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ANA Avatar XPRIZE teams go to the next level
Seventy-seven teams from 19 countries around the globe have qualified to participate in the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition, which aims to promote the development of robotic systems that let travelers connect with far-flung locales virtually. The roster of competitors includes 27 teams … Continue reading
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Tagged ANA, Bot or Not, Robots, Technology, Telepresence, X Prize
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Study: AI takes aim at high-paying jobs
When experts talk about the disruptive effects of artificial intelligence, they tend to focus on low-paid laborers — but a newly published study suggests higher-paid, more highly educated workers will be increasingly exposed to job challenges. The study puts Seattle toward … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Employment, Technology
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PNNL plays role in new AI research center
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is joining forces with two other research powerhouses to pioneer a new $5.5 million research center created by the U.S. Department of Energy to focus on the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence. The Center for Artificial Intelligence-Focused Architectures and Algorithms, … Continue reading
SonoSite and AI2 add AI to ultrasound imaging
A new collaboration between Fujifilm SonoSite and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence aims to use AI to generate better interpretations of ultrasound images, opening the way for new applications and enhanced accuracy. The collaboration demonstrates how Pacific Northwest connections can pay off: Fujifilm … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Institute, Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Health, Medicine, Technology, Ultrasound
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Xnor teases AI gizmo that’ll keep groceries in stock
Artificial intelligence is coming to a grocery store shelf near you. Xnor.ai, a spin-out from Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, has been working with partners on low-cost, low-power AI monitoring devices, including a camera with the ability to detect when a … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Food, Technology, XNOR.ai
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How Microsoft helped make the first AI whisky
Computer scientists have tried using artificial intelligence to write poetry and compose music, with mixed results. But have they tried using it to make whisky? We now know that they have, although drinkers in the U.S. will have to wait to judge how … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Drinks, Microsoft, Science, Technology
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AI system finally passes 8th-grade science test
Five years after the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen challenged researchers to come up with an artificial intelligence program smart enough to pass an eighth-grade science test, that feat has been declared accomplished — by the hometown team. The Allen Institute for … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Institute, Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Science, Technology
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