ServiceTitan, which makes operating software for electricians, plumbers and the like, is stepping up its game by developing artificial intelligence of the type normally used by more sophisticated companies to streamline repetitive tasks and bring data to decision-making. ServiceTitan, the software developer for tradespeople such as electricians and plumbers, has moved into artificial intelligence. The Glendale company unveiled Titan Intelligence, or TI, at its Pantheon 2022 conference for its customers, including business owners, managers, IT and finance team members. The event was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 20-22. Anmol Bhasin, chief technology officer for ServiceTitan, said he previously worked with AI at Salesforce.com Inc. and Groupon Inc., and his goal is to bring the same types of services that those companies offer to the trades.

The ARX (Adaptive Resistance Exercise) machine uses artificial intelligence technology to create a more tailored and challenging workout that typically takes less time than a traditional workout. The pandemic has forced businesses to make years' worth of technological advances in a matter of months, and the fitness industry is no exception. Rochelle Collinwood, owner of Revolutionary Fitness Cali, operates equipment that uses artificial intelligence to regulate full-body workouts in as little as eight minutes. Collinwood, a Visalia native, moved to Fresno after spending time in the Bay Area as an athletic trainer. Collinwood is bringing cutting-edge gym technology to move the industry out of old habits.

Long known for its innovations in the development of artificial intelligence applications, Santa Barbara, California-based Intel Corp. is taking its AI game to a new level -- and metro Phoenix is ground zero. With plans to create a pipeline of AI talent, Intel is teaming with Arizona's largest community college system to design an AI associate's degree program -- making it the first Intel-designed AI associate degree program in the nation. Gregory Bryant, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's Client Computing Group, told the Business Journal a new partnership with Maricopa County Community College District will help prepare Arizona's workforce for future AI jobs. Intel has been in the metro Phoenix community for 40 years, making it a perfect launching pad for future AI associate degree programs across the country, Bryant said. The community college district is expected to have all five courses deployed for the spring 2021 semester by January, said Steven Gonzales, interim chancellor for MCCCD.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State University will host a forum Saturday discussing the impact of artificial intelligence on work and education. The forum will be held 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center of Labor and Industry. It is free and open to the public. Among the presenters are David Staley, director of the Humanities Institute and a professor of history, design and educational studies at Ohio State University, and Sundar Vedantham, director of software development in Intel Corp.'s datacenter group. Sponsored by the YSU department of computer science and the Northeast Ohio chapter of the Association for Computing Machining, the forum will delve into how AI will impact workplaces, workers' relationships with coworkers and work environments, the economic, societal and ethical concerns of AI, and how AI could create a "workless" future. Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.

One year it might be an automaton programmed to launch Nerf balls. Another year it could be a cyborg tossing a Frisbee. Or, as exemplified just months ago, it could be a robot zipping about a competition floor, picking up crates and stacking them atop a large scale in a matter of minutes. Such is the world of the First Robotics Competition – a seasonal initiative that encourages high school students all across the country to build and operate robots designed to perform a specific task. Ultimately, these robotics teams duke it out in regional and national competitions held each academic year.

Los Angeles start-up Coin-In develops mobile games, pictured above, aimed at driving gamblers back into casinos. It's among companies recently backed by Tech Coast Angeles members. Los Angeles start-up Coin-In develops mobile games, pictured above, aimed at driving gamblers back into casinos. It's among companies recently backed by Tech Coast Angeles members. He says concern about missing the boat on Los Angeles' next big thing is the most noticeable local trend during the first quarter.