Research models use data from Toronto's Don River and Calgary's Bow River TORONTO, November 11, 2019 – Using complex models based on artificial intelligence (AI) and data from the Don River in Toronto and Bow River in Calgary, researchers at the Lassonde School of Engineering can now predict the water levels in rivers days in advance of floods. "We've created methods to predict real-time flood risk," says Usman T. Khan, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at York's Lassonde School of Engineering. "These results outline an approach that can be used to create models with higher accuracy and lower data requirements, which translates to improved flood early warning systems. Early warning systems are considered the most effective way to mitigate flood induced hazards." The study, led by Khan, was published today in the Journal of Hydrology.

Given how deadly and destructive lightning can be, it would certainly be good to know in advance where and when it was going to strike. A new artificial intelligence-based system could help, utilizing nothing but standard weather-station data. Developed by a team from the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory at Switzerland's EPFL research institute, the system was "trained" using a database of readings of four basic weather parameters: atmospheric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. Gathered over a 10-year period from 12 Swiss weather stations in urban and mountainous regions, these readings were cross-referenced with recordings from lightning detection and location systems. This allowed the AI algorithms to learn which weather conditions were associated with lightning strikes in given areas.

You're likely an AI user, whether you realize it or not. Don't want to use artificial intelligence (AI)? Afraid to try it, or suspicious of it taking over the world? Too bad… you've probably already employed it, and don't even know it. But don't worry, it's not ready to enslave us all yet, at least according to a pair of CEOs… one from an artificial intelligence company and another from a live streaming company.

A framework for using the AI is now ready for an "internal preview" at SRL. It's not in use in the field just yet, then, but that's considerably better than other AI cancer screening methods that typically don't exist as more than experiments. There's an incentive to put this into use quickly. TechCrunch noted that roughly 67,000 women die of cervical cancer in India each year, or more than a quarter of the deaths worldwide. At the same time, there's just a handful of doctors that can process pap smears and help women take action.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to automatically detect natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, wildfires, cyclones/hurricanes) with up to 95% accuracy using Keras, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning. I remember the first time I ever experienced a natural disaster -- I was just a kid in kindergarten, no more than 6-7 years old. We were outside for recess, playing on the jungle gym, running around like the wild animals that young children are. Rain was in the forecast. My mother had given me a coat to wear outside, but I was hot and unconformable -- the humidity made the cotton/polyester blend stick to my skin.

For some, artificial intelligence may conjure sci-fi movie plots and fears of sentient robots challenging humanity. The greatest threat to the future of AI, he believes, is ignorance. Duncan discussed his concern as he sat only a few feet away from Bina48, a humanoid robot he helped create that can analyze and respond to hundreds of conversation starters. AI algorithms allow her to act, think and respond like a human. Although she's just a head and torso, sitting atop a desk in the living room of a house at the end of a winding dirt road, she can concoct facial expressions with human vulnerability, as her brown eyes track the room around her. You'll never miss a story with our daily headlines in your inbox.

On the internet, in dairy farms and as a humanoid robot, artificial intelligence is at work in many different forms in Vermont. Can the state catch up? Making it in Vermont: Flex-A-Seal's custom work draws international demand With cyanobacteria blooms into fall, is Vermont doing enough to protect public health? The state's leading energy efficiency utility has an MOU with Winooski to take over office space at a new downtown development. Police are asking motorists to avoid an intersection in Barre where two polite drivers continue to wave each other through a stop sign.

On the internet, in dairy farms and as a humanoid robot, artificial intelligence is at work in many different forms in Vermont. Can the state catch up? Making it in Vermont: Flex-A-Seal's custom work draws international demand With cyanobacteria blooms into fall, is Vermont doing enough to protect public health? The state's leading energy efficiency utility has an MOU with Winooski to take over office space at a new downtown development. Police are asking motorists to avoid an intersection in Barre where two polite drivers continue to wave each other through a stop sign.

The use of artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize how people create music but still, robots will not replace humans in the art of making melodies, attendees of a conference about art and music were told on Sunday. "Artificial intelligence will not replace good artists and composers," François Pachet, a scientist, composer and the director of the Spotify Creator Technology Research Lab, told participants of the TechnoArt 2019 conference in Tel Aviv. "AI will change the way people make art, but it won't replace them." Pachet is considered a pioneer of computer music, and specifically its interaction with AI. At Spotify he leads development of AI-based tools for musicians.

While true artificial intelligence is some way off, businesses are taking advantage of intelligent automation, like machine learning, to improve business operations, drive innovation and improve the customer experience. AI and automation is changing the business environment across industries, delivering new opportunities through intelligent, automated products. Some companies are ahead of the curve, and others are stagnating in their adoption of the tech. Board members and decision-makers are increasingly aware of the benefits of AI and automation, but the question should always remain: 'Is it right for my business? How does it solve a problem?'.