“What may not be common knowledge is that both the rivals– Coca-Cola and PepsiCo employ artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to stay at the top of their game. PepsiCo uses Tastewise, an AI tool, to identify and predict food trends. Coca-Cola also uses AI to oversee and analyse social media to understand its…
Month: July 2021
Brickit’s AI Camera Scans Your LEGO to Suggest Things You Can Build
“It uses a powerful AI camera to rapidly scan your LEGO bricks and then suggest fun little projects you can build with what you have. Here’s a short 30-second demo showing how the app works — prepare to have your mind blown” https://petapixel.com/2021/07/01/brickits-ai-camera-scans-your-lego-to-suggest-things-you-can-build/
Facebook AI guru says regulate its use, not the tech
“’I am generally in favour of regulating a particular application rather than a technology’ in general, Yann LeCun, said in an interview. ‘We could possibly also develop robots that are somewhat intelligent and autonomous: machines that we give a task to but don’t explain how to do it,’ LeCun said.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/sg.style.yahoo.com/amphtml/facebook-ai-guru-says-regulate-161515005.html
All the tech that went into turning Columbus, Ohio into a ‘Smart City’
“Columbus hired local smart embedded software company Pillar Technology, which was acquired by Accenture in 2018, to further develop the existing Smart Columbus operating system. The $15.9 million open source platform that hosts the city’s mobility data, including over 2,000 datasets and 209 visualizations, launched in April 2019. Smart Columbus’s event parking management program built…