Tech Looks Beyond AI to New Capabilities with Computer Vision
by Lee Rickwood
New computational machines with human-like perception and the smarts to make sense of what they see will have an incredible impact on our life.
Tag: artificial intelligence
All You Need Is… Quantum Cloud from Canadian Tech Startup Xanadu
by Lee Rickwood
A Canadian high-tech startup released what’s called the world’s first publicly available photonic quantum cloud platform; it uses photons, or particles of light, to perform complex computations exceptionally fast.
Canadian Company Helps Others ‘Shoot for the Moon’
By Yasmin Ranade
Crater Labs is a company that develops artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) software that helps customers go beyond their current AI footprint. Interestingly, this Toronto-based research laboratory and consultancy firm positions its services as ‘putting profitable moonshots in the grasp of Canadian businesses.’
You’re Anxious (or Happy or Angry) I Know; Artificial Intelligence and Facial Coding Told Me So
by Lee Rickwood
Facial coding is seen as an objective method for measuring emotions, based on the spontaneity of facial expressions and the human face’s own direct link to the brain and its sometimes mysterious workings.
Cover Your Face: Facial Recognition, Legal Protection, Disease Prevention Mash-up
by Lee Rickwood
From many perspectives, it’s a good year for covering your face. But that still may not be enough.
IBM Uses AI to Help Organizations Bring Employees Back to Work
By Yasmin Ranade
Canadian and global C-suite leaders in business and government recognize that the pandemic is a global tragedy, but they’re also talking about this moment as a mandate for change and opportunity to rethink everything, from the role of the corporation in modern society to day-to-day business operations to the nature of work itself.
Entranceway Technology Opens Door to Safer Reopenings
by Lee Rickwood
Technology offers greater capabilities to manage and control the retail space in the midst of a global pandemic.
How Can We Mitigate Airborne Transmissions in Buildings?
By Yasmin Ranade
In order to safely get people back to work environments that require on-site presence of employees, how can airborne transmission of viruses, like Covid-19, be mitigated?