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Google’s Look to Speak taps gaze-tracking AI to help users with impairments communicate

December 8, 2020
Google today launched an experimental app for Android that leverages AI to make communication more accessible for people with speech and motor impairments. Called Look to Speak, it tracks eye movements to let people use their eyes to select prewritten, customizable phrases and have them spoken aloud. Approximately 18.5 million people in the U.S. have a speech, voice, or language impairment. Eye…
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Europe’s funding for deep tech like AI and VR fell 13% in 2020

December 8, 2020
As European startups have tried to carve out a competitive edge against the U.S. and China, there has been a big push to promote so-called “deep tech.” And in recent years, there had indeed been a surge in European startups that were developing products based on scientific breakthroughs. But it looks like the pandemic has put a dent in that momentum, at least for now. According to the latest…
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NVIDIA found a way to train AI with very little data

December 8, 2020
NVIDIA has developed a new approach for training generative adversarial networks (GAN) that could one day make them suitable for a greater variety of tasks. Before getting into NVIDIA’s work, it helps to know a bit about how GANs work. Every GAN consists of two competing…
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Researchers are starting to refuse to review Google AI papers

December 8, 2020
Computer scientists in AI are beginning to refuse to review Google AI research until Google changes its stance on former AI ethics co-lead Timnit Gebru. Reviewers who select research for publication at academic conferences work on a voluntary basis to support the scientific community and are typically chosen based on their experience and expertise. According to an analysis of papers published last…
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Driving into the future from autonomous to AI

December 8, 2020
With new connective technology, autonomous systems, and innovative business models, the transportation industry is on the cusp of a transformation that could expand the market by more than a trillion dollars over the next decade and drastically reduce road injuries, one of…
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Google AI is now piloting Loon's internet-beaming balloons

December 7, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon has shifted to a different type of navigation system for its internet-beaming balloons. Rather than relying on algorithms designed by humans, the balloons are using an artificial intelligence system Loon developed with Google AI over the last few years. A reinforcement learning (RL) system is now in charge of navigation for a fleet of balloons over Kenya, where Loon switched on…
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