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The new IPCC report is unequivocal: more action is urgently needed to avert catastrophic long-term climate impacts. With fossil fuels still supplying more than 80% of global energy, the energy sector needs to be at the heart of this action.

Fortunately, the energy system is already in transition: renewable energy generation is growing rapidly, driven by falling costs and growing investor interest. But the scale and cost of decarbonizing the global energy system remain gigantic, and time is running out.

To-date, most of the energy sectors transition efforts have focused on hardware: new low-carbon infrastructure that will replace legacy carbon-intensive systems. Relatively little effort and investment has focused on another critical tool for the transition: next-generation digital technologies, in particular artificial intelligence (AI). These powerful technologies can be adopted more quickly at larger scales than new hardware solutions, and can become an essential enabler for the energy transition.

Three key trends are driving AIs potential to accelerate energy transition:

1. Energy-intensive sectors including power, transport, heavy industry and buildings are at the beginning of historic decarbonization processes, driven by growing government and consumer demand for rapid reductions in CO2 emissions. The scale of these transitions is huge: BloombergNEF estimates that in the energy sector alone, achieving net-zero emissions will require between $92 trillion and $173 trillion of infrastructure investments by 2050. Even small gains in flexibility, efficiency or capacity in clean energy and low-carbon industry can therefore lead to trillions in value and savings.

2. As electricity supplies more sectors and applications, the power sector is becoming the core pillar of the global energy supply. Ramping up renewable energy deployment to decarbonize the globally expanding power sector will mean more power is supplied by intermittent sources (such as solar and wind), creating new demand for forecasting, coordination, and flexible consumption to ensure that power grids can be operated safely and reliably.

3. The transition to low-carbon energy systems is driving the rapid growth of distributed power generation, distributed storage and advanced demand-response capabilities, which need to be orchestrated and integrated through more networked, transactional power grids.

Navigating these trends presents huge strategic and operational challenges to the energy system and to energy-intensive industries. This is where AI comes in: by creating an intelligent coordination layer across the generation, transmission and use of energy, AI can help energy-system stakeholders identify patterns and insights in data, learn from experience and improve system performance over time, and predict and model possible outcomes of complex, multivariate situations.

AI is already proving its value to the energy transition in multiple domains, driving measurable improvements in renewable energy forecasting, grid operations and optimization, coordination of distributed energy assets and demand-side management, and materials innovation and discovery. But while AIs application in the energy sector has proven promising so far, innovation and adoption remain limited. That presents a tremendous opportunity to accelerate transition towards the zero-emission, highly efficient and interconnected energy system we need tomorrow.

AI holds far greater potential to accelerate the global energy transition, but it will only be realized if there is greater AI innovation, adoption and collaboration across the industry. That is why the World Economic Forum has today released Harnessing AI to Accelerate the Energy Transition, a new report aimed at defining and catalysing the actions that are needed.

The report, written in collaboration with BloombergNEF and Dena, establishes nine 'AI for the energy transition principles' aimed at the energy industry, technology developers and policy-makers. If adopted, these principles would accelerate the uptake of AI solutions that serve the energy transition by creating a common understanding of what is needed to unlock AIs potential and how to safely and responsibly adopt AI in the energy sector.

The principles define the actions that are needed to unlock AIs potential in the energy sector across three critical domains:

1. Governing the use of AI:

2. Designing AI thats fit for purpose:

3. Enabling the deployment of AI at scale:

AI is not a silver bullet, and no technology can replace aggressive political and corporate commitments to reducing emissions. But given the urgency, scale, and complexity of the global energy transition, we cant afford to leave any tools in the toolbox. Used well, AI will accelerate the energy transition while expanding access to energy services, encouraging innovation, and ensuring a safe, resilient, and affordable clean energy system. It is time for industry players and policy makers to lay the foundations for this AI-enabled energy future, and to build a trusted and collaborative ecosystem around AI for the energy transition.

Written by

Espen Mehlum, Head of Energy,Materials & Infrastructure Program-Benchmarking & Regional Action, World Economic Forum

Dominique Hischier, Program Analyst - Energy, Materials Infrastructure Platform, World Economic Forum

Mark Caine, Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProject Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

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And naturally, the closer we get to smart intersections becoming more mainstream, the more technologies to power them go live, some of them with insanely advanced capabilities that nobody would have imagined some 10 years ago.

Iteris, for example, a company providing smart mobility infrastructure management, has come up with the worlds first 1080p high-definition (HD) video and four-dimensional (4D) radar sensor with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.

In plain English, this is a traffic monitoring sensor that authorities across the world can install in their systems to get 1080p (thats HD resolution) video as well as 4D radar data using a technology bundling AI algorithms.

This means the new sensor is capable of offering insanely accurate detection, and just as expected, it can spot not only cars, but also trucks, bikes, and many other vehicle types. The parent company says the sensor has been optimized to also detect vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians.

In case youre wondering why a traffic management center (TMC) needs such advanced data, the benefits of this sensor go way beyond the simple approach when someone keeps an eye on the traffic in a certain intersection.

TMCs can be linked to connected cars, so the information collected by the sensor can be transmitted right back on the road where the new-generation vehicles can act accordingly based on the detected information. And this is why AI-powered detection is so important, as it offers extra accuracy, preventing errors and wrong information from being sent to connected cars.

In other words, it can help avoid collisions, reduce the speed when pedestrians are detected, and overall optimize the traffic flow because after all, everybody wants to get rid of traffic jams in the first place.

Were probably still many years away from the moment such complex sensors become more mainstream, but Iteris new idea is the living proof the future is already here. Fingers crossed, however, for authorities across the world to notice how much potential is hiding in this new-gen technology.

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The NIHR has awarded 2.5 million for new research led by the University of Birmingham that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to produce computer programmes and tools that will help doctors improve the choice of drugs in patients with clusters of multiple long-term conditions.

Called the OPTIMAL study (OPTIMising therapies, discovering therapeutic targets and AI assisted clinical management for patients Living with complex multimorbidity), the research aims to understand how different combinations of long-term conditions and the medicines taken for these diseases interact over time to worsen or improve a patients health.

The study will be led by Dr Thomas Jackson and Professor Krish Nirantharakumar at the University of Birmingham and carried out in collaboration with the University of Manchester, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, University of St Andrews,and theMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

An estimated 14 million people in England are living with two or more long-term conditions, with two-thirds of adults aged over 65 expected to be living with multiple long-term conditions by 2035.

Dr Thomas Jackson, Associate Professor in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Birmingham, said: Currently when people have multiple long-term conditions, we treat each disease separately. This means we prescribe a different drug for each condition, which may not help people with complex multimorbidity which is a term we use when patients have four or more long-term health problem.

A drug for one disease can make another disease worse or better, however, presently we do not have information on the effect of one drug on a second disease. This means doctors do not have enough information to know which drug to prescribe to people with complex multimorbidity.

Krish Nirantharakumar, Professor in Health Data Science and Public Health at the University of Birmingham, added: Through our research, we can group such people based on their mixes of disease. Then we can study the effects of a drug on each disease mix. This should help doctors prescribe better and reduce the number of drugs patients need. This will lead to changes in healthcare policy which would benefit most people with complex multimorbidity.

The research is one of a number of studies being funded by the NIHRs Artificial Intelligence for Multiple Long-Term Conditions (AIM) call, which is aligned to the aims of the NHSX AI Lab, that combine data science and AI methods with health, care and social science expertise to identify new clusters of disease and understand how multiple long-term conditions develop over the life course.

The call will fund up to 23 million of research in two waves, supporting a pipeline of research and capacity building in multiple long-term conditions research. The first wave has invested nearly 12 million into three Research Collaborations, nine Development Awards and a Research Support Facility, including the University of Birmingham-led study.

Improving the lives of people with multiple long-term conditions and their carers through research is an area of strategic focus for the NIHR, with its ambitions set out in its NIHR Strategic Framework for Multiple Long-Term Conditions Research.

Professor Lucy Chappell, NIHR Chief Executive and chair of the AIM funding committee, said: This large-scale investment in research will improve our understanding of clusters of multiple long-term conditions, including how they develop over a persons lifetime.

Over time, findings from this new research will point to solutions that might prevent or slow down the development of further conditions over time. We will also look at how we shape treatment and care to meet the needs of people with multiple long-term conditions and carers.

To date NIHR has invested 11million into research on multiple long-term conditions through two calls in partnership with the Medical Research Council, offering both pump-priming funds and funding to tackle multimorbidity at scale.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Diagnostics Market by Component (Software, Service), Application (In Vivo, Radiology, OBGY,MRI, CT, Ultrasound, IVD), End User (Hospital, Diagnostic Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging Center)- Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global AI in medical diagnostics market is projected to reach USD 3,868 million by 2025 from USD 505 million in 2020, at a CAGR of 50.2% during the forecast period.

Growth in this market is primarily driven by government initiatives to increase the adoption of AI-based technologies, increasing demand for AI tools in the medical field, growing focus on reducing the workload of radiologists, influx of large and complex datasets, growth in funding for AI-based start-ups, and the growing number of cross-industry partnerships and collaborations.

Software segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR

On the basis of component, the AI in medical diagnostics market is segmented into software and services. The services segment dominated this market in 2020, while the software segment is estimated to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period. Software solutions help healthcare providers gain a competitive edge despite the challenges of being short-staffed and facing increasing imaging scan volumes. This is a key factor driving the growth of the software segment.

Hospitals to establish the largest market size of AI in medical diagnostics market

Based on end user, the AI in medical diagnostics market is segmented into hospitals, diagnostic imaging centers, diagnostic laboratories, and other end users. The hospitals segment commanded the largest share of 64.1% of this market in 2019. The large share of this segment can be attributed to the rising number of diagnostic imaging procedures performed in hospitals, the growing inclination of hospitals toward the automation and digitization of radiology patient workflow, increasing adoption of minimally invasive procedures in hospitals to improve the quality of patient care, and the rising adoption of advanced imaging modalities to improve workflow efficiency.

North America To Witness Significant Growth From 2020 to 2025

The AI in medical diagnostics market has been segmented into four main regional segments, namely, North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World. In 2019, North America accounted for the largest market share of 37.6%. However, the APAC market is projected to register the highest CAGR of 53.2% during the forecast period, primarily due to the growth strategies adopted by companies in emerging markets, improved medical diagnostic infrastructure, increasing geriatric population, rising prevalence of cancer, and the implementation of favorable government initiatives.

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Instagram might soon ask for your birthday.

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Facebook says the new question is to create a safer, more private experience for young users. Theyll use the information to weed out content and advertising that might not appropriate for them.

Starting now, Instagram will show a notification asking for your date of birth. You can say no a handful of times, but it might impact your ability to continue using the app.

You might also see a warning screen on a post thats sensitive or graphic if you havent already confirmed your birthday, youll have to enter the information to see the post.

Facebook says they know some people will fib about their date of birth, but they have a solution for that, too. The company has already explained how theyre using artificial intelligence to estimate a users age, especially data scraped from posts that mention Happy Birthday.

Keep in mind, Instagram will only show the new birthday prompt to users that havent previously given their age. If youre curious if youve already shared the information (including through a linked Facebook account), you can go to Instagram > Settings > Account > Personal Information.

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