The future of transportation will be less congested if Xtelligent has its way. The startup was among those to pitch its ideas at a recent Demo Day put on by URBAN-X, the MINI-backed urban tech startup accelerator in Brooklyn, New York. Xtelligent is described as an algorithm and artificial intelligence (AI) company that brings the latest innovations to roadways. It’s headquartered in Los Angeles and Scotland, and has projects underway in Colorado and California. Michael Lim, Xtelligent’s co-founder,…
The nasal test for Covid-19 requires a nurse to insert a 6-inch long swab deep into your nasal passages. The nurse inserts this long-handled swab into both of your nostrils and moves it around for 15 seconds. Now, imagine that your nurse is a robot. A few months ago, a nasal swab robot was developed by Brain Navi, a Taiwanese startup. The company’s intent was to minimize the spread of infection by reducing staff-patient contact.…
In supervised learning, the desired output which is often called the target value of the network is known to the neural network. It optimizes its performance to reduce the error between the actual output and target. On the other hand, an unsupervised type of learning does not have any information about the target value. It tries to optimize its performance on its own by identifying the hidden pattern trends in inputs by forming clusters. Machine…
Unfortunately, these days I don’t take quite as many photos as I used to because I’m spending a lot more of my time writing. However, in my previous incarnation as a professional photographer, I mostly used a software package by Apple called Aperture. Apple’s pro photography software was a great way of organizing my photos and tweaking images, so they were sparkling and ready for a client. Aperture was also a great way of applying edits and renaming…
AI and automation will change the very nature of work. It’s really important that leaders don’t ignore this AI- and data-driven revolution – what I call the “intelligence revolution” – or allow other leaders in the organization to ignore it. Working out how to use AI, dealing with people-related challenges, avoiding the ethical pitfalls of AI, making sure you have the right technology in place, and so on – all are key considerations for the…
Consumers are inundated every day with ads for products and services. The number of options is exhausting. What makes consumers stop and pay attention? As brands work to answer this question, they become more creative as a result. In fact, many are diving into the benefits of big data analytics. For instance, in 2016 Starbucks started using AI to send personalized offerings to its customers via email. Beyond customizing drinks to match personal tastes, the company uses…
Telemedicine “We’ve witnessed ten years of change in a month” is a typical description of how the pandemic is accelerating the use of telemedicine. Before the virus, video appointments made up only 1% of the 350m consultations which Britain’s National Health Service handles each year. Companies like Docly, eConsult and AccuRx are changing that. The latter claims that 90% of primary care clinics in England are now using its video-calling system. The most dramatic form…
Fifteen years ago, one may have not recognized many of the career choices that are emerging today — such as cloud marketing manager, or data scientist. So, just imagine what job titles we might see fifteen years from now. The authors of a report out of Citrix did just that — visualizing the workplace of the year 2035, and the types of professionals who will be making the economy tick. These new-age jobs will be tied into…
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to accurately predict loneliness in residents at a senior housing community in San Diego. Publishing in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the researchers were able to harness natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to classify the sentiment and emotions of speech. At a time when the coronavirus pandemic is forcing people to remain in social isolation, the study by researchers from the University of California, IBM and elsewhere could prove vital in…
There’s plenty of research on employee productivity, which is key to building a profitable and successful business. Engaged employees are likely to put their heart into their jobs – not just go through the motions. Here are some findings that put this into perspective: Happy workers are 13 percent more productive, according to research by Oxford University. Highly engaged employees are much more likely to have above-average productivity (38 percent), says the Workplace Research Foundation.Productivity can increase by…