Artificial intelligence changes motorization

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) welcomed the initiative of the European Commission for artificial intelligence (AI) and its goal to develop a European excellence and trust ecosystem around AI. ACEA supports the approach set out in the proposal. Indeed, a key element of a successful European approach to artificial intelligence is that the requirements set out in the regulation are commensurate with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft Mesh: Futuristic holographic communication platform with mixed reality

Microsoft presented “Mesh”, its futuristic holographic communication / collaboration platform with “mixed reality”. As part of the presentation, Guy Laliberte, co-founder of “Cirque du Soleil”, appeared at the company’s “Ignite” digital conference through “holoportation”, which uses “3D capture” technology to project a “live” image of someone in a “virtual” scene.  In the company’s first Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The four cybersecurity issues that will concern us in 2021

It has been almost a year since the new coronavirus pandemic began —which has reversed the way we live, work and communicate— and therefore in 2021 we are likely to see an increase in some cybersecurity threats.  According to ESET’s latest report on Cybersecurity Trends in 2021, these are the four main challenges expected Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Huawei’s HarmonyOS 2.0 Developer Beta operating system released

The operating system “HarmonyOS 2.0 Developer Beta” for “smartphones” was officially released at the “Huawei Developer Day Beijing 2020” event, marking an important step in the evolution of the overall “HarmonyOS” ecosystem. Developers of “smartphone” applications interested in the “beta 2.0” version can apply to the official “Huawei Developer” website. All features of the “HarmonyOS” system, number Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Deepfake and Fake Videos: How to Protect Yourself

“Deepfake” videos come from the word “deep” from “deep learning” and “fake = false”. “Deep learning” is an advanced Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) method that uses multiple levels of machine learning algorithms to extract progressively higher level capabilities from unstructured data, such as the human face. Manolis Sfakianakis, President and Founder of the Institute Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

New AI solution analyzes big data and learns independently

“TeamViewer” announced the new model “TeamViewer IoT” software that analyzes “big data” and learns independently, thus expanding the “IoT” solutions and offering a way to use artificial intelligence in maintenance.  Until now, “TeamViewer” customers in the “IoT” field have been able to read sensors, set alarms, and connect directly to a wide range of devices. Now a smart extension in Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Powerful new processor chip from IBM

IBM announced on Monday a new processor chip for “data centers”, which, as it says, will be able to lift three times the workload of its predecessor. According to Reuters, the company said that the “Power10” will be manufactured by Samsung and is intended for use by businesses in “data Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How social media make access to financial services more difficult

18% of consumers worldwide face problems accessing financial services due to the evaluation of their information on social media through rating systems, according to the latest Kaspersky report: “Social credits and security: embracing the world of ratings”. While such social scoring systems are now more widespread and have already been Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Facebook makes 300,000 errors daily

The New York Stern School of Business has published an extensive study of how Facebook moderators handle information on a daily basis and how it is filtered by both themselves and artificial intelligence systems before or after it is published. According to estimates and the data that emerge, about 300,000 Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Facebook trains a new chatbot via Reddit

A new way of interacting with users explores Facebook, creating a new chatbot. This digital interlocutor should present as many human characteristics as possible in the way it interacts with users, so appropriate preparation and training of Artificial Intelligence is required. To that end, Facebook has recruited Reddit, according to the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Computer rang the first international bell for the coronavirus on December 30, 2019

The first international “bell” on the Covid-19 was rang not by a human but by an American computer with artificial intelligence. On December 30, 2019, the “smart” software of the Boston Children’s Hospital HealthMap website, which uses artificial intelligence to monitor social media, news, online searches and other information that may indicate signs of a new epidemic, was the one Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google: Video call improvement with artificial intelligence

Google hopes to end low-quality video calls by using artificial intelligence to fill audio gaps caused by bad connections.  As the BBC reports, “WaveNetEQ” works by using a “library” of speech data to fill in short discussion sections in a realistic/plausible way. Artificial intelligence is trained to produce mainly syllable sounds and can fill gaps of up to 120 milliseconds. This development Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …