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‘Augmented creativity’: How AI can accelerate human invention

‘Augmented creativity’: How AI can accelerate human invention

In 2012, economist Robert Gordon published a controversial paper in which he argued that economic rowth was largely over, due in no small part to our failure to maintain the engines of innovation in r…

2021/04/05
Language AI is really heating up

Language AI is really heating up

In just a short number of years, deep learning algorithms have evolved to be able to beat the worlds best players at board games and recognize faces with the same accuracy as a human (or perhaps even …

2021/03/25
3 tech trends that COVID-19 will accelerate in 2021

3 tech trends that COVID-19 will accelerate in 2021

Spending 2020 under the shadow of a pandemic has affected what we need and expect from technology. For many, COVID-19 accelerated the rate of digital transformation: as employees worked from home, com…

2021/03/15
It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI is so power-hungry

It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI is so power-hungry

Data centers like this Google facility in Iowa use copious amounts of electricity. This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for mak…

2021/02/25
Drones are helping to protect the environment in novel ways

Drones are helping to protect the environment in novel ways

Drone technology is advancing in novel ways. As an example, researchers have begun to use special computer algorithms to control drones. In addition, drones are being equipped with new types of sensor…

2021/01/08
Should workplaces start to fear or continue to embrace automation?

Should workplaces start to fear or continue to embrace automation?

Technology has come a long way in the workplace, and businesses still need still need people to build, manage and strategize for the technology. This thesis runs that automation is making a huge impac…

2020/11/30
How machine learning can help to future-proof clinical trials in the era of COVID-19

How machine learning can help to future-proof clinical trials in the era of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest global healthcare crisis of our generation, presenting enormous challenges to medical research, including clinical trials. Advances in machine learning are provid…

2020/11/20
Worried About Your Future Health? Toshiba’s AI Technologies Can Predict Your Risk of Developing a Lifestyle Disease (Part 2)

Worried About Your Future Health? Toshiba’s AI Technologies Can Predict Your Risk of Developing a Lifestyle Disease (Part 2)

Have you ever wondered, If I keep living the way I am, what diseases am I at risk of developing and when? and What can I do now to prevent developing a disease in the future? Toshiba is working to add…

2020/11/11
Worried About Your Future Health? Toshiba’s AI Technologies Can Predict Your Risk of Developing a Lifestyle Disease (Part 1)

Worried About Your Future Health? Toshiba’s AI Technologies Can Predict Your Risk of Developing a Lifestyle Disease (Part 1)

Are you guilty of not getting enough exercise? Perhaps eating or drinking too much? Every time we go for a medical check-up, most of us probably think, Im going to get rid of all these bad habits and …

2020/10/28
Cyber-Physical Approach in the Automotive Industry: Stepping into the Future of Model-Based Development

Cyber-Physical Approach in the Automotive Industry: Stepping into the Future of Model-Based Development

The world is becoming increasingly digitally connected. Take a minute to think about how many electronic communications are happening around you every day. Did you ask your smart speaker to read you t…

2020/10/23