AI


Should AI Have The Power To Enforce Laws? Police To Use AI To Identify Bad Drivers

Recently, Police in Devon and Cornwall have announced the use of a new technology that leverages AI to automatically identify those committing driving offences, including using a mobile at the wheel and not using a seatbelt. What challenges does bad driving pr...

By Robin Mitchell | 21-10-2022

Researchers Develop AI-Powered Helmets for Firefighters

Recently, researchers have demonstrated the potential capabilities of integrating AI into firefighter helmets with reduced time finding people through thick smoke, identifying hotspots, and aiding navigation. What challenges do firefighters face, what did the...

By Robin Mitchell | 17-10-2022

Australian Government Experimenting with AI to Stop Wildlife Smuggling

While numerous countries worldwide have to cope with wildlife trafficking, none feel the pain like Australia, but the introduction of new AI technologies could soon change the game. What challenges does wildlife trafficking introduce, what does the new AI tech...

By Robin Mitchell | 06-10-2022

Tesla to Unveil Optimus Robot Soon, Prepared to be Disappointed

At the end of this month, Tesla will be hosting an AI event where their latest robot, Optimus, is expected to be unveiled, but it is likely to be a disappointment for those who understand robotics and the engineering behind it. What benefits does a general rob...

By Robin Mitchell | 05-10-2022

Intel, ARM, & Nvidia Propose a New Hardware Standard for AI

As the importance of AI technologies continues to grow, the lack of standardisation in hardware can make it difficult to run AI algorithms across various different platforms, but a new standard being proposed by Intel, ARM, and Nvidia hopes to change this. Wha...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-10-2022

Want to Fix the NHS? Introduce AI Technologies Now!

The NHS is a crumbling mess of poorly run hospitals, services, and antiquated technologies that believes the answer to all its problems is more money, but the reality is that more money would likely worsen the service in the long run. Instead, what the NHS rea...

By Robin Mitchell | 27-09-2022

How Robots & AI Will Reduce the Cost of Elderly Care

Care homes for the elderly are notoriously expensive, challenging to manage, and damaging to families, but the rising capabilities of AI and robotics could soon help provide independence to those with mild dementia. What challenges does dementia introduce, how...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-09-2022

AI to train AI: Tesla fires hundreds of data labellers

A few weeks ago, Elon Musk stated that employees had to return to the office and that some would be let go due to more challenging economic times. But while Tesla is perusing self-driving vehicles, it just fired hundreds of people who are essential for its dev...

By Robin Mitchell | 11-07-2022

UK introducing Text & Data Mining rights for AI development

In order to train AI algorithms, large amounts of input data are required, and acquiring this data has continued to become more challenging. Now, the UK government has announced plans to change the law to give new data-mining rights to AI developers in both co...

By Robin Mitchell | 11-07-2022

The dangers of synthetic data: Training AI's with simulations

A recent VentureBeat report discusses how synthetic data can help improve AI. However, engineers need to be extremely cautious when using such data as this data, at the end of the day, is not real. Why is data gathering a big challenge, what is synthetic data,...

By Robin Mitchell | 08-07-2022

AI Containment – What is it, and why could it be needed?

As AI continues to advance, there is a growing concern that a sufficient advanced AI system in the future would be able to interact with the world around it and effectively break free into the wild. How could an AI break free from some computing platform, what...

By Robin Mitchell | 30-06-2022

How AI could be the key to deep space exploration

Deep space exploration presents many exciting opportunities, but current technology prevents humans from going beyond the moon’s orbit. What challenges do humans face with deep space exploration, how could AI solve this challenge, and what challenges would tho...

By Robin Mitchell | 28-06-2022

IBM AI boat finishes Atlantic Ocean crossing

Recently, the Mayflower AI boat developed by IBM researchers has finally crossed the Atlantic Ocean demonstrating how AI could play a role in autonomous vessels. What challenges do AI boats face, what features does the Mayflower integrate, and could AI be esse...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-06-2022

Google is working with AI to digitise cable networks

Electricity is the energy that drives modern society but trying to figure out where cables are located continues to provide engineers with major challenges when considering that these cables were installed decades ago. Now, Google is using AI to automatically...

By Robin Mitchell | 06-06-2022