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The Geopolitics of GPUs: US Bans Nvidia and AMD Chip Sales to China
The ban impacts Nvidia's A100 and H100 chips, and AMD's MI250.
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Reading Readers: Inside The New York Times' AI-Powered Paywall
A smart news paywall is optimizing subscriptions without driving away casual readers by showing them subscription pop-ups.
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Neural Nets Catch Fresher Fish: Robot Deck Hand Automatically Processes Fish
Shinkei Systems developed a machine that uses computer vision to slaughter fish in a way that maximizes their shelf life and flavor.
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One Cool Robot: FamilyMart Uses TX SCAR Robots to Restock Beverages
FamilyMart, a chain of Japanese convenience stores, plans to employ robots to fill shelves with beverage bottles at 300 locations.
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Where Drones Fly Free: The UK’s Superhighway in the Sky for Drones
Autonomous aircraft in the United Kingdom are getting their own superhighway. The UK government approved Project Skyway, a 165-mile system of interconnected drone-only flight routes.
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Auto Diagnosis: AI-Powered Inspections Arrive at Dealers for GM and Volvo
A drive-through system from UVeye automatically inspects vehicles for dents, leaks, and low tire pressure.
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Ethical AI 2.0: Microsoft Revises its Responsible AI Standards
Microsoft tightened the reins on both AI developers and customers.What’s new: The tech titan revised its Responsible AI Standard and restricted access to some AI capabilities accordingly.
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Order in the Court: Machine Learning Tool from Everlaw Finds Legal Evidence
Machine learning is helping lawyers sift through mountains of documents to find evidence. The legal technology company Everlaw launched a clustering feature that automatically organizes up to 25 million documents for lawyers gathering evidence to be used during a trial.
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Speaking Your Language: Startup Papercup Offers AI-Powered Voice Translation
A startup that automatically translates video voice overs into different languages is ready for its big break. London-based Papercup offers a voice translation service that combines algorithmic translation and voice synthesis with human-in-the-loop quality control.
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Meta Decentralizes AI Effort: Meta Restructures its AI Research Teams
The future of Big AI may lie with product-development teams. Meta reorganized its AI division. Henceforth, AI teams will report to departments that develop key products.
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Winning The Google Game: 14 Companies Using GPT-3 to Top SEO
AI startups are helping writers tailor articles that appear near the top of Google’s search results. At least 14 companies sell access to software that uses GPT-3, the language model from OpenAI, to generate headlines, product descriptions, blog posts, and video scripts.
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Deep Learning for Deep Discounts: AI Creates Personal Deals for Gas, Food, and Retail
With prices on the rise, an app analyzes user data to deliver cash back on retail purchases. Upside, a startup based in Washington, D.C., works with gas stations, grocery stores, and restaurants to offer personalized discounts to consumers.