Cognitive science

Honda Research Institute Launches "Curious Minded Machine" Research Collaboration with MIT, University of Pennsylvania and University of Washington

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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Psychology, Cognition, Neuropsychology, Cognitive science, Robot, Curiosity, Learning

With the goal of advancing breakthroughs in artificial cognition, the outcomes of these collaborations will facilitate the synthesis of Curious Minded Machines.

Key Points: 
  • With the goal of advancing breakthroughs in artificial cognition, the outcomes of these collaborations will facilitate the synthesis of Curious Minded Machines.
  • Honda Research Institute defines a Curious Minded Machine as a robot or intelligent system that learns continuously in a human-like, curiosity-driven way.
  • This type of intelligent system could extract intention from interactions instead of mimicking without understanding the purpose.
  • By observing human interactions and tasks, the Curious Minded Machine could identify better ways to complete tasks or help people achieve their goals.

Tobii AB Interim Report Q3 2018

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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Cognitive science, Tobii Technology, Vision, DynaVox, Sprint Corporation, Economy of the United States

It was a good quarter for Tobii with strong growth in Tobii Dynavox and strategic VR customer agreement for Tobii Tech.

Key Points: 
  • It was a good quarter for Tobii with strong growth in Tobii Dynavox and strategic VR customer agreement for Tobii Tech.
  • Tobii Tech presented Tobii IS5 , its next-generation eye tracking platform for integration in computers, screens and computer accessories (Oct. 2018).
  • Tobii Pro launched Tobii Pro Sprint , an easy-to-use, cloud-based eye tracking solution for user tests and optimization of web sites, e-commerce interfaces and software.
  • Please find dial-in details on Tobii's website under Interim Report Q3 2018 .

MediaTek's Helio P70 Brings Advanced AI and Premium Upgrades To Mid-Range Devices

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
EarthLink, Helio, Technology, Applications of artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence, P70, Science and technology, Cognitive science

The Helio P70 packs all these upgrades into an ultra power-efficient chipset to meet the most demanding user needs.

Key Points: 
  • The Helio P70 packs all these upgrades into an ultra power-efficient chipset to meet the most demanding user needs.
  • The Helio P70 is in volume production now, and is expected to be available in consumer devices by November of this year.
  • Helio P70's enhanced AI engine delivers a 10 to 30 percent AI processing boost compared to the Helio P60.
  • That means Helio P70 can support more complex AI applications such as real-time human pose recognition and AI based video encoding.

MediaTek's Helio P70 Brings Advanced AI and Premium Upgrades To Mid-Range Devices

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
EarthLink, Helio, Technology, Applications of artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence, P70, Science and technology, Cognitive science

The Helio P70 packs all these upgrades into an ultra power-efficient chipset to meet the most demanding user needs.

Key Points: 
  • The Helio P70 packs all these upgrades into an ultra power-efficient chipset to meet the most demanding user needs.
  • The Helio P70 is in volume production now, and is expected to be available in consumer devices by November of this year.
  • Helio P70's enhanced AI engine delivers a 10 to 30 percent AI processing boost compared to the Helio P60.
  • That means Helio P70 can support more complex AI applications such as real-time human pose recognition and AI based video encoding.

Wellisch Software Technologies, Inc. Announces Publishing of E-book and Website Focused on Machine Learning in Medicine

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Cybernetics, Technology, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Machine learning, Cognitive science, Applied mathematics

BUFFALO GROVE,Ill., Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Wellisch Software Technologies, Inc. announces immediate availability of an e-book entitled Machine Learning Basics with Application to Healthcare.

Key Points: 
  • BUFFALO GROVE,Ill., Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Wellisch Software Technologies, Inc. announces immediate availability of an e-book entitled Machine Learning Basics with Application to Healthcare.
  • "The e-book is soup-to-nuts, explaining how machine learning works, in simple terms, as applied to the problem of determining malignant from benign tumors in humans," says Dan Wellisch, President of Wellisch Software Technologies, Inc.
  • "In addition, the website https://mlmedicine.org has a blog discussing software engineering and machine learning with healthcare applications.
  • Furthermore, the site also has links to other companies ( https://mlmedicine.org/links-machine-learning-applied-medicine/ ) with interesting pursuits of machine learning and AI in healthcare.

OTA Insight Reaches 500 Subscribed Hotels for Revenue Insight Dashboard Six Months After Launch

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Creativity, Epistemology, Assumption, Insight, Knowledge, Cognition, Cognitive science

NEW YORKand LONDON, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- OTA Insight , the cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, today announced that 500 hotels are now able to drive additional revenue and increase profit by utilizing its Revenue Insight solution.

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  • NEW YORKand LONDON, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- OTA Insight , the cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, today announced that 500 hotels are now able to drive additional revenue and increase profit by utilizing its Revenue Insight solution.
  • "We are really pleased to see our Revenue Insight solution gain such momentum shortly after its launch," said Gino Engels, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at OTA Insight.
  • As the Revenue Insight solution has a seamless integration with our market leading Rate Insight solution, hoteliers are now able to make better real-time decisions working from just one single dashboard interface."
  • OTA Insight empowers hoteliers to make smarter revenue and distribution decisions through its market-leading suite of cloud-based business intelligence solutions including Rate Insight, Parity Insight and Revenue Insight.

Tobii Announces Next Generation IS5 Eye-Tracking Platform

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Vision, Cognitive science, Human–computer interaction, Perception, Cognition, Tobii Technology, Eye tracking

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tobii officially announced its next generation eye-tracking platform, Tobii IS5.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tobii officially announced its next generation eye-tracking platform, Tobii IS5.
  • Tobii is already engaged in development projects with customers for products that will integrate the IS5 eye tracking platform.
  • Tobii IS5 represents the most advanced eye tracking platform available on the market for general PCs.
  • Key features of the IS5 include:
    The brand new Tobii EyeSensor, a custom CMOS image sensor specifically designed and optimized for eye tracking.

dotData Releases Updates to the First and Only End-to-End Data Science Automation Platform

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Monday, October 22, 2018
Formal sciences, Technology, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Feature engineering, Cognitive science, Science and technology

The AI-powered dotData Platform completely automates the entire data science process, from data collection through production-ready models.

Key Points: 
  • The AI-powered dotData Platform completely automates the entire data science process, from data collection through production-ready models.
  • Unique to the dotData Platform is its proprietary, AI-powered Feature Engineering, which eliminates the most time-consuming and labor- and skill-intensive aspects of a data science project, accelerating the data science process from months to days.
  • Fujimaki will speak on data science automation in a session, Making Data Science a Five-Minute Operation, on Monday, Oct 22nd, 10:30 am 11:15 am at Moscone West, Room 3018.
  • dotData's fully-automated data science platform speeds time to value by democratizing, operationalizing and accelerating the entire data science process, from raw data ingestion through AI-powered feature engineering to ML models in production.

Global Zen Consciousness Conference has passed the resolution of Global Zen Conscious Alliance & YHI platform and set an ethic tone & declaration for future AI Robotics

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Sunday, October 21, 2018
Cognitive science, Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive neuroscience, Nondualism, Cognition, Consciousness, Phenomenology, YHI, Vijñāna

The conference attendees were captivated by the quality of speakers, the vastness of the subject matter, and the interconnectedness of the topics.

Key Points: 
  • The conference attendees were captivated by the quality of speakers, the vastness of the subject matter, and the interconnectedness of the topics.
  • Atlanta resident Alan Thao said, "I have learned more in the last few days at the Global Zen Consciousness Conference than I had in my entire college time period."
  • YHi ecosystem is also introduced by DeRu as a future virtual world of platform for high consciousness of healthy life of humanity.
  • The idea behind the GZA is the concept of world peace being achievable through understand the fundamental unity of human consciousness.

Students Developing Lifelong Friendships Through Innovative Learning Experiences at Children's Learning Adventure

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Friday, October 19, 2018
Education, Learning, Educational psychology, Behavior modification, Pedagogy, Alternative education, Educational practices, Cognitive science, Adventure learning, Lifelong learning

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Children's Learning Adventure helps instill a love for learning in their students through fun and interactive activities.

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  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Children's Learning Adventure helps instill a love for learning in their students through fun and interactive activities.
  • Working collaboratively with parents, Children's Learning Adventure is committed to developing students into lifelong learners.
  • Children's Learning Adventure teaches their students to cultivate friendships, make healthy lifestyle habitsand be responsible for their choices through fun, excitingand rewarding learning activities and interactions.
  • Children's Learning Adventure understands and values the importance of providing social-emotional character development opportunities for our students."