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Ford working with Google Prediction API to enable vehicles independently to change behavior for optimal driveability and fuel efficiency

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Prototype screen shot of Ford’s Google Cloud Prediction. Ford researchers are applying Google’s Prediction API to more than two years of their own predictive driver behavior research and analysis in an effort to enable vehicles independently to change how they perform to deliver optimal driveability and fuel efficiency.

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Ford to offer SYNC 3 connectivity on entire US MY2017 lineup

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and higher and similarly delivers Google Maps and music to a car’s screen while enabling voice controls for phone calls and messaging. Future, over-the-air updates via Wi-Fi will help ensure it keeps up with the latest technology. Android Auto is available on devices with Android 5.0

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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To begin with, we have updated Misty's conversational skills, focusing on both improved NLU capabilities and added more languages. Ishikawa Lab ] We present hybrid adhesive end-effectors for bimanual handling of deformable objects. Ishikawa Lab ] We present hybrid adhesive end-effectors for bimanual handling of deformable objects.

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This Is Going To Make It Hard To Reconcile

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Fast forward to present day, just a few months ago, when I discovered that my uncle Joe, or Padraic Fiacc, as he was known for over 50 years in Belfast Northern Ireland, where he was a renowned and reviewed poet, had died in January. I found out doing a Google search. I’ve enjoyed our online and phone conversations very much.

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When AI Unplugs, All Bets Are Off

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Meanwhile, Google has scrambled to deliver its own chatbot, Bard, which launched in March; Amazon announced a $4 billion investment in Anthropic , creator of ChatGPT competitor Claude, in September. Spring seemed likely to benefit from the creative, humanlike conversational abilities of modern LLMs.

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2021's Top Stories About AI

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15 Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021 : Every year, The AI Index drops a massive load of data into the conversation about AI. In 2021, the Index's diligent curators presented a global perspective on academia and industry, taking care to highlight issues with diversity in the AI workforce and ethical challenges of AI applications.

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Tomorrow’s AI Will Reason Like Humans, IBM Watson Developer Predicts

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He was a pioneer in the field of acoustics and provided the technical foundation for speech recognition, teleconferencing, MP3 music files, and the efficient digital transmission of human conversation. "I I was very happy and thankful that I got an award that honors a person I knew very well," Nahamoo says. CHOOSING A DIFFERENT PATH.

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