Radiologists Eye AI: Radiologists increasingly rely upon computer vision.
Automation

Radiologists Eye AI: Radiologists increasingly rely upon computer vision.

AI lately has achieved dazzling success interpreting X-rays and other medical imagery in the lab. Now it’s catching on in the clinic. Roughly one-third of U.S. radiologists use AI in some form in their work.

June 2, 20212 min read
Radiologists Eye AI: Radiologists increasingly rely upon computer vision.
Automation

Radiologists Eye AI: Radiologists increasingly rely upon computer vision.

AI lately has achieved dazzling success interpreting X-rays and other medical imagery in the lab. Now it’s catching on in the clinic. Roughly one-third of U.S. radiologists use AI in some form in their work.

June 2, 20212 min read
Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.
Automation

Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.

A computer vision model, continually trained and automatically updated, can boost quality control in factories. Landing AI, a machine learning platform company led by Andrew Ng, helped a maker of compressors for refrigeration check them for leaks.

May 12, 20212 min read
Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.
Automation

Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.

A computer vision model, continually trained and automatically updated, can boost quality control in factories. Landing AI, a machine learning platform company led by Andrew Ng, helped a maker of compressors for refrigeration check them for leaks.

May 12, 20212 min read
Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.
Automation

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.

May 5, 20211 min read
Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.
Automation

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.

May 5, 20211 min read
Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.
Automation

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.

April 28, 20211 min read
Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.
Automation

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.

April 28, 20211 min read
Who Watches the Welders?: John Deere uses computer vision to ensure quality welding.
Automation

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.

April 14, 20211 min read
Who Watches the Welders?: John Deere uses computer vision to ensure quality welding.
Automation

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.

April 14, 20211 min read
Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.
Automation

Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.

The pandemic has pushed hospitals to their limits. A new machine learning system could help doctors make sure the most severe cases get timely, appropriate care.

March 3, 20212 min read
Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.
Automation

Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.

The pandemic has pushed hospitals to their limits. A new machine learning system could help doctors make sure the most severe cases get timely, appropriate care.

March 3, 20212 min read
Annual Report, Robot Edition: The rise of machine readable financial reports
Automation

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.

January 20, 20211 min read
Annual Report, Robot Edition: The rise of machine readable financial reports
Automation

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.

January 20, 20211 min read
Labor Pushes Back: British labor unions take on automation.
Automation

Labor Pushes Back: British labor unions take on automation.

Labor unions aim to give workers more protection against the automated systems that increasingly rule the workplace. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) launched a task force to lobby for collective bargaining, increased transparency, and legal protections related to AI in the workplace.

December 9, 20201 min read

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