Artificial Intelligence
Driving quality inspection automation in a post pandemic world
Quality drives success, and this holds true for PCBA manufacturers - large companies producing for their own products, as well as contract manufacturers working for a variety of customers. While until now high quality assurance has been the province of human skilled supervision, constraints on workforce availability and the need to avoid social proximity on the production line are imposing new challenges in an already very competitive industry. T...
What do AI users predict for its future?
While politics and society have distracted us for the past few years, a far more subtle but important revolution has been happening right under our noses. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a crucial part of our day-to-day. Self-learning machines are embedded in services or devices used by three-quarters of global consumers. And algorithms choose what news we read and the entertainment we consume. So let’s be clear - to ...
Fake news detection engine seeks to combat online harms
A fake news detection engine is aiming to combat cyber bullying and other online harms. It is being developed at the University of Exeter Business School. 'LOLA' uses sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect emotional undertones in language, such as anger, fear, joy, love, optimism, pessimism and trust.
Ultra low power AI sensor board for edge machine learning
Eta Compute has announced the debut of an ultra low power AI Sensor Board, the ECM3532 AI Sensor Board. Designed specifically for machine learning at the edge, the board reduces the initial phase of smart sensor development using its TENSAI SoC, including feasibility, proof of concept, and board design, from several months to weeks or even days.
CodeGen AI chatbot deployed for Montenegro Airlines
Montenegro Airlines has partnered with CodeGen and released its AI chatbot, Lia to help service their customers and increase bookings. CodeGen’s Lia delivers human-like conversations online for speedy and informative customer engagement, providing rich content responses 24/7 with full automation.
SAS named leader in AI-based text analytics by Forrester
Unstructured text is the largest human-generated data source, offering a wealth of insights for organisations able to uncover them. SAS helps businesses capitalise on the massive amounts of text data, discovering trends and opportunities that otherwise would have been missed. As a result, SAS was named a Leader in AI-based text analytics in two reports, The Forrester Wave: AI-Based Document-Focused Text Analytics Platforms, Q2 2020...
Deepfake technology brings universal autonomy within sight
Oxbotica has developed and deployed a deepfake technology that is capable of generating thousands of photo-realistic images in minutes; helping to expose its autonomous vehicles to the near infinite variations of the same situation - without real world testing of a location having ever taken place.
Outdoor security cam features AI-powered active defence
Global smart home security brand whose strategy is to bring smart security to the next level, EZVIZ is announcing the UK launch of its Full HD WiFi Outdoor Security Camera, with Colour Night Vision. This wall-mounted outdoor WiFi camera uses a built-in strobe light and 100dB alarm for aiding deterrence, whilst also offering two-way talk and complete durability in any type of weather.
AI report finds skyrocketing C-Suite involvement
Provider of high quality training data for organisations that build effective AI systems at scale, Appen has announced its annual State of AI Report for 2020. The report highlights increasing C-suite involvement and investment in enterprise AI projects as well as data being a key challenge as AI models get more frequent updates in production. The report also reveals the recent acceleration of AI strategies in the wake of the COVID-...
AI-powered agricultural robots: a revolution in ultra-precision?
The developments in agricultural robots, machine vision, and AI will drive a deep and far-reaching transformation of the way farming is carried out. Yes, today the fleet sizes and the total area covered by new robots are still vanishingly small compared to the global agricultural industry. However, this should not lull the players into a false sense of security because the ground is slowly but surely shifting. Robotics and AI are enabling a revol...