, and for many people they’re a source of food, water, clothing, medicine and shelter. The …

IBM Unveils World’s First Integrated Quantum Computing System for Commercial Use

“At the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled IBM Q System One™, the world’s first integrated universal approximate quantum computing system designed for scientific and commercial use. IBM also announced plans to open its first …

Fingernail Sensors and AI Can Help Clinicians to Monitor Health and Disease Progression

“Grip strength is a useful metric in a surprisingly broad set of health issues. It has been associated with the effectiveness of medication in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, the degree of cognitive function in schizophrenics, the state of an …

Baidu Taps Unity’s Game Engine To Test Its Self-driving Cars

“Unity, the same company whose 3D gaming engine brought you _Cuphead and Hearthstone is now helping Chinese internet giant Baidu develop the next generation of autonomous vehicles, the two companies announced on Tuesday._ The collaboration is part of Baidu …