So-called "camera traps" – motion-activated cameras that automatically take photos of passing wildlife – are a great way of determining the type and number of animals present in a given area. Now, they could prove even more useful, thanks to a new artificial intelligence (AI) system.
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There are now attachments that let you capture microscope images with a smartphone. Unfortunately, the limitations of the phone's lens and image sensor mean that those images still won't be as good as those from a lab-grade microscope. That could change, however, thanks to a recent advance in AI.
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Drones with deep learning AI capabilities will soon be patrolling the beaches of Australian coastlines, constantly scanning and automatically detecting sharks around swimmers and surfers. They'll carry shark repellent, as well as loudspeakers for warning beachgoers.
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Microsoft’s AR headset, the HoloLens, is an exciting prospect but isn't quite ready for the public. But as it inches closer to a consumer release, the company has revealed that the next version of the hardware will have an AI coprocessor built in, to help the headset recognize real-world objects.
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CCTV systems may help security personnel watch for handguns in places such as airports, but the task of manually scrutinizing every person on every screen is still a daunting one. It was with this in mind that researchers recently developed a system that automatically recognizes guns on video.
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a robot that uses deep learning to create its own compositions and then bashes them out on the wooden blocks. Do today's great (human) composers have something to worry about? Let's meet Shimon to find out.
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It seems we can add medical imaging to the list of fields about to be revolutionized by deep learning computers. A Chinese startup has revealed that its intelligent assisted diagnosis software for X-Ray and CT scans has already looked at over 200,000 scans in trials at 20 hospitals around China.
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Nvidia's Metropolis intelligent video analytics platform applies deep learning to constantly process and contextualize the masses of data streaming from the ever-increasing number of cameras watching us every day.
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At a Caliburger restaurant in Pasadena, California, Miso Robotics and Cali Group have taken the wraps off Flippy, a "collaborative kitchen assistant" that uses computer vision and deep learning to take over the job of grilling burger patties.
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Machine learning algorithms are already aiding police forces around the world, with systems designed to identify crime hotspots with the goal of preventing crimes before they occur. The Dubai Police is the latest to have AI backup, in the form of SIME's new Crime Prediction software.
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