Last Week in AI Record High AI Funding, AfriBERTa, Facial Recognition in the West Bank, Tesla FSD Beta Crash, AI for Stressed Dogs
Nov 19, 2021
Explore the surge of AI funding hitting a record high of $17.9 billion, reflecting a growing interest in automation and technology. Discover how Walmart is revolutionizing logistics with fully driverless trucks in grocery delivery. Delve into ethical concerns surrounding facial recognition technology in the West Bank. Uncover groundbreaking innovations, like AfriBERTa for African languages and a neural network designed to calm stressed dogs with soothing sounds. It's a captivating blend of tech advancements and societal implications!
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Walmart's Driverless Deliveries
- Walmart uses fully driverless trucks for online grocery deliveries.
- They partner with Gatik, operating autonomous trucks on a 7-mile loop.
AI Funding Boom
- AI startup funding reached a record $17.9B in Q3 2023.
- This growth coincides with increased deal volume, especially mega-rounds.
AfriBERTa's Efficiency
- AfriBERTa, a new NLP model, excels with limited data on African languages.
- It outperforms larger multilingual models despite smaller datasets.