A smart and stretchable soft sensor has been developed for robotics and prosthetics. It provides touch sensitivity and dexterity to prosthetic arms and robotic limbs, enabling tasks like picking up soft fruit. The sensor skin is also soft like human skin, making human interactions safer and more realistic.

AI relies on data, but its legal and ethical origins are often unclear. Large language models like LLM require substantial amounts of text data, which can be found on platforms like Kaggle, GitHub, and Hugging Face. However, many datasets lack clear licensing information, posing copyright and fair use concerns. The Data Provenance Initiative has audited…

Airbnb has implemented AI technology to combat house parties and protect property owners from potential damages. The system scans for red flags during the booking process, including account creation date, location proximity, and stay duration. If the risk of a party is deemed high, the booking may be prevented or redirected to a partner hotel’s…

The Guardian has conducted an investigation into the use of AI and complex algorithms in the UK’s public sector decision-making processes. The findings reveal a chaotic and unsupervised application of these technologies across multiple departments, leading to discriminatory outcomes. Examples include an algorithm incorrectly suspending benefits and facial recognition technology showing higher error rates for…

Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service that uses machine learning to quickly search enterprise data. The Amazon Kendra Drupal connector allows users to index and search Drupal content using intelligent search. This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to configure the connector and use it to search Drupal documents securely. It also mentions…

Intuitivo, a pioneer in retail innovation, is using cloud-based AI and machine learning to revolutionize shopping. Their autonomous points of purchase (A-POPs), or vending machines, offer enhanced customer experiences at a lower cost compared to traditional vending machines. They use AWS Inferentia to run computer vision models faster and reduce costs by 95%. They also…

Amazon SageMaker Canvas, introduced in 2021, allows business analysts to build and deploy machine learning (ML) models without coding. With recent updates, SageMaker Canvas now supports foundation models (FMs), enabling users to query documents from their knowledge base. Integration with Amazon Kendra allows for context-specific and secure retrieval of information. The feature can be easily…

To ensure the safety of advanced AI systems, efforts are being made to enhance our approach to managing catastrophic risks. This involves creating a Preparedness team and initiating a challenge.

Gradio is an open-source Python library that simplifies creating user interfaces for machine learning models. It supports various input types and is reliable for enhancing the user experience. Gradio-Lite is a JavaScript library that allows Gradio applications to run in web browsers. It offers serverless deployment, low latency, and improved privacy and security. However, it…

Data Science is a fast-moving field with new tools and workflows constantly emerging. This article highlights the most-read and discussed articles from the past month, covering topics such as coding, productivity, LLMs, data engineering, remote work, time series forecasting, generative AI, interactive dashboards in Excel, and strategic data analysis. The article also introduces new authors…