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AI Weekly: Workplace surveillance algorithms need to be regulated before it’s too late

November 15, 2021
This week, the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on the future of work, a special interest group of members of parliament in the U.K., said that the monitoring of workers through algorithms is damaging to employees’ mental health and needs to be regulated through legislation. This legislation, they said, could ensure that companies evaluate the effect of “performance-driven” guidelines…
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AI tool offers cure for scattered medical data

November 15, 2021
A patient in the ER, ICU, and other care environments is often connected to monitoring equipment such as cardiac monitors or ventilators, which capture a range of medical data points: heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, and more.
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Report: 95% of execs say hiring professionals trained in AI is difficult

November 15, 2021
In line with “The Great Resignation” that’s swept the U.S., a new report from information-based analytics provider RELX found that 95% of respondents view hiring and retaining AI talent as a challenge. What may be the most surprising takeaway, however, regards a perceived disconnect between AI ethics and productivity. The majority of respondents (90%) believe ethical standards in the…
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AI tech drives transformation of F1 racing

November 15, 2021
A short history of data in F1 Until the 1980s, cars were all mechanical. Computers were too large and slow to be useful on race cars, so the driver was the only source of “data” for the racing engineer. As amazing as drivers are at “feeling” the car, it’s tough for…
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Data Society launches AI-driven meldR platform for data science training

November 10, 2021
Data Society, a Washington-headquartered organization providing data science training programs and AI/ML solutions to corporations and government agencies, has announced the launch of meldR, a learning experience and communication platform (LXCP). Targeted at the health care and life sciences industries, the offering allows learning and development teams of businesses to deliver AI/ML-generated…
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Kodiak Robotics to expand autonomous trucking with $125M

November 10, 2021
Kodiak Robotics, a startup developing self-driving truck technologies, today announced that it raised $125 million in an oversubscribed series B round for a total of $165 million to date. The tranche — which includes investments from SIP Global Partners, Lightspeed Venture…
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Inworld AI joins metaverse innovation with AI-driven virtual characters

November 10, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Inworld AI, a company that aims to develop a platform that enables users to create AI-driven virtual characters which can be used to populate virtual worlds, announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding. In an exclusive interview, Inworld’s cofounder and CEO…
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