Tech Life
Searching for the Tech Factor
Nov 21, 2023
Join the search for tomorrow's innovators at a global competition in Portugal. Explore the challenges and biases faced by AI chat bots when processing non-English instructions. Discover the plans of Football Manager to include women's football in the game. Explore the development of plastic-free alternatives from agricultural waste.
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- Plastic Free, a Swedish company, won the Global Tech Innovator of the Year title by developing sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic products.
- Research reveals that AI chatbots perform differently based on the language used, highlighting the need for diversity in training data to mitigate linguistic bias in AI systems.
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Global Tech Innovator of the Year: Plastic Free Wins
Plastic Free, a Swedish company, has won the title of Global Tech Innovator of the Year in the KPMG competition. The company has developed a breakthrough technology that turns agricultural waste and food fibers into plastic-free products. Their aim is to substitute single-use plastic products with their sustainable alternatives. Plastic Free has already launched 10 products on the market and is expanding horizontally and vertically. They are passionate about educating the public on the environmental and health consequences of plastic and are committed to driving their solution globally.
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