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Researchers have discovered a spooky similarity between how human brains and artificial intelligence computers see three-dimensional objects.

The discovery is a significant step towards better understanding how to replicate human vision with AI, said scientists at Johns Hopkins University who made the breakthrough.

Natural and artificial neurons registered nearly identical responses when processing 3D shape fragments, despite the artificial neurons being trained using images on two-dimensional photographs.

The AlexNet AI network unexpectedly responded to the images in the same way as neurons that are found within an area of the human brain called V4, which is the first stage in the brains object vision pathway.

I was surprised to see strong, clear signals for 3D shape as early as V4, said Ed Connor, a neuroscience professor at the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

But I never would have guessed in a million years that you would see the same thing happening in AlexNet, which is only trained to translate 2D photographs into object labels.

Professor Connor described a spooky correspondence between image response patterns in natural and artificial neurons, especially given that one is a product of thousands of years of evolution and lifetime learning, and the other is designed by computer scientists.

Artificial networks are the most promising current models for understanding the brain, Professor Connor said.

Conversely, the brain is the best source of strategies for bringing artificial intelligence closer to natural intelligence.

A research paper detailing the discovery was published in the scientific journal Current Biology on Thursday.

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Drone services company Helios Visions (https://www.heliosvisions.com) has joined forces with T2D2 (http://www.t2d2.ai), a software as a service (SaaS) platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and assess damage and deterioration to building envelopes and structures to provide AI-powered drone facade inspection services.

Together, Helios Visions and T2D2 will provide a robust end-to-end solution for facade condition assessment. Using the latest in drone and AI technology, the program helps support critical inspections and significantly enhances visual inspections. It also makes it easier, faster, safer and less costly to inspect structures.

The use of drones for high-rise building faade inspections is faster and can be as much as 50% cheaper than traditional methods, which require expensive scaffolding, drops and lifts, Helios Visions Co-founderTed Parisotsaid. WithT2D2, wecan streamline thefacade inspection process, and greatly improve planning and decision-making for building owners and property managers. More frequent assessment of building conditions can increase safety and decrease repair costs by spotting problems before they require expensive and invasive solutions.

T2D2, developed withinThornton Tomasettis CORE studio incubatorand commercialized through the firmsTTWiiN accelerator, uses data from Thornton Tomasettis more than 50 years of building inspection and forensic investigation work as well as detailed drone imagery provided by Helios Visions.

The detailed drone images provided by Helios Visions allow T2D2s artificial intelligence programs to quickly and accurately identify any issues that may exist in a buildings facade. We are excited for the ongoing partnership between T2D2 and Helios Visions, which will enable the AI program to continuously learn as more drone photometry is fed into the system, said Thornton Tomasetti Director of CORE AI and T2D2 Founder and CEOBadri Hiriyur.

In late September, T2D2 was one of four winners in the New York City Department of Buildings first-everHack the Building Code Innovation Challenge, which was created to highlight ideas on how to improve building safety and modernize the development process inNew York City.

About Helios Visions

Helios Visions is a safety-oriented drone services company specializing indrone based facadeinspection,drone mapping,drone photos and video, and recently becamethe first drone servicescompany inChicagoto receive an FAA waiver to fly over people. Helios Visions is a member of the

CompTIA Drone Advisory Counciland is fully compliant withFAA drone regulationswith anextensive portfolioof successful client projects. Additional information: call +1 (312) 999-0071, visitHelios Visions

About T2D2

T2D2is a self-learning, AI-based software-as-a-service platform that automatically detects visible damage in a variety of building materials. It expeditescondition assessments, saving time and money, and allows for more frequent assessments to detect and repair damage before it escalates.T2D2s superpowered algorithms were trained onThornton Tomasettis massive multi-year forensics database. For more information, go toT2D2.ai,or call +1 917-661-7800

About Thornton Tomasetti

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds challenges starting with yours. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. For more information visitwww.ThorntonTomasetti.comor connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo or YouTube.

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Helios Visions Partners with Thornton Tomasettis T2D2 to Provide Artificial Intelligence-Powered Drone Solution for Facade Inspection - sUAS News

Theres often a misconception that artificial intelligence (AI) is only applicable to businesses in the B2C space. It's thought that since B2C companies have more customers, they have more data to leverage to make AI impactful. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. AI is as relevant to a B2B company as it is to a B2C company.It's important for every B2B company to evaluate the ways AI can help them produce better products, provide better services, and improve business processes. Here are just a few of the ways some B2B companies are using artificial intelligence today.

How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In B2B Companies: Here Are Powerful Examples

Better Products

One of the ways artificial intelligence supports B2B companies is by helping to create better products. In healthcare, AI is behind many innovative tools such as the CT scanner created by Siemens Healthineers that is powered by AI algorithms. This tool assists radiologists with step-by-step instructions specific to each patient to acquire the best images possible. With the support of AI, clinical decision-making can be more quantitative and accurate. Artificial intelligence also enables predictive maintenance, which helps improve product performance and reduces costly downtime.

Better Services

There are many businesses that use artificial intelligence to provide better services to their clients. At Autodesk, intelligent design software changes how to design and build things. With machine learning, Autodesk provides its customers in manufacturing, architecture, engineering, and construction automated generative design technology. Artificial intelligence is also behind Salesforce Einstein, a customer relationship management system that features machine learning, natural language processing capability, and predictive analytics. This can help catapult the sales and marketing services of businesses. When it comes to transaction processing and data warehousing Oracles autonomous databases help reduce operational costs.

Better Business Processes

One of the most powerful ways artificial intelligence supports any company, including B2B organizations, is by improving business processes. B2B businesses must adopt AI technologies if they want to remain competitive in their industries. AI is changing the game with business processes from support services such as marketing, recruiting/human resources, finance, manufacturing, and more. In addition, automation of a variety of tasks in multiple functions also helps reduce costs.

Manufacturing

When it comes to manufacturing, artificial intelligence and machine learning have been revolutionary. Everything from supply chain and inventory management to predictive maintenance was improved or resulted from Industry 4.0 innovations for manufacturing. With the adoption of machine learning, McKinsey predicted a drop in forecasting errors by as much as 50 percent, and there are similar cost and time savings throughout every stage of the manufacturing process.

Marketing

Once artificial intelligence is put to work in the sales and marketing processes, data from websites, social media accounts, and contact databases can be analyzed for insights to help improve the number of leads generated as well as the quality of those leads. The hyper-personalization of marketing campaigns that's possible thanks to AI technology and machine learning can also boost B2B business results in part because relevant content can be delivered at the right time. Now that chatbots and other AI-powered communication systems can provide customer service 24/7, theres a lot of heavy lifting already completed before your human workforce needs to engage with your customers.

Human Resources

Is there room for AI in human resources? Absolutely! While the HR function is focused on humans, the reality is that AI can help optimize and analyze HR efforts just as it does for other disciplines. If youve applied for a job using a digital platform, youve experienced AI at work. Algorithms scan your credentials to spot relevant terms on your resume that might indicate a fit for the open position. But its not just recruiting that benefits from AI integration. Insights from AI can help HR departments understand employee referrals and analyze feedback from employees to make data-driven decisions. Responding effectively and accurately to employee feedback can improve the employee experience.

Finance

The finance arena is a natural fit for AI and machine learning applications since they already rely heavily on digital workflows and databases. Certainly, one of the biggest cost centers and areas that AI can help out finance departments is in the prevention and detection of fraud. AI is able to quickly process and learn from historical data to apply that learning to current reality and spot fraud. Also, AI can automate many mundane tasks associated with finance and accounting to free up human professionals to do tasks they are more qualified for.

Robotic Process Automation

Another way B2B companies can adopt AI technologies is through robotic process automation (RBA)basically, RBA automates the tasks of workers. Solutions such as those from Automation Anywhere makes it easy for any companynot just those leading in the tech space or who have tech talent on staffto get an out-of-the-box solution for RBA.

As you can see, there are a plethora of ways B2B companies can use artificial intelligence to their advantage. To learn more about how Ai is reshaping our world have a look at my new book, The Intelligence Revolution: Transforming Your Business With AI.

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How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In B2B Companies: Here Are Powerful Examples - Forbes

There is already a beer created by Artificial Intelligence

Technology has become a large part of our lives and with it Artificial Intelligence (AI) has intruded into our daily lives, so much so that with the help of it we have been able to create products that man normally makes.

In this context, a Swiss company launched Deeper, the first beer in the European country created with the assistance of AI. The recipe for the drink was made by the algorithm known as Brauer AI.

Photo: brauer.ai

To carry out this project, the creators chose the type of Indian Pale Ale beer, subsequently the algorithm analyzed market trends and an international database with around 157 thousand recipes to choose the type of malt and hops to use.

The MN Brew microbrewery, the University of Lucerne and the Jaywalker Digital company participated in the creation of this product. On the official page of the drink, the little legend explains "we believe in the power of merging human wisdom with artificial intelligence."

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There is already a beer created by Artificial Intelligence - Thehour.com

Can an algorithm know more about you, your choices and intentions than you do yourself?

It was only by the time he turned 21 that Yuval Noah Harari understood he was gay. When questioned about a new algorithm that can decipher whether someone is gay or straight, based on a few facial images, the celebrated thought leader acknowledges that increasingly algorithms know more about us than we ourselves can possibly do.

Using his own example, he says hypothetically if an algorithm available with Coca Cola had deciphered that he was gay even before he knew it, they could have served up ads with photos of a shirtless man, while Pepsi (if unaware of his sexuality), may have sent him ads with women in bikinis. As a result, he would automatically veer towards Coke. This is how a corporate can manipulate our choices insidiously and sell us anything product or politician without our even being aware of it!

Scary thought, isnt it? The recent documentary The Social Dilemma has brought to the fore fears of privacy violation, polarization, and spread of fake news and communal tensions through internet companies. This is driven by their profit model, which thrives on extremely focused target advertising based on personal information gleaned from our internet usage.

Be it your shopping, music, food, reading or movie choices, by collecting all the right biometric data, companies can hit you with the right emotional message at the right time.

The greater danger is that most of this works at a subliminal level, such as the hypothetical Coke example above, where we are influenced at a subconscious level without even realizing it. When you know the danger of being influenced, you can work against that, but what happens when you do not even realise you are being manipulated? Subliminal messages work at the level of the subconscious advertisers flash a message for a period shorter than the conscious mind can catch, or one too subtle for it!

But the same algorithms that pick up our biometric details can also be used to benefit us. Yuval talks of a health algorithm that could constantly monitor the body without our being aware of it. It could help us deal with health issues well in time. Or, an algorithm that predicts markets in time for you to make profitable decisions. Or, one that understands your sadness, and plays a song that will uplift your mood!

The subconscious is privy to information that we know nothing of. That is why sometimes we just know something without being able to explain why or how, and we call it instinct. Ultimately however, whatever AI uses will come from us we are indeed being played by machines!

All these years we have been told to tap into that vast unknown within us and unleash our power. While humanity is still engaged in an attempt to do so, what if now technology is doing that to benefit others and to insidiously manipulate us and our choices with secret sales pitches? As with all else, hopefully humanity will ultimately tread the fine line between the advantages and disadvantages. Do we need an AI code of morality?

A double-edged sword indeed!

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

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Are we being played by Artificial Intelligence? - The Times of India Blog