Scientists in the US are using artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge a patient's risk of dying from heart disease. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created a system called RiskCardio. The technology was made for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which covers a range of conditions that suddenly reduce blood flow to the heart. RiskCardio works off just 15 minutes of a patient's'raw electrocardiogram (ECG) signal', which records the heart's rhythm and electrical activity. It then draws on a sample of ECG data to sort that particular patient into a'risk category'.

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Prof Ashutosh Sharma, secretary to the government (Ministry of Science and Technology) reportedly said that the government has initiated a project to digitally map the country with a resolution of 10 centimetres, using drones and technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data. The Survey of India, a part of the Department of Science and Technology, started on the project a few months ago and has chalked out a five-year plan to complete the project. The survey has started the exercise in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Haryana. "The project will be extended to other states but the respective government should show interest and also provide some financial support," Sharma said. The project, which is expected to cost INR 1000 Cr, is also mapping the entire Ganga basin from the beginning to the end, 25 km from either sides of the banks with an accuracy of 10 cm.

Truck drivers can put the brakes on their worst automation fears. Robots are not getting behind the wheel and stealing the jobs of long-haul drivers anytime soon, according to two government experts, offering a contrarian view to some of the biggest names in tech and a presidential candidate. In a study published in the Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Maury Gittleman, a research economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Kristen Monaco, an associate commissioner in the Office of Compensation and Working Conditions also at BLS, argue that there are three main reasons why the threat of automation, robots and AI to truck drivers is more fear-mongering than fearsome. "Looking at the data, we believe that, while the risk of job loss from automation is very real, the projections that often get touted are overstated," the two penned in Harvard Business Review Wednesday. The projections they're referring to are the elimination of some 2-3 million truck driving jobs, and one that recently got a boost by presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who retweeted Tuesday an article on trucking automation by Business Insider that perpetuated the projection in question.

Attivio, the leading AI-powered answers and insights provider, today announced it has formed a partnership with Alcor Solutions Inc., a global cloud advisory and implementation services company. As a partner, Alcor will be leveraging Attivio's Elevate for ServiceNow applications to further their commitment of delivering transformative solutions to their client base. Together, the companies will help organizations transform their employee and customer experiences by providing timely and relevant AI-driven answers and recommendations from across the enterprise directly into ServiceNow solutions, including Enterprise IT Service Management (ITSM) and HR Service Delivery (HRSD). "We are very pleased to announce our strategic teaming with Attivio. This partnership allows us to expand our offerings to enable digital transformations for our customers. For our joint enterprise customers, Attivio's Elevate for ServiceNow will help to accelerate AI-driven answers and recommendation in a unified digital workplace. Our customers would benefit not only from the industry leading AI technology, but also from the proven solutions, delivery experience, and expertise," said Manoj Singhal, Principal, Alcor Solutions, Inc.

The Guidelines put forward a set of 7 key requirements that AI systems should meet in order to be deemed trustworthy. The AI HLEG has also prepared a document which elaborates on a Definition of Artificial Intelligence used for the purpose of the Guidelines. The document also provides an assessment list that operationalises the key requirements and offers guidance to implement them in practice. Starting from the 26th of June, this assessment list undergoing a piloting process, to which all stakeholders are invited to test the assessment list and provide practical feedback on how it can be improved.

New Delhi: In June 2019, a strong dust storm killed 17 people and injured 11 in Uttar Pradesh. According to the state government's findings, the accidents were caused by overturning of trees or collapsing buildings on the victims. During storms and heavy rain, bigger and older trees often lose branches or even fall down completely due to weak roots. People often grow trees in their garden or backyard of the house for the greenery, fruits or aesthetic value. However, proper management including the risk assessment of big trees are not taken seriously by many.

New Delhi: In June 2019, a strong dust storm killed 17 people and injured 11 in Uttar Pradesh. According to the state government's findings, the accidents were caused by overturning of trees or collapsing buildings on the victims. During storms and heavy rain, bigger and older trees often lose branches or even fall down completely due to weak roots. People often grow trees in their garden or backyard of the house for the greenery, fruits or aesthetic value. However, proper management including the risk assessment of big trees are not taken seriously by many.

Smart TVs and home devices are harvesting consumers' personal data and funnelling it to big technology companies, researchers have warned. Sensitive information such as one's exact location is reportedly being wired to corporations such as Facebook, Amazon and Netflix - even if the person is not their customer. The findings from a team at the Northeastern University in Boston and Imperial College London came as fears of creeping privacy intrusion is grabbing headlines across the globe. Smart TVs and home devices are harvesting consumers' personal data and funnelling it to big technology companies, researchers have warned Sensitive information such as one's exact location is reportedly being wired to corporations such as Facebook, Amazon and Netflix - even if the person is not their customer David Choffnes, computer scientist at Northeastern University, said: 'Amazon is contacted by almost half the devices in our tests, which stands out because [this means] Amazon can infer a lot of information about what you're doing with different devices in your home, including those they don't manufacture.' A total 81 devices - including products by LG and Samsung - were monitored in the US and the UK to determine how much personal data was logged and where it was exported to, according to the Financial Times.

A viral app which classifies selfies using its in-built artificial intelligence has been spewing out vile and racist labels and enraging users. Many took to social media to condemn the racist and offensive software but makers of the app, at Princeton University, say causing offence was exactly the intention. It was intended to be deliberately provocative to draw attention to the in-built prejudice and discrimination in many forms of machine learning. However, many users, it seems, didn't fully get the idea of the art project and were outraged at what their images were labelled as. One MailOnline staffer who tried the app was grotesquely dubbed a'rape suspect' from an innocuous picture.