FEATURE: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
evidence of the fact that we are on track
to complete many of the tasks that I have
laid out, including the absorption of our
recent acquisition, as well as potentially
new acquisitions, as we seek to combine
our distribution channels with our new
technologies,” Bauer stated. “In simple
words, the company’s debt schedule
following the current funding and the
payment of the last derivative liability
result in only one outstanding liability
of US$750,000 that may potentially be
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DEVELOPERS WILL BE ABLE TO IMPORT
EXISTING LEARNING MODELS FROM
DIFFERENT AI PLATFORMS AND RUN
THEM LOCALLY ON PCS AND DEVICES
RUNNING WINDOWS 10.
transform into a unique ‘two-wheeled self-
balancing mode.’ In documents recently
made public, Scott C Wiley, an inventor
at Facebook, detailed how the futuristic
robot would work, providing rudimentary
sketches of its appearance. If the drawings
prove accurate, it will come equipped with
a camera and microphone, a rotatable
‘main arm’ and a set of wheels to help it
zoom around. The filing states: “The robot
includes a body and a pair of drive wheels
located at a first end portion of the body.
Each drive wheel is coupled to a drive
assembly operative to propel the robot
along a surface. A third wheel is located on
the body at a second end portion opposite
the first end portion.”
converted into common stock at a fixed
price,” he added.
In other tech and AI
developments in the
market of note:
Microsoft is planning to include more AI
capabilities inside Windows 10 soon. The
software giant has recently unveiled a new
AI platform, Windows ML, for developers,
which will be available in the next major
Windows 10 update this spring. Microsoft’s
new platform will enable all developers that
create apps on Windows 10 to leverage
existing pre-trained machine learning models
in apps. Windows ML will enable developers
to create more powerful apps for consumers
running Windows 10.
Developers will be able to import existing
learning models from different AI platforms
and run them locally on PCs and devices
running Windows 10, speeding up real-time
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analysis of local data-like images or video, or
even improving background tasks like indexing
files for quick search inside apps. Microsoft
has already been using AI throughout Office
365, inside the Windows 10 Photos app and
even with its Windows Hello facial recognition
to allow Windows 10 users to sign into PCs
and laptops with their faces.
NVIDIA Corporation is one of the most
prominent IoT hardware companies in
the market at this moment. Nvidia’s Tegra
automotive systems chips are already an
integral part of Tesla Motors’ full lineup,
powering the self-driving capabilities
of the Model S, Model X and Model 3.
The company also recently announced
partnerships with auto parts manufacturer
Bosch to improve upon AI in automobiles
and with Audi, to put the first fully self-
driving car on the market by 2020.
Facebook recently obtained a patent for
a new type of robot, one that can swiftly
Alphabet Inc recently announced its latest
artificial intelligent home product in its
‘Google Clips’ device. The US$249 device,
which is designed to clip onto furniture or
other fixed objects, automatically captures
subjects that wander into its viewfinder. But
unlike some trail or security cameras that
are triggered by motion or programmed on
timers, Clips is more discerning.
Google has trained its electronic brain to
recognise smiles, human faces, dogs, cats
and rapid sequences of movement. The
company sees huge potential with parents
and pet owners looking to grab candid shots
of kids and animals. The Clip shoots seven-
second videos, without audio, that can be
edited into GIFs or high-definition photos.
These images can then be downloaded
and shared via smartphone. But Google’s
bigger ambition is the mastery – and
commercialisation – of artificial intelligence,
an area where it is largely investing. Google
executives say success requires tight
integration between hardware and software,
which is why the search engine giant keeps
plugging away at consumer electronics. n
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