Algorithm Creates BAYC Paintings as Xiaomi Unveils AR Glasses and Other AI News

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ForkLog AI has gathered the most important AI news from the past week.

Ukrainian authorities urged Meta to improve moderation quality

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has appealed to Meta to improve the quality of moderation of content on Facebook and Instagram.

In an open letter, the ministry urged the tech giant to stop hiding posts from local activists, bloggers and volunteers, and to block their accounts. In addition, the Ministry asked Meta to share the list of rules for moderation in the Ukrainian region.

The U.S. Navy unveiled an autonomous minesweeper

The U.S. Navy demonstrated an unmanned vessel UISS for mine clearance. According to the military, the vessel has achieved initial operational capability.

The self-propelled, semi-autonomous minesweeper is equipped with a diesel propulsion system with a maximum range of 140 km and can operate at sea for 20 hours. The ship can tow around 1,800 kg of cargo at a speed of 20 knots.

UISS is equipped with sonars, non-lethal weapons, mine-neutralisation systems, as well as reconnaissance, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors. The system can simultaneously detect, locate and classify various underwater ordnance.

According to the Navy, the minesweeper is deployed to clear sea routes, areas of fleet operations, straits, narrow locations and landing zones.

AI deployed in the UK to detect traffic offences

The British police launched testing of a roadside van to detect driver offences.

The system uses cameras to monitor passing vehicles. The AI algorithm analyses the data and detects the use of a mobile phone by the driver or an unfastened seat belt.

The van’s trial will last three months. In future tests, the system could be augmented with other offence-detection technologies.

Experts urged standardising ADAS features

A coalition of automotive-safety experts issued a set of recommendations for using uniform names for ADAS features.

Consumer Reports, AAA, J.D. Power, the National Safety Council, PAVE and SAE International focused on six categories:

• Collision Warning;
• Collision Intervention;
• Driving Control Assistance;
• Parking Assistance;
• Driver Monitoring;
• Other Driver Assistance Systems.

The coalition believes that the terminology used by automakers can confuse consumers and hinder understanding of the features. Establishing a common ADAS language will show drivers that the system helps them, not replaces them, the experts added.

Megogo uses AI for voicing video content

The streaming service Megogo launched testing of an AI system for voiceover of video content. The technology was developed in collaboration with Swiss-Ukrainian company Vidby.

The system recognises the spoken language in the video and converts it to text, which can be edited if necessary. Then the AI algorithm translates the material and voices it in Ukrainian, Romanian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Kazakh, Uzbek or Estonian.

ByteDance filed a trademark for TikTok Music

In May 2022 ByteDance filed an application to register the TikTok Music service with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

According to the document, users will be able to buy, play, share and download music through the app. The service will allow creating, sending and recommending playlists, commenting on tracks, as well as streaming audio and video live.

Similar applications by ByteDance were filed in Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Malaysia and Costa Rica.

Xiaomi unveils AR glasses

The company Xiaomi unveiled the Mijia Glasses Camera AR glasses. The device can record 100 minutes of video and run apps such as a real-time translator for on-screen text.

The headset features a Sony Micro OLED display, a 50 MP main camera, and an 8 MP periscope module with image stabilization, a fivefold optical and 15-fold digital zoom.

The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon octa-core processor. The RAM is 3 GB and built-in storage is 32 GB.

On August 3, 2022, Xiaomi will launch a crowdfunding campaign to fund the release of the Mijia Glasses Camera, where interested buyers can purchase the headset for $370. Later, the price will rise to $400.

Google AI turns BAYC NFT into abstract paintings

The Google AI team, using AI, turned 10,000 images from The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection into abstract Artsy Monke paintings.

Researchers used tokens as a “free canvas for generative art” and trained AI to draw in 20 different styles. For this, they employed several servers.

As a result, the algorithm generated images resembling monkeys. Some paintings feature entire micro-worlds, while others are mixed collages of futuristic elements, Google AI noted.

AI shows the ‘last selfie on Earth’

An enthusiast, with the help of AI, showed the “last selfies on Earth,” “animals yet to be discovered” and “what human-mutants look like.”

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The TikTok user published a series of videos with images generated by the AI systems DALL-E 2 and Midjorney following corresponding text prompts.

AI teaches AI to detect hunger in infants

A programmer trained AI to detect hunger in a newborn before the baby cries. According to him, the system works with 100% accuracy.

The programmer used the Google MediaPipe framework to monitor a live video feed from a camera above a crib and detect certain infant movements. The system recognises lip-smacking, pacifier rejection, head-jigging and hand-to-mouth movements.

The developer assigned an importance score to each movement. When a certain score is reached, a notification is sent to his smartphone about feeding needs.

Week’s most notable AI deals

From July 31 to August 6, 2022, AI startups raised over $208 million. Here are the most notable deals.

• AI platform developers Aisera raised $90 million.
• Arena secured $32 million to support tools for modeling corporate economics and inventory management.
• Sprig attracted $30 million to expand its user-reaction analysis technology for software products.
• MarqVision received $20 million for developing a SaaS platform to identify counterfeit products in e-commerce and NFT marketplaces.
• LiveEO raised $19.5 million.
• Vetted attracted $14 million to scale machine-learning technology for product search.
• Ottonomy.IO raised $3.3 million to expand the network of autonomous delivery robots.

Also on ForkLog:

• Tencent taught AI to restore old photographs.
• New York will disclose records of facial recognition usage against activists.
• In the USA, calls to adapt patent law for AI were urged.
• The Danish AI party decided{{AOPEN_6}} to run for parliament{{ACLOSE_6}}.

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