Goto

Collaborating Authors

 niel


Xavier Niel, a Driving Force of French AI, Is Now Shaping TikTok

WIRED

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. I wait to meet Xavier Niel in a room that feels fitting for one of France's richest men. Niel is the original French internet mogul, of the generation before founders wore T-shirts to the office. His team wears suits; he arrives in a classic white shirt.


Astonishing AI restoration brings Apollo moon landing films up to speed

#artificialintelligence

Astronauts on NASA's Apollo missions to the moon captured astounding movies of the lunar surface, but recent enhancements with artificial intelligence (AI) have really made the films out of this world. In remastered movies shared online by by DutchSteamMachine, a YouTube channel run by a film restoration specialist in the Netherlands, details from lunar scenes are astonishingly crisp and vivid; from mission commander Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon in 1969 to bumpy lunar rover drives during Apollo 15 and 16 in 1971 and 1972, respectively. The film restorer behind DutchSteamMachine, who also goes by "Niels," used AI to stabilize shaky footage and generate new frames in NASA moon landing films; increasing the frame rate (the number of frames that play per second) smoothed the motion and made it look more like movement in high-definition (HD) video. Related: Can machines be creative? The Apollo program launched 11 lunar spaceflight missions between 1968 and 1972; of those, four missions tested equipment and six landed on the moon, allowing 12 men to walk, drive and/or leap over the dusty, cratered lunar surface, according to NASA.


Is AI inclusive? The Great Debate, Presented by Monash Tech Talks

#artificialintelligence

To celebrate Diversity and Inclusion Week, we're inviting you to a witty yet thought-provoking Tech Talk: Is AI Inclusive? Time: 12.00pm registration for a 12.30pm start, 2.00pm close. Through ground-breaking advances in facial recognition and machine learning, AI is transforming our everyday lives. It's also helping to address critical social and health issues such as homelessness, infectious diseases and substance abuse. But is AI better for everyone?


Beauty giant Shiseido snaps up technology startups to draw young shoppers

The Japan Times

Shiseido Co., the Japanese firm that sells Laura Mercier cosmetics and Dolce & Gabbana fragrances, sold ¥1 trillion ($9.3 billion) worth of beauty products last year, mostly in traditional stores where customers can sample brands in person. Consumers in their teens and twenties often prefer to shop online, beyond the reach of in-store salespeople. To partner with -- and even buy up -- small startups in Silicon Valley and other tech hubs to gain expertise in artificial intelligence, augmented reality and other technologies. His ambition is to help shoppers replicate online the experience of trying on cosmetics in a store, and use data from smart devices to create personalized makeup for customers. "Particularly with the younger generation, often they don't go into the stores," Uotani said in an interview.