Animation of thousands of flights over the globe
Business

Flight Paths Optimized: How one airline uses AI to plan its flights.

An AI system is helping aircraft avoid bad weather, restricted airspace, and clogged runways. Alaska Airlines will route all its flights using a system from Airspace Intelligence called Flyways.
Woman at an Amazon Go using Just Walk Out technology
Business

No Cashier? No Problem: Amazon supermarkets go cashier-less thanks to AI.

Shoppers at Amazon’s newest grocery store can skip the checkout line. Amazon opened its first full-scale supermarket that monitors which items customers place in their cart and charges them automatically when they leave. It calls the system Just Walk Out.
Automated nail-painting devices working
Business

Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices for automated nail painting

Robots are brushing their way into the beauty market. A trio of companies is developing automated nail-painting devices that integrate robotics and computer vision.
Animation showing Tesla car's vision system
Business

Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving system.

Tesla is abandoning radar in favor of a self-driving system that relies entirely on cameras. The electric car maker announced it will no longer include radar sensors on Model 3 sedans and Model Y compact SUVs sold in North America.
Animation of SourceAI working
Business

Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.

Language models are starting to take on programming work. SourceAI uses GPT-3 to translate plain-English requests into computer code in 40 programming languages. The French startup is one of several companies that use AI to ease coding.
Tractable app determining the cost of a car's damage
Business

Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.

Automobile insurers are increasingly turning to machine learning models to calculate the cost of car repairs. The pandemic has made it difficult for human assessors to visit vehicles damaged in crashes, so the insurance industry is embracing automation.
Annual list of the most promising private AI companies in different fields
Business

Cream of the Startup Crop: CB Insights published its list of top AI startups for 2021.

AI startups continue to roared ahead, global pandemic or no. Tech industry analyst CB Insights published its fifth annual list of the 100 most promising private AI companies.
Operators working with factory machinery
Business

Who Watches the Welders?: John Deere uses computer vision to ensure quality welding.

A robot inspector is looking over the shoulders of robot welders. Farm equipment maker John Deere described a computer vision system that spots defective joints, helping to ensure that its heavy machinery leaves the production line ready to roll.
Selected data from AI Index, an annual report from Stanford University
Business

AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.

Commercial AI research and deployments are on the rise, a new study highlights. The latest edition of the AI Index, an annual report from Stanford University, documents key trends in the field including the growing importance of private industry and the erosion of U.S. dominance in research.
Mark Zuckerberg talking about Facebook's smart glasses
Business

ID By Eyeglasses?: Meta's AI glasses may use face recognition.

Smart glasses in the works at Facebook may be equipped with face recognition. The social media colossus plans to market augmented-reality headgear, and it’s considering a feature that would overlay a person’s name on their face.
Some findings from a study by the U.S. nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research.
Business

Annual Report, Robot Edition: The rise of machine readable financial reports

Corporations are tailoring their financial reports to be read by machines. Automated systems download far more company financial reports than humans, according to a study by the U.S. nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research.
Gun detecting system working and alerting the police
Business

Draw a Gun, Trigger an Algorithm: These AI-enabled security cameras automatically ID guns.

Computer vision is alerting authorities the moment someone draws a gun. Several companies offer deep learning systems that enable surveillance cameras to spot firearms and quickly notify security guards or police.
Rebag app working on a cellphone
Business

How Much For That Vintage Gucci?: An AI system that appraises luxury handbags

Computer vision is helping people resell their used designer handbags. Rebag, a resale company for luxury handbags, watches, and jewelry, launched Clair AI, an app that automatically appraises second-hand bags from brands like Gucci, Hermes, and Prada.
Results of Algorithmia's survey of 750 business leaders
Business

Enterprise AI on the Rise: A 2021 survey of how business leaders are using AI.

A survey of AI in large companies sees boom times ahead — if AI teams can get past issues that surround implementation. Businesses of all sizes are using more machine learning, spending more on it, and hiring more engineers to wrangle it.
Robotaxi in different angles
Business

Robotaxi Reimagined: Zoox reveals an electric robotaxi.

A new breed of self-driving car could kick the autonomous-vehicle industry into a higher gear. Zoox unveiled its first product, an all-electric, driverless taxi designed fully in-house.

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