#2235 Make-A-Scene / Argo AI / Vara / Mozilla / AirSim
Episode description
Imagine creating a digital painting without ever picking up a paintbrush or instantly creating picture-book illustrations to go with the words.
https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/metas-new-ai-research-tool-turns-ideas-into-art/
Argo AI announced late last week that it would lay off 150 employees and end its autonomous vehicle operations in Washington, DC.
https://www.therobotreport.com/argo-ai-lays-off-150-closes-washington-d-c-operation/
The tested software comes from Vara, a startup from Germany, which also led the study.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/11/1055677/ai-diagnose-breast-cancer-mammograms/
AI is great for rich and powerful people and for tech giants trying to increase their profits.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ai-helps-the-powerful-but-harms-the-vulnerable-mozilla-warns/
Project AirSim uses the power of Azure to generate massive amounts of data to train AI models on exactly what actions to take at each phase of flight, from takeoff to cruise to landing.