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Oct 20, 2020

Google Open-Sources 3D System That Shows How Places Looked in the Past

Posted by in categories: mapping, robotics/AI

Head Image Caption: Street level view of 3D-reconstructed Chelsea, Manhattan

Historians and nostalgic residents alike take an interest in how cities were constructed and how they developed — and now there’s a tool for that. Google AI recently launched the open-source browser-based toolset “,” which was created to enable the exploration of city transitions from 1800 to 2000 virtually in a three-dimensional view.

Google AI says the name is pronounced as “re-turn” and derives its meaning from “reconstruction, research, recreation and remembering.” This scalable system runs on Google Cloud and Kubernetes and reconstructs cities from historical maps and photos.

Oct 20, 2020

Photoshop’s AI neural filters can tweak age and expression with a few clicks

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Adobe injects more AI into its tools.


The latest version of Adobe Photoshop comes with new neural filters — AI-powered filters that let you change someone’s age or expression with a few clicks. A whole suite of machine learning neural filters will eventually be available, including ones for colorizing photos, removing defects, and more.

Oct 20, 2020

First Firefighting Robot in America Just Helped to Put Out a Blaze in Downtown Los Angeles

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The RS3 had been on its way to a press conference debut when it was deployed on its first firefighting mission—and it was wildly successful.

Oct 19, 2020

Hey Google … what movie should I watch today? How AI can affect our decisions

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Leading tech companies are increasingly using AI to influence our behaviour. But how persuasive do we find virtual assistants?

Oct 19, 2020

A global collaboration to move artificial intelligence principles to practice

Posted by in categories: policy, robotics/AI

Convened by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, the AI Policy Forum is a global collaboration to move AI principles to practice.

Oct 19, 2020

Facebook unveils machine learning translator for 100 languages

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Facebook on Monday unveiled software based on machine learning which the company said was the first to be able to translate from any of 100 languages without relying on English.

The open-source artificial intelligence software was created to help the massive social network deliver content better in 160 languages to its more than two billion users around the world.

“This milestone is a culmination of years of Facebook AI’s foundational work in ,” research assistant Angela Fan said in a blog post.

Oct 19, 2020

Army Explores Robot Decoys & Cannon-Fired Jamming Pods

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

Sun Tzu said all warfare is based on deception. Today, that means electronic deception.

Oct 19, 2020

Flippy, the $30,000 automated robot fast-food cook, is now for sale with ‘demand through the roof’ — see how it grills burgers and fries onion rings

Posted by in categories: food, robotics/AI

Flippy can cook 19 items, including Impossible Burgers, chicken wings, and hash browns, replacing the need for staff to do so.

Oct 19, 2020

Ascento is a robot that never falls

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

This two-wheeled jumping robot would not fall.

Oct 18, 2020

Microsoft teamed up with a nonprofit using autonomous ‘interceptor’ boats to clean up the ocean and is helping it identify trash with machine learning

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Microsoft has autonomous boats for cleaning up the ocean. And it uses machine learning to identify trash. 😃 article.


Depending on the weather, current, and other factors a single interceptor can collect more than 11,000 pounds of debris in a day.