We strive to inform readers not only about events in the bitcoin industry, but also to talk about what is happening in related technological areas – cybersecurity and in the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Cryplogger AI collected the most important news from the world of AI over the past week.
- Google at the I / O 2022 conference introduced new features and products with artificial intelligence.
- Hyundai will create a smart all-wheel drive four-legged car Elevate.
- A 17-year-old student from Virginia has developed an artificial intelligence robotic arm controlled by the power of thought.
- AI repository storage service Hugging Face valued at $2 billion
- The unmanned Mayflower broke down on its second attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
- Kendrick Lamar filmed the music video using deepfake technology.
Google introduced a number of AI innovations
Google unveiled new AI features and products at I/O 2022. Among them:
- prototype smart glasses with augmented reality to “break down communication barriers”. The device can transcribe spoken language in real time, translate it and show subtitles to the owner;
- Appendix AI Test Kitchenallowing the user to experiment with the LaMDA 2 conversational model;
- mode immersive view for Google Maps, combining Street View with satellite imagery. Also, developers will add the ability to use AR Live View in third-party applications;
- “search in scene” for Google Voice and Google Lens. Users will be able to point to an item in an image or use a photo combined with text as a request. Also, the developers have added the ability to multiple search to identify multiple objects in the picture;
- function “Look and Talk” for Google Assistant, which allows you to activate the voice assistant on the Nest Hub Max by looking at the display without the phrase “Hey Google”;
- tool to control the personalization of advertising in Search, YouTube and other services;
- TPU V4 to speed up the execution of machine learning;
- flagship smartphones Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro on the next generation Tensor processor;
- telephone Pixel 6a with its own Tensor AI chipset, priced at $449;
- Google Assistant for smart watch Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
Hololens 2 introduces a mode for use in a moving vehicle
Microsoft together with Volkswagen developed “moving platform” for HoloLens 2. The function allows you to use the headset in a moving vehicle.
The system places virtual objects both inside and outside the vehicle. For example, HoloLens 2 can project a virtual map onto the dashboard and display navigation arrows at key intersections.
There is no information on rolling out the feature to the general public.
Hyundai has announced a four-legged car Elevate
Hyundai create smart all-wheel drive four-legged car Elevate.
The Robocar will be equipped with “limbs” that can bend, turn at the “joints” and fully rotate the wheels. With their help, the vehicle will rise and fall, step over objects, overcome obstacles and fix on surfaces.
According to the developers, Elevate is intended for use in rural logistics, construction, mining and space operations. Later, the company will create a two-seat crewed version of the robotic vehicle to help people in natural disasters.
Alibaba Launches Federated Learning Platform
Chinese IT giant Alibaba opened federated learning platform source code. It is available on GitHub licensed under Apache 2.0.
According to the company, the platform protects privacy by allowing algorithms to be developed without the need to share training data. It also provides flexible customization for a variety of machine learning tasks in both academia and industry, the developers added.
Alibaba says training data collection is increasingly being scrutinized due to potential privacy concerns. In their opinion, federated learning will help to solve some of these problems.
An American student has developed a robotic arm controlled by the power of thought
17-year-old student from the US state of Virginia, Benjamin Choi developed robotic arm with artificial intelligence, controlled by the power of thought.
The teenager printed the details of the prosthesis on a 3D printer and connected them using bolts and rubber bands. It took about 30 hours to produce the components, he said.
A special helmet picks up brain waves and feeds them into an algorithm that controls the mechanized arm. The signal recognition accuracy is 95%, the developer claims.
In 2021, Choi received funding from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and continued the project in collaboration with professional engineers.
Hugging Face valued at $2 billion
Hugging Face AI Repository Storage Service attracted $100 million in Series C. Startup valuation reaches $2 billion.
The company rose to prominence in 2018 with the release of the library Transformers on GitHub, which has collected over 62,000 stars and 14,000 forks. Hugging Face soon became the main repository for machine learning models. On the website, users can find thousands of pre-trained algorithms, participate in the developer community, download datasets, and more.
Currently, about 10,000 companies use the Hugging Face, the company said.
Group chats on Xbox now have noise reduction mode
Microsoft added noise reduction in group chat on Xbox. The option is enabled by default, but can be disabled in the options menu.
According to Engadgetthe operating principle of the system is similar to the functioning of Discord Krisp AI audio filters and Nvidia Broadcast technology.
The feature is available to members of the Xbox Insider program in the Alpha Skip-Ahead Circle. It will be released to all users soon.
Autonomous trimaran breaks down for second time during transatlantic voyage
Mayflower drone again will return to the UK due to a mechanical problem. The ship broke down near Portugal less than two weeks after sailing.
The Mayflower is equipped with numerous cameras and sensors that work with computer vision algorithms for navigation. Information about the status of the trimaran is transmitted through an online panel, and anyone can track its location and watch live broadcasts.
One of the spectators noticed that in the first week of sailing, the charge level of the ship’s solar panels dropped, and the ship itself deviated from the course. Soon the live broadcasts stopped.
Project co-director Brett Phaneuf confirmed that the ship would be returned to Plymouth. According to him, engineers will try to assess the mechanical failure and fix it. According to preliminary data, the failure is related to the ship’s generator, and not to machine learning algorithms.
This is the second attempt of the trimaran to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Mayflower set sail for the first time in May 2021. After the malfunction is fixed, the ship will again set off on the previously planned route, Fanef added.
Kendrick Lamar filmed a video using a deepfake
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has released the music video for The Heart Part 5 single, which features celebrity deepfake faces superimposed on the artist’s body. The clip features Kanye West, OJ Simpson, Will Smith and more.
According to the creators, the video is a reminder that technology is just a tool that can be useful for artistic expression in the right hands.
The Deep Voodoo studio was responsible for the deepfake video. The video was directed by Lamar and Dave Free.
Snapchat released a “crying” filter
Snapchat company released weeping filter. Users noted the high realism of the effect, and videos with it became viral on social networks.
To use the mask, you need to find it in the list of lenses and record a video. The effect works with both front and rear cameras.
The most important AI deals of the last week
From May 8 to May 14, 2022, AI startups raised over $812 million. Here are the most interesting transactions.
- OHouse attracted $182 million to bring AR to a home decorating app.
- Pyramid Analytics received $120 million to scale the decision platform.
- Evisort collected $100 million to develop AI software for contract management.
- Creators of SirionLabs contract life cycle management service got $85 million
- certn attracted $50 million to scale AI system for background checks.
- ProteanTechs collected $45 million for the development of a chip analytics platform.
- Voxel received $15 million to improve workplace safety tools.
- Data Protection AI Provider Concentric AI attracted $14.5 million
- PocketLaw received $11 million to automate legal work for small and medium businesses.
- Creators of indoor location platform Orient collected $11 million
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We strive to inform readers not only about events in the bitcoin industry, but also to talk about what is happening in related technological areas – cybersecurity and in the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Cryplogger AI collected the most important news from the world of AI over the past week.
- Google at the I / O 2022 conference introduced new features and products with artificial intelligence.
- Hyundai will create a smart all-wheel drive four-legged car Elevate.
- A 17-year-old student from Virginia has developed an artificial intelligence robotic arm controlled by the power of thought.
- AI repository storage service Hugging Face valued at $2 billion
- The unmanned Mayflower broke down on its second attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
- Kendrick Lamar filmed the music video using deepfake technology.
Google introduced a number of AI innovations
Google unveiled new AI features and products at I/O 2022. Among them:
- prototype smart glasses with augmented reality to “break down communication barriers”. The device can transcribe spoken language in real time, translate it and show subtitles to the owner;
- Appendix AI Test Kitchenallowing the user to experiment with the LaMDA 2 conversational model;
- mode immersive view for Google Maps, combining Street View with satellite imagery. Also, developers will add the ability to use AR Live View in third-party applications;
- “search in scene” for Google Voice and Google Lens. Users will be able to point to an item in an image or use a photo combined with text as a request. Also, the developers have added the ability to multiple search to identify multiple objects in the picture;
- function “Look and Talk” for Google Assistant, which allows you to activate the voice assistant on the Nest Hub Max by looking at the display without the phrase “Hey Google”;
- tool to control the personalization of advertising in Search, YouTube and other services;
- TPU V4 to speed up the execution of machine learning;
- flagship smartphones Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro on the next generation Tensor processor;
- telephone Pixel 6a with its own Tensor AI chipset, priced at $449;
- Google Assistant for smart watch Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
Hololens 2 introduces a mode for use in a moving vehicle
Microsoft together with Volkswagen developed “moving platform” for HoloLens 2. The function allows you to use the headset in a moving vehicle.
The system places virtual objects both inside and outside the vehicle. For example, HoloLens 2 can project a virtual map onto the dashboard and display navigation arrows at key intersections.
There is no information on rolling out the feature to the general public.
Hyundai has announced a four-legged car Elevate
Hyundai create smart all-wheel drive four-legged car Elevate.
The Robocar will be equipped with “limbs” that can bend, turn at the “joints” and fully rotate the wheels. With their help, the vehicle will rise and fall, step over objects, overcome obstacles and fix on surfaces.
According to the developers, Elevate is intended for use in rural logistics, construction, mining and space operations. Later, the company will create a two-seat crewed version of the robotic vehicle to help people in natural disasters.
Alibaba Launches Federated Learning Platform
Chinese IT giant Alibaba opened federated learning platform source code. It is available on GitHub licensed under Apache 2.0.
According to the company, the platform protects privacy by allowing algorithms to be developed without the need to share training data. It also provides flexible customization for a variety of machine learning tasks in both academia and industry, the developers added.
Alibaba says training data collection is increasingly being scrutinized due to potential privacy concerns. In their opinion, federated learning will help to solve some of these problems.
An American student has developed a robotic arm controlled by the power of thought
17-year-old student from the US state of Virginia, Benjamin Choi developed robotic arm with artificial intelligence, controlled by the power of thought.
The teenager printed the details of the prosthesis on a 3D printer and connected them using bolts and rubber bands. It took about 30 hours to produce the components, he said.
A special helmet picks up brain waves and feeds them into an algorithm that controls the mechanized arm. The signal recognition accuracy is 95%, the developer claims.
In 2021, Choi received funding from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and continued the project in collaboration with professional engineers.
Hugging Face valued at $2 billion
Hugging Face AI Repository Storage Service attracted $100 million in Series C. Startup valuation reaches $2 billion.
The company rose to prominence in 2018 with the release of the library Transformers on GitHub, which has collected over 62,000 stars and 14,000 forks. Hugging Face soon became the main repository for machine learning models. On the website, users can find thousands of pre-trained algorithms, participate in the developer community, download datasets, and more.
Currently, about 10,000 companies use the Hugging Face, the company said.
Group chats on Xbox now have noise reduction mode
Microsoft added noise reduction in group chat on Xbox. The option is enabled by default, but can be disabled in the options menu.
According to Engadgetthe operating principle of the system is similar to the functioning of Discord Krisp AI audio filters and Nvidia Broadcast technology.
The feature is available to members of the Xbox Insider program in the Alpha Skip-Ahead Circle. It will be released to all users soon.
Autonomous trimaran breaks down for second time during transatlantic voyage
Mayflower drone again will return to the UK due to a mechanical problem. The ship broke down near Portugal less than two weeks after sailing.
The Mayflower is equipped with numerous cameras and sensors that work with computer vision algorithms for navigation. Information about the status of the trimaran is transmitted through an online panel, and anyone can track its location and watch live broadcasts.
One of the spectators noticed that in the first week of sailing, the charge level of the ship’s solar panels dropped, and the ship itself deviated from the course. Soon the live broadcasts stopped.
Project co-director Brett Phaneuf confirmed that the ship would be returned to Plymouth. According to him, engineers will try to assess the mechanical failure and fix it. According to preliminary data, the failure is related to the ship’s generator, and not to machine learning algorithms.
This is the second attempt of the trimaran to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Mayflower set sail for the first time in May 2021. After the malfunction is fixed, the ship will again set off on the previously planned route, Fanef added.
Kendrick Lamar filmed a video using a deepfake
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has released the music video for The Heart Part 5 single, which features celebrity deepfake faces superimposed on the artist’s body. The clip features Kanye West, OJ Simpson, Will Smith and more.
According to the creators, the video is a reminder that technology is just a tool that can be useful for artistic expression in the right hands.
The Deep Voodoo studio was responsible for the deepfake video. The video was directed by Lamar and Dave Free.
Snapchat released a “crying” filter
Snapchat company released weeping filter. Users noted the high realism of the effect, and videos with it became viral on social networks.
To use the mask, you need to find it in the list of lenses and record a video. The effect works with both front and rear cameras.
The most important AI deals of the last week
From May 8 to May 14, 2022, AI startups raised over $812 million. Here are the most interesting transactions.
- OHouse attracted $182 million to bring AR to a home decorating app.
- Pyramid Analytics received $120 million to scale the decision platform.
- Evisort collected $100 million to develop AI software for contract management.
- Creators of SirionLabs contract life cycle management service got $85 million
- certn attracted $50 million to scale AI system for background checks.
- ProteanTechs collected $45 million for the development of a chip analytics platform.
- Voxel received $15 million to improve workplace safety tools.
- Data Protection AI Provider Concentric AI attracted $14.5 million
- PocketLaw received $11 million to automate legal work for small and medium businesses.
- Creators of indoor location platform Orient collected $11 million
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