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Helmet detection error analysis in football videos using Amazon SageMaker
The National Football League (NFL) is America's most popular sports league. Founded in 1920, the NFL developed the model for the successful modern sports league and is committed to advancing progress in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of sports-related injuries. Health and safety efforts include support for independent medical research and engineering advancements in addition to a commitment to better protect players and make the game safer. This includes enhancements to medical protocols and improvements to how our game is taught and played. For more information about the NFL's health and safety efforts, see NFL Player Health and Safety.
Domo Achieves AWS Machine Learning Competency Status in Applied AI
Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO) today announced that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Machine Learning Competency status in the new Applied Artificial Intelligence (Applied AI) category. This designation recognizes that Domo has demonstrated deep experience and expertise in building or integrating ML solutions on AWS. AWS Partners in the AWS Partner Network (APN) recognized as part of the AWS Machine Learning Competency expansion help customers take advantage of intelligent solutions for the business, from creating, automating, and managing end-to-end ML workflows to modernizing applications with machine intelligence. The AI and ML driven applications are maturing rapidly and creating new demands on enterprises. AWS is keeping pace and continuously evolving AWS Competency Programs to provide customers an ability to engage enhanced AWS Partner technology and consulting offerings.
Deloitte Unveils Artificial Intelligence Institute for Government
Deloitte's government and public services practice announced the new Deloitte Artificial Intelligence Institute for Government (DAIIG) today. Institute leaders outlined a set of commitments and actions to advance applied AI in the public sector by building a cross-sector community for research and shared expertise, and mentoring and growing the talent of the future. "As evidenced in the recent National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence report, advancing the use of artificial intelligence is a national imperative. While decisions and actions to accelerate AI innovation need to happen today, implementing AI brings ethical and technical challenges that are as complex as any we have faced in recent history," said Ed Van Buren, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and executive director of DAIIG. "Deloitte's AI Institute for Government is focused on efforts to actively help the public sector harness and shape this movement towards blending human and machine capabilities in a way that improves citizen services, promotes economic growth and recovery, and expands human opportunity" The institute is a hub for innovative perspectives, collaboration and research focused on all-things AI and related technologies for government.
Predictiv AI Partners With Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute at University of Waterloo
Predictiv AI Inc. (TSXV: PAI) (OTC: INOTF) (FSE: 71TA) ("Predictiv AI" or the "Company"), a software and solutions provider in the artificial intelligence markets is pleased to announce its dynamic new partnership with the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute ("Waterloo.AI") at the University of Waterloo. This partnership will allow Predictiv AI's subsidiary, AI Labs Inc. ("AI Labs"), to pursue its various innovations through leveraging Waterloo.AI as an extension of the Predictiv AI team. The collaboration will allow access to the world's top artificial intelligence resources, creating much greater bandwidth in ideation, research, and development of solutions for real-world problems. Predictiv AI also looks forward to participating in and supporting Waterloo.AI events and introducing other synergistic partners to the program. Beyond having access to an unparalleled talent pool of academics and their teams for research and development, the partnership also provides for round table participation amongst Waterloo.AI partners.
Deloitte Unveils Artificial Intelligence Institute for Government
Deloitte's government and public services practice announced the new Deloitte Artificial Intelligence Institute for Government (DAIIG) today. Institute leaders outlined a set of commitments and actions to advance applied AI in the public sector by building a cross-sector community for research and shared expertise, and mentoring and growing the talent of the future. "As evidenced in the recent National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence report, advancing the use of artificial intelligence is a national imperative. While decisions and actions to accelerate AI innovation need to happen today, implementing AI brings ethical and technical challenges that are as complex as any we have faced in recent history," said Ed Van Buren, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and executive director of DAIIG. "Deloitte's AI Institute for Government is focused on efforts to actively help the public sector harness and shape this movement towards blending human and machine capabilities in a way that improves citizen services, promotes economic growth and recovery, and expands human opportunity" The institute is a hub for innovative perspectives, collaboration and research focused on all-things AI and related technologies for government.
Quantum Computing Market worth $1,765 million by 2026 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets
According to the new market research report "Quantum Computing Market with COVID-19 impact by Offering (Systems and Services), Deployment (On Premises and Cloud Based), Application, Technology, End-use Industry and Region - Global Forecast to 2026", published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow from USD 472 million in 2021 to USD 1,765 million by 2026, at a CAGR of 30.2%. The early adoption of quantum computing in the banking and finance sector is expected to fuel the growth of the market globally. Other key factors contributing to the growth of the quantum computing market include rising investments by governments of different countries to carry out research and development activities related to quantum computing technology. Several companies are focusing on the adoption of QCaaS post-COVID-19. This, in turn, is expected to contribute to the growth of the quantum computing market.
GM-backed Cruise acquires self-driving startup Voyage
Cruise, a self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, announced today that it is acquiring Voyage, a self-driving startup. "The self-driving industry is consolidating, and the leaders of a trillion-dollar market are fast emerging," said Voyager co-founder and CEO Oliver Cameron in a blog post. "After being intimately involved with the AV (autonomous vehicle) industry for the last five years, I can say with certainty that Cruise -- with its advanced self-driving technology, unique auto-maker partnerships, and all-electric purpose-built vehicle with no human controls -- is posed to be the clear leader." GM-backed Cruise is relatively well-funded compared to Voyage. It operates its autonomous vehicles in San Francisco -- it began testing fully driverless cars late last year -- while Voyage has been testing mostly in smaller retirement communities like in San Jose, California and The Villages, Florida.
QOMPLX to Acquire Tyche to Revolutionize Insurance Data Factory of the Future
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QOMPLX, a leader in cloud-native risk analytics, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RPC Tyche LLP ("Tyche"), a rapidly growing insurance software modeling and consulting firm based in London, Cambridge, Paris and Chicago. Tyche bolsters QOMPLX's insurance analytics offerings, and the combined business will offer more comprehensive insurance underwriting, pricing, risk modeling, capital modeling, and reserving functionality. It is an exceptional software business that combines innovative technology with actuarial expertise to help reduce the time and costs that insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries face in producing actionable data feeding today's commercial and regulatory decision-making. Tyche and QOMPLX's combined team are building the insurance data factory of the future with superior capabilities for data integration, transformation, analysis, and contextualization for corporations, employees, and consumers. Tyche's core modeling platform focuses on the complex challenges facing insurers: pricing risks, modeling and reserving capital, and improving efficiency.
AI & Robotics in the Global Defense Industry to Reach $61 Billion by 2027 - Robotics Anticipated to Account for the Largest Share of Expenditure - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Artificial Intelligence & Robotics for Defense, Market & Technology Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics in the Defense market, which is valued at US$39.22 billion in 2018, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.04%, to value US$61 billion by 2027. The cumulative market for global expenditure on AI & Robotics Defense Systems is valued at US$ 487 billion over the forecast period. Demand for AI & Robotics defense systems is anticipated to be driven by the massive investment made by countries like the US, China, Russia, Israel in the development of next-generation defense systems and the large scale procurement of such systems by countries like Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, and South Korea. The United States is the largest spender in the domain with China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea anticipated accounting for the bulk of spending.
Gny Launches World's First Decentralized Platform For Secure And Collaborative Machine Learning - AOX Crypto News
London March 10, 2021 โ Using blockchain to democratize machine learning, GNY today launched the world's first blockchain providing access to powerful machine learning functionalities on a secure and collaborative decentralized platform. Empowering businesses and organizations to solve large and complex problems, GNY's Mainnet will enable users to utilize its blockchain architecture to run machine learning analysis of any type of data โ from financial records to public health information โ without risking sensitive data theft. The Mainnet launches with 5 machine learning use cases, which will expand to dozens by the end of 2021 and eventually hundreds. The launch comes after 18 months of development and rigorous testing. To demonstrate its potential impact, one GNY test revealed how researchers could use Mainnet to set up a private blockchain to run comparative analysis of daily COVID-19 mortalities from individual cities.