Tag: Sensors

Enhance road safety in Prince George's County, Maryland with AI-powered traffic monitors. Detect violations, provide real-time feedback to offenders, and address privacy concerns.

Discover how Apple's new patent on machine learning could bring touch-sensitive controls to a wide range of devices, enhancing user interactions.

ChatGPT enables humans to communicate with trees through California-based ePlant's TreeTag device, which records data on light, moisture, temperature, and movement. This AI integration gives trees a voice, enhancing the experience of caring for them and building connections with nature. However, it is vital to use this technology cautiously and respect non-human organisms, rather than anthropomorphizing them.

The European Union has approved an €8.1bn state aid package to fund the development of chips, sensors, processors, and more, with a focus on resource-efficient technologies to enhance the bloc's microelectronics and communications sector. The initiative spans over 14 member states and aims to advance 5G/6G telecoms, autonomous driving, AI, and quantum computing. Private investment of €13.7bn is expected, bringing the total impact to €22bn. The EU's Chips Act will increase semiconductor chip production, targeting 20% of the global market share by 2030.

Learn how digital devices and computers contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and how researchers are working to address this issue through the French Digital and Environment Program. A recent study even found that the potential emissions from one billion autonomous vehicles could match those of all data centers worldwide.