Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails
Business

Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails

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.

June 9, 20211 min read
Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails
Business

Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails

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.

June 9, 20211 min read
Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving 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.

June 2, 20212 min read
Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving 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.

June 2, 20212 min read
Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.
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.

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

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

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

April 28, 20211 min read
Cream of the Startup Crop: CB Insights published its list of top AI startups for 2021.
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.

April 21, 20211 min read
Cream of the Startup Crop: CB Insights published its list of top AI startups for 2021.
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.

April 21, 20211 min read
Who Watches the Welders?: John Deere uses computer vision to ensure quality welding.
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.

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

April 14, 20211 min read
AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.
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.

March 10, 20212 min read
AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.
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.

March 10, 20212 min read
ID By Eyeglasses?: Meta's AI glasses may use face recognition.
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.

March 3, 20211 min read

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