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Oklahoma plans to use Rekor’s AI to track down uninsured drivers, despite discrimination concerns

November 26, 2020
Rekor, a controversial startup providing license plate-scanning technology, today announced that the state of Oklahoma will use its software to spot uninsured motorists on the road. As a part of an Oklahoma program (the Uninsured Vehicle Enforcement Diversion Program) that encourages cited uninsured drivers to avoid court appearances by acquiring insurance and paying a $174 fee, Rekor will…
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AI Weekly: The election

November 26, 2020
In the United States, there was nothing else this week except for the presidential election. More people voted in this election than in any other previous U.S. presidential election — a total of 143,518,226 votes and counting. As we close out a long, stressful week, it…
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OutSense’s AI looks for life-threatening diseases in your poop

November 26, 2020
You can learn a lot by analyzing a person’s bodily excretions, from their income and diet to — more importantly — their health. Now a fledgling Israeli startup wants to help prevent life-threatening diseases by passively monitoring human waste, circumventing the need to collect physical samples. OutSense aims to use computer vision to “transform human waste into lifesaving medical…
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The cutting-edge computer architecture that’s changing the AI game (VB Live)

November 26, 2020
Presented by SambaNova To stay on top of AI innovation, it’s time to upgrade from multicore architecture. Join this VB Live event to learn how cutting-edge computer architecture can unlock new AI capabilities, from common use cases to real-world case studies and more. Register here for free. AI and machine learning demand new approaches to computer architecture — but, of course, there are…
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MIT CSAIL researchers claim their algorithm helps doctors pick the right antibiotics

November 26, 2020
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) say they’ve developed a recommendation algorithm that predicts the probability a patient’s urinary tract infection (UTI) can be treated by first- or second-line antibiotics. With this information, the model makes a recommendation for a specific treatment that selects a first-line agent as frequently as…
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