Archives for November, 2018 - Page 3

28 Nov

Meet Pygame And PyKyra: The 2 Most Popular Gaming Tools In Python

Python’s robust string manipulating, an abundance of libraries and an easy shell accessibility makes it a useful language for automation tasks. Python also plays a key role in building tools for game designers and facilitates in tasks like level design and dialogue tree creation. In this article, we will discuss two important Python tools —…

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28 Nov

Top 5 Video Analytics Companies In India

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Artificial intelligence technology has helped build software that can analyze videos for better capturing of events, understanding patterns and surveillance. In this article, we will see the top 5 Indian companies that are capturing the space of video analytics. (The list is in no particular order). Silversparro This Gurgaon-based tech startup was founded IIT Delhi…

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28 Nov

RIP Schaft Project: Why Is Google Abandoning Its Robotics Units?

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After the news that Google pulled its robot Schaft out of a DARPA challenge, it came as no surprise that the search engine giant has decided to pull the plug on the bipedal robot. Schaft was developed specifically to take part in the $2 million DARPA Robotics Challenge, a prize competition funded by the US…

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28 Nov

Quantitative & Numerical Competency Makes Or Breaks A Good Data Scientist: Joydeep Dam, Bridgei2i

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Our next interaction for this month’s theme is with Joydeep Dam who is the director of algorithms and artificial intelligence at Bridgei2i Analytics Solutions. He has over 16 combined years of experience in the field of analytics, algorithm development, and quantitative disciplines. Prior to this, he has held various key positions in multiple different organisations. Here…

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28 Nov

Strong AI? Industry Majors Are Reeling From Gender Bias In AI Tools

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“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” said George Orwell in his novel titled Animal Farm. But in the world of artificial intelligence, Google’s Gmail product manager Paul Lambert has found out that, “Not all ‘screw ups’ are equal,”. This was his response when the search engine giant found out…

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28 Nov

India And Russia Collaborate To Strengthen AI And Blockchain Systems

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On Tuesday, India and Russia signed an agreement to increase cooperation in areas of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and explore the possibility of joint work in healthcare sectors. Apart from these areas, the two nations have also agreed to increase cooperation in quantum computing, financial technology and tourism. “Both sides agreed to explore joint working…

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28 Nov

Deep Learning Has Become The Go-To Method For Problem Solving

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Deep learning has been one of the most popular substrates of the machine learning family, in the last decade or so. The reason for its popularity is its sky-high accuracy. But what makes deep learning so integral in problem-solving? The ‘deep’ part of deep learning comes with more than one layer in its architecture, along…

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27 Nov

How Google’s Machine Learning Model Is Helping Decode Whale Songs

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    The Single largest direct human impact on marine ecosystems comes from over-exploitation of resources by activities like fishing. Now, researchers have devised a technique to track the population of endangered marine life, like   Humpback Whales, by listening to their peculiar hour-long song.   Audio analysing techniques developed by Google’s Artificial Intelligence Perception team…

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27 Nov

Facebook Wants To Train 5 Million Indians In Digital Skills Over The Next Three Years

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The social media giant Facebook said that it is planning to train 5 million Indians with digital skills in three years. The training is with an intention to help people use the digital media to expand their businesses gain digital marketing skills and the access global market. According to the social networking giant, it has…

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27 Nov

Grave Legal And Ethical Risks Associated With AI In Healthcare

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Artificial intelligence has brought about a paradigm shift to healthcare which is powered by the increasing availability of data and the progress of analytics techniques. In other areas, AI is also democratising healthcare by providing access to affordable solutions, especially in rural areas and low-income communities. Doctors are also relying on remote diagnostic applications to…

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