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Why AI is critical to meet rising ESG demands

We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Could artificial intelligence (AI) help companies meet growing expectations for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting?  Certainly, over the past couple of years, ESG issues have soared…
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Tesla's Director of AI is leaving the company (Updated)

Tesla Director of AI, Andrej Karpathy, is stepping down from his role at the company and from the helm of its Autopilot program. “It’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5 years and a difficult decision to part ways,” Karpathy announced via Twitter on Wednesday, having just returned from a four-month sabbatical.  It’s been a great pleasure to…
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Tesla loses its head of AI and vision Andrej Karpathy – a big loss for the Autopilot team

Andrej Karpathy, senior director in charge of AI and computer vision at Tesla, announced that he is leaving the automaker. It is a big loss for Tesla’s Autopilot team and self-driving effort. Karpathy joined Tesla more than five years ago as a neural net and computer vision expert. He quickly rose through the ranks and became a big part of Tesla’s Autopilot team and the automaker’s effort to…
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NASA’s New Mineral Dust Detector Readies for Launch

Designed to analyze airborne dust to see how it might affect climate, the EMIT mission launches to the International Space Station on Thursday, July 14. Each year, strong winds carry more than a billion metric tons – or the weight of 10,000 aircraft carriers – of mineral dust from Earth’s deserts and other dry regions through the atmosphere. While scientists know that the dust affects…
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