Applying deep-learning AI to X-rays helps find explosives in luggage

A team of researchers at University College London, working with a colleague from Nylers Ltd. and another from XPCI Technology Ltd., has developed a new way to X-ray luggage to detect small amounts of explosives. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group describes modifying a traditional X-ray device and applying a …

AI system makes image generator models like DALL-E 2 more creative

The internet had a collective feel-good moment with the introduction of DALL-E, an artificial intelligence-based image generator inspired by artist Salvador Dali and the lovable robot WALL-E that uses natural language to produce whatever mysterious and beautiful image your heart desires. Seeing typed-out inputs like “smiling gopher holding an ice cream cone” instantly spring to …

A deep learning-augmented smart mirror to enhance fitness training

In recent years, engineers and computer scientists have created a wide range of technological tools that can enhance fitness training experiences, including smart watches, fitness trackers, sweat-resistant earphones or headphones, smart home gym equipment and smartphone applications. New state-of-the-art computational models, particularly deep learning algorithms, have the potential to improve these tools further, so that …

How to stay ahead of ever-evolving data privacy regulations

Enterprises are dealing with a barrage of upcoming regulations concerning data privacy and data protection, not only at the state and federal level in the US, but also in a dizzying number of jurisdictions around the world. Kicked off several years ago by the groundbreaking introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) …

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Save the date: Join AWS at NVIDIA GTC, September 19–22

Register free for NVIDIA GTC to learn from experts on how AI and the evolution of the 3D internet are profoundly impacting industries—and society as a whole. We have prepared several AWS sessions to give you guidance on how to use AWS services powered by NVIDIA technology to meet your goals. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud …

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How Medidata used Amazon SageMaker asynchronous inference to accelerate ML inference predictions up to 30 times faster

This post is co-written with Rajnish Jain, Priyanka Kulkarni and Daniel Johnson from Medidata. Medidata is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of patients. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, and diagnostics companies as well as academic researchers with accelerating value, minimizing risk, …