Bits and Bytes

This week news from Google I/O and Microsoft Build have dominated the news. Here are the highlights:

Oracle rolling out AI applications for manufacturing.

  • The applications leverage machine learning and AI to sift through large amounts of data from production environments to identify and trace issues from production through to customer delivery.

IBM granted patent for AI-powered traffic management.

  • The system would use computer vision powered cameras instead of timers to manage the flow of traffic. My friends over at SWIM are also doing interesting work in this area with one of their customers.

Top Baidu AI executive stepping down.

  • Top executive behind Baidu’s artificial intelligence programs, Lu Qi, is stepping down. Lu is a former Microsoft executive and AI expert and has been responsible for day to day operations at Baidu’s AI unit.

Boston dynamics announces plans to sell SpotMini robot.

  • The announcement came from Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert at the TC Sessions: Robotics conference at Berkeley. The robots are currently in pre-production but could available for sale come the middle of 2019.

Researchers pair AI and drones to help manage agriculture.

  • The University of South Australia system allows farmers to pinpoint areas that need more nutrients and water. This potentially improves crop outcomes and reduce resource mismanagement.

Intel launches OpenVINO to accelerate computer vision development.

  • The new toolkit, already in use at customers Agent Vi, Dahua, Dell, Current by GE, GE Healthcare, Hikvision, and Honeywell, includes three major APIs: The Deep Learning Deployment toolkit, a common deep learning inference toolkit, as well as optimized functions for OpenCV and OpenVX.

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