Verse 23: The War on Retro
Hello there! We were surprised by an announcement made by Japan's digital minister who "declared war" on floppy disks and other retro tech used by the country's bureaucrats. Despite its reputation for innovative high-tech gadgetry, Japan is notorious for clinging to outmoded technology through its office culture. Around 1,900 government procedures still require businesses to use the storage devices, plus CDs and mini-discs. The minister also noted that "I'm looking to get rid of the fax machine, and I still plan to do that". What ‘outdated’ technology can’t you do without?
Among items of note in this issue of Verse; a novel AI algorithm that may be the key to a breakthrough epilepsy treatment, an AI start up erasing call center worker accents and the top 10 emerging AI and ML trends.
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INTERESTING READS
Pairwise is using CRISPR to change the taste and flavor of staple foods. The company gene-edits the 'least desirable' parts of fruits and vegetables to improve their taste.
A novel AI algorithm may be the key to a breakthrough epilepsy treatment. Scientists develop an AI algorithm to detect subtle anomalies in the brain that leads to epileptic seizures.
Silicon Valley AI startup Sanas is erasing call center worker accents: is it fighting bias – or perpetuating it?
Top 10 emerging AI and ML trends 2022.
THE FUTURE OF DATA
AI Meets IoT: What is the Artificial Intelligence of Things.
What originally started as machine-to-machine communication limited almost exclusively to the telecom industry, the Internet of Things is now everywhere. According to Statista, the number of devices connected to the internet will exceed 38 billion by 2025.
COMPANY NEWS
Tackling climate change: Expect raises £750k pre-seed to decarbonize organizations, profitably, using AI. Their mission is to help customers collectively reduce CO2e emissions by 500 megatons this decade.
Biomedical Informatics, Data Science Program Wins $4M NIH Grant.
Real-World Data Collaboration to Advance Chronic, Acute Disease Research. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and BJC HealthCare are partnering with CuriMeta to leverage real-world data to accelerate chronic and acute disease research.
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SNIPPETS
For💩and giggles - A place for fun interesting stuff from around the web. Found anything interesting? Send me a message or tweet ‘em to me.
💾Japan formally declared war on floppy disks.
👩💻 Poor English skills? New AIs help researchers to write better— but they must be used with caution.
💻 Ten mind-blowing AI websites you probably didn’t know existed.
📷 I created an AI influencer - how I use Python and ML to automate Instagram.
🏊 French tax officials use AI to spot 20,000 undeclared pools.
DATA CURATORS
Zero Embargo. Clarke & Esposito’s - the Brief’s analysis of the public access memorandum issued by the US OSTP and its likely implications for publishers and societies.
How a postgrad plagiarised at least 60 papers in huge publishing scam.
... and finally, this Mixed Knowledge Quiz ❓ from quizly.co – 🤔How well can you do? 🧐