 Ubtech's Walker X bipedal humanoid robot AI and IoT technologies will take the spotlight during this week's CES 2022. The Consumer Technology Association announced that the trade show will close a day early, on Jan. 7, as an added safety measure during the COVID-19 spike. Here's some of what to expect: - AI robotics company Ubtech plans to unveil new healthcare robots, including a humanoid walking assistance bot.
- Korea's iMediSync will offer demos of its AI-powered brain screening platform that it claims can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s and other mental conditions.
- Ekin will advertise its automatic license plate reader and other AI-enabled products for smart cities.
- Phiar plans to share its computer vision-powered augmented navigation system for cars.
- Somalytics will introduce its 3D sensing floormat with an integrated capacitive sensor. The mat can analyze and give reports on a person's gait, foot pressure, and other factors to assist with movement and balance.
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 CES is also hosting the Autonomous Challenge, a competition of autonomous racecars designed to entertain and test the feasibility of self-driving technologies. Nine teams from 19 universities developed vehicles costing $1M+ each for the event, which takes place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 7. More: - The goal is to advance technology, accelerate the commercialization of fully autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems, organizers said.
- The sponsor is automotive lidar hardware and software maker Luminar, which provided sensors for the Dallara AV-21 autonomous vehicle.
- The first-place winner will receive a prize of $1M.
- In the last Indy Autonomous Challenge in October, the Technical University of Munich's self-driving race car recorded the fastest two-lap average speed of 135.944 mph.
- A similar autonomous race, Roborace, set a speed record for driverless cars of 175.49 mph back in 2019.
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 Chinese automaker Geely's electric mobility brand Zeekr will make electric self-driving robotaxis for Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit. The first vehicle is expected to be a fully autonomous minivan, which would be rolled out for Waymo One ride-hailing services primarily in the U.S. More: - Early renderings show a futuristic-looking van-like vehicle with sliding doors, reclining seats, and a rooftop lidar unit.
- Future models could be configured without pedals or a steering wheel.
- Under the partnership, Geely will design the vehicles in Sweden, where its other fully-owned automotive brand Volvo is also based.
- Waymo will integrate its AI self-driving technology into the vehicles as they arrive in the U.S.
- The companies have yet to announce a timeline, only that the vehicles would be introduced in the Waymo One fleet in the U.S. "in the years to come."
- The Waymo One autonomous ride-hailing service has been publically operating in the Phoenix metro area since Oct. 2020.
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AI medical imaging startup Viz.ai is expanding its use of deep learning to detect not just strokes but aortic dissections and pulmonary embolisms. The firm's AI software analyzes CT scans of a person's brain and compares them to scans in a database, which can help detect early signs of large vessel occlusion strokes and get patients into surgery faster. More: - If an LVO stroke is suspected, the system automatically alerts a doctor and sends radiological images to their smartphone.
- In strokes, every minute "translates to two million brain cells that die and every one minute of delay translates to an extra week of disability," according to CEO Chris Mansi, a neurosurgeon.
- Founded in 2016 by Mansi and CTO/AI specialist David Golan, the company has raised $150M from VC firms Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Innovation Endeavors, among others.
- Its clients include Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai, and Geisinger.
- In 2021, Viz.ai's revenue reached $12M.
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More than 25% of top organizations said their AI initiatives have reached widespread production, up from 12% in 2021, according to NewVantage Partners' 2022 executive survey. The company interviewed executives, mostly chief data and analytics officers, from Fortune 1000 companies including CVS Health, JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, and Humana. New respondents this year included Albertsons, the NFL, Exxon Mobil, and the U.S. Defense Department. Findings: - Nearly 96% of organizations said they have AI initiatives in pilot or limited production.
- A total of 97% are investing in data initiatives and 91% are investing in AI activities.
- Of those, 92% are seeing measurable business benefits, up from around 70% in 2020.
- Only 26.5% said they have officially created a "data-driven organization." Nearly 92% chose "culture" as the largest impediment to this, while 8% cited technology limitations.
- Nearly 74% of organizations said they have a chief data and analytics officer, up from 12% in 2012.
- Only 44% reported having "well-established" policies in place governing responsible data use and AI ethics.
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📅 2022 AI Events and Conferences: - AAAI Conference on Artificial intelligence: Feb. 2-9, virtual.
- World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival: Feb. 10-12, Cannes, France and digital.
- Deep Learning Summit: Feb. 17-18, San Francisco and online.
- European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit: March 1-2, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces: March 22-25, Helsinki and online.
- MLconf 2022 New York City: March 31, NYC.
- World Summit AI Americas 2022: May 4-5, Montréal, Canada.
- ICLR 2022, the International Conference on Learning Representations: April 25-29, virtual.
- International Conference and Expo On Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: May 16-18, 2022, London.
- CVPR 2022, IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition: June 19-24, New Orleans.
- Deep Learning World: June 19-24, Las Vegas.
- International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining: July 16-21, New York City.
- ICML 2022, International Conference on Machine Learning: July 17-23, Baltimore, in-person conference with virtual elements.
- AI & Big Data Expo Global: Dec. 1-2, London.
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Quick Hits: - AI data annotation platform AIMMO raised a $12M Series A round from DS Asset Management, Industrial Bank of Korea, and other investors.
- Torch.ai, a provider of AI-based high-speed data processing, has hired former Exiger executive Adam Lurie as its Chief Strategy Officer.
- 40% of Latin America's biggest organizations are expected to incorporate AI by 2023, according to IDC research.
- AI, "centralizing" technology, and blockchain, a decentralizing technology, will act as balancing forces in the metaverse and digital economy, Zen Analyst predicts.
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 |  | Beth is an Inside Analyst and a former public policy/investigative reporter. She has covered AI, VR, technology, and e-commerce for Inside. When she's not busy writing, she's hiking in Arizona's desert, playing pickleball, or trying out new Mexican food recipes. |   | | Editor | Karan Chafekar is a Management Consultant, Business enthusiast, Formula 1 lover, and a Licensed Pilot. He is also a part-time automobile and aviation fanatic, and a full-time introvert. | |
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