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NVIDIA's AI can put your pet's smile on a random animal

October 28, 2019
We’ve already seen how AI image-processing algorithms can be dumb and smart at the same time, and that’s on full display with NVIDIA’s latest interactive demo. “GANimal” lets you take a picture of your favorite pet and transfer its expression to any random animal or breed including pugs, hyenas, bears and lions. That creature will then “smile” or pose…
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Why a memory chip maker is moving into AI processing

October 28, 2019
I did a double-take last week when Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest memory chip makers, acquired artificial intelligence hardware and software startup Fwdnxt. The move could be very interesting. If it bears fruit, Fwdnxt could bring Micron into direct…
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Nvidia Shield TV Pro costs $199 w/ Android TV, AI upscaling, Tegra X1+, more

October 28, 2019
It’s been nearly three years since the last time the Nvidia Shield TV had a hardware refresh, and today it’s getting . The new Nvidia Shield TV (2019) is a huge departure from what came before in terms of hardware, but if you want something more traditional, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro is here to fill the gap. The new Nvidia Shield (2019) is a more compact device targeted toward those who want a…
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How AI is impacting the automotive world

October 28, 2019
Presented by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The idea of self-driving cars has captured consumer imagination, but AI is having a much broader impact across the entire automotive industry. From design, manufacturing, and infrastructure to predictive maintenance, safety, and a slew of AI-enabled cockpit features, auto experiences are evolving and improving. It’s having a foundation-disrupting impact…
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Google Assistant is ready to find your Tile tracker

October 27, 2019
As promised, Google Assistant can now help find your Tile trackers with very little effort. Link the Bluetooth gadget in the Google Home app, set up Voice Match in Assistant and you can ask the voice helper to locate your trackers (and hopefully, the items attached to…
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Facebook AI can 'hide' people from facial recognition

October 27, 2019
Facebook has already stopped using facial recognition by default, but now it might have a way for people to dodge facial recognition altogether. Its researchers have developed an AI system that can “de-identify” people in real time, including live videos. The…
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AI Weekly: UiPath wants you to know its job cuts are strategic, despite the optics

October 25, 2019
It’s usually at least mildly newsworthy when a large or important or particularly hot company cuts a chunk of its workforce, as UiPath did this week when it cut about 400 jobs from its total of about 3,200. But the timing and optics of this particular round of cuts from this particular company was jarring, especially with the WeWork debacle still fresh on people’s minds. UiPath is a unicorn…
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