Artificial Intelligence

Hawaiian Electric Deploys AI Video Cameras for Early Fire Detection; The first stop is in Lahaina, Maui | Maui Now

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Hawaiian Electric Deploys AI Video Cameras for Early Fire Detection; The first stop is in Lahaina, Maui | Maui Now

Hawaiian Electric began deploying a network of high-resolution video cameras using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to provide improved situational awareness and early detection of fires in high fire risk areas near the company’s infrastructure. The public will also have access to live feeds from any of the cameras. Hawaiian Electric begins deploying fire cameras. PC: … Read more

‘AI Number’ Fei-Fei Li Builds $1 Billion Start-up in 4 Months

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'AI Number' Fei-Fei Li Builds $1 Billion Start-up in 4 Months

Stay informed with free updates Just log in Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered straight to your inbox. Stanford University artificial intelligence leader Fei-Fei Li has quietly built a billion-dollar start-up in just four months, joining the fierce race across the tech industry to commercialize the technology. Li, a computer scientist who has been called … Read more

Trump Allies Draft AI Order to Launch Defense ‘Manhattan Projects’

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Trump Allies Draft AI Order to Launch Defense 'Manhattan Projects'

Allies of former President Donald Trump are drafting a sweeping AI executive order that would launch a series of “Manhattan Projects” to develop military technology and immediately overhaul “unnecessary and burdensome regulations” — signaling how an administration possible second Trump may pursue AI policies favorable to Silicon. Valley investors and companies. The framework would also … Read more

China may drop unified AI rules due to ‘significant disagreements’, time

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China may drop unified AI rules due to 'significant disagreements', time

Zheng made the comments last Friday in Beijing on the sidelines of the Confucius and Aristotle Symposium on Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges, which was jointly organized by the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Development Solutions Network of UN Sustainable and the Mencius Foundation. China has drafted its … Read more

OpenAI’s push for human-level AI is underway

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OpenAI's push for human-level AI is underway

Reports of OpenAI’s move towards human-level artificial intelligence (AI) have the business world abuzz with visions of AI-powered commerce that could rewrite the rules of global trade – if the technology lives up to the hype. General artificial intelligence (AGI) represents a hypothetical leap beyond current AI, aiming to match or exceed human cognitive abilities … Read more

AMD’s AI chief explains how it’s tackling Nvidia’s ‘lock-in’ and GPU shortage with an open-source approach

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AMD's AI chief explains how it's tackling Nvidia's 'lock-in' and GPU shortage with an open-source approach

An AMD executive said his company is taking an open-source approach as it challenges Nvidia in the chip wars. Ramine Roane, corporate vice president of data center, cloud and AI at AMD, addressed the GPU shortage and the company’s approach on stage at Reuters’ Momentum AI conference in San Jose, California, on Tuesday. Both AMD … Read more

Apple is convincing Wall Street it knows how to market AI: Morning Brief

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Apple is convincing Wall Street it knows how to market AI: Morning Brief

That’s The Takeaway from this morning’s Brief, which you can do register to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Showing up late to a party has its perks. Just ask Apple. While Tim Cook’s first peers were stumbling over AI missteps, boardroom drama and a public backlash, he walked through the door carrying … Read more