Artificial intelligence

24 Aug 23

Germany doubles funds for AI ‘made in Europe’

Computer & Information Technology

On Wednesday, the German government announced that it would nearly double its funding for artificial intelligence research. The money pledged towards the development of AI systems now amounts to nearly €1bn, which is still far behind the $3.3bn (€3.04bn) in public funding the US reportedly threw at the field last…

21 Aug 23

A New Course On How to Transform Your City into a Smart City

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The future of cities as we know them is changing, moving rapidly toward a smart-city model. The infrastructure used to advance smart cities is already being built.Cities are using technology to automate services. For a smart city to function smoothly, advanced technologies gather data from multiple sources such as smartphones…

21 Aug 23

UK commits £100M to secure AI chip components

Computer & Information Technology

In an intensifying global battle for semiconductor self-sufficiency, the UK will reportedly spend £100mn of taxpayer money to buy AI chip technology from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia. The initiative is part of the UK’s intention to build a national AI resource, but critics say it is too little, too late. …

18 Aug 23

Solar-Powered Electric Motors for EVs That Never Plug In

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Researchers from Odisha University of Technology and Research in India have developed a model for a direct-current electric motor powered by a photovoltaic array. The system relies on AI to optimize the solar array’s…

18 Aug 23

AI could fall short on climate change due to biased datasets, study finds

Computer & Information Technology

Among the many benefits of artificial intelligence touted by its proponents is the technology’s potential ability to help solve climate change. If this is indeed the case, the recent step changes in AI couldn’t have come any sooner. This summer, evidence has continued to mount that Earth is already transitioning…

18 Aug 23

Members Advocate for AI Regulations During Visit to U.S. Congress

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

More than 100 IEEE members participated in the annual IEEE-USA Congressional Visits Day (CVD), held this year on 4 and 5 April in Washington, D.C. The 2023 event had more IEEE members involved than in any other year. CVD brings together engineers, researchers, technology executives, and others to raise visibility…

17 Aug 23

Norwegian wealth fund warns of AI risks while reeling in billions from the tech

Computer & Information Technology

To say that Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund made a killing these past months would be an understatement. The world’s largest investor in the stock market earned 1,501 billion crowns (€131.1bn) in the first half of 2023, and much of it due to the recent boom in AI. To a large…

15 Aug 23

Meta’s AI Agents Learn to Move by Copying Toddlers

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In a simulated environment, a disembodied skeletal arm powered by artificial intelligence lifted a small toy elephant and rotated it in its hand. It used a combination of 39 muscles acting through 29 joints to experiment with the object, exploring its properties as a toddler might. Then it tried its…

14 Aug 23

Composition co-written by AI performed by choir and published as sheet music

Computer & Information Technology

Ed Newton-Rex, a creative AI pioneer and VP Audio at Stability AI, says that he’s become the first author to publish a piece of classical music that uses generative AI. The musician and entrepreneur wrote his “I stand in the library,” a piece for the choir and piano, to a…

01 Aug 23

AI-Assisted Pathology Ready For Mainstream

Computer & Information Technology

Laboratory scientists and clinical pathologists currently spend hours in darkened rooms analyzing and testing tissue and fluids of patients for evidence of disease. Unlike blood tests, which are performed using automated analyzers, pathology samples are subject to time-consuming manual microscopy. Digital pathology, which uses a computer-controlled microscope to scan and…