Last Week in AI #104 - Cruise Outages, Robots for Forestry, BigScience’s BLOOM, EU AI Act
Jul 20, 2022
Discover the chaos in San Francisco as autonomous vehicles from Cruise malfunction and cause traffic mayhem. Innovations in the forestry industry feature robots tackling labor shortages. Explore AI advancements like Google’s Minerva for math problem-solving and a fascinating project identifying WWII faces with facial recognition. Dive into the world of AI influencers raising questions of authenticity, alongside discussions on the EU's quest to regulate AI technologies. Plus, hear about exciting open-source tools transforming accessibility in AI.
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Cruise Outages in San Francisco
- Nearly 60 Cruise vehicles in San Francisco were disabled for 90 minutes due to server connection loss.
- Some cars blocked crosswalks and traffic, causing significant disruption.
Robots in Forestry
- Japan's forestry industry is testing robots to address a labor shortage.
- These robots monitor forests and carry cargo, using Wi-Fi and satellite communication.
AI-Powered Offside Calls
- FIFA will use AI to track players' bodies and a sensor in the ball to make offside calls at the 2022 World Cup.
- This semi-automated system aims to improve the accuracy of offside decisions.