Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence tool helps easily detect ocean plastic from the air

February 10, 2021 by Vlad Harabara

While preventing the flow of plastic waste into the ocean is key to safeguarding the health of our marine environments, it’s also essential that we clean up the mess that’s already there. Of course, detecting ocean pollution is not an easy undertaking — but a new useful tool is … [Read more...] about Artificial intelligence tool helps easily detect ocean plastic from the air

AI-powered display allows firefighters to see through heavy smoke

December 15, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

For firefighters, one of the scariest aspects of entering a burning building is that it can be nearly impossible to see anything due to the heavy smoke. That’s why firefighters often crawl along the ground where the smoke isn’t as thick—although this hinders the ability to put … [Read more...] about AI-powered display allows firefighters to see through heavy smoke

DeepMind’s AI program just solved one of biology’s biggest challenges

December 1, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

In the world of biology, a great problem has stumped scientists for 50 years: how do you accurately predict the shape that a protein will fold into? For scientists, this question is important because predicting the shape that a protein will fold into determines their function. In … [Read more...] about DeepMind’s AI program just solved one of biology’s biggest challenges

AI guiding system allows blind runners to race independently

November 24, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

When blind or vision-impaired people compete in races, they usually have to be tethered to a human guide or a guide dog to help them run the course. In the near future, however, these same runners could compete independently thanks to a new artificial intelligence system from … [Read more...] about AI guiding system allows blind runners to race independently