Computer Vision News - June 2021

21 Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision News has found great new stories, written somewhere else by somebody else. We share them with you, adding a short comment. Enjoy! A I S P O T L I G H T N E W S The Future of AI in Healthcare (according to Fei Fei and Ng) Two AI luminaries, Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng got together on YouTube, to warn us that it might take much longer than thought to see the results of AI progress in healthcare! Apparently, they compare the current state of AI in MedTech to the excitement around and investment in autonomous vehicle technologies a few years ago, as successful implementations of AI-based products and services in healthcare may not be just around the corner. With all due respect, we can witness that there are scores of AI-based solutions which are already implemented in doctors’ practices and in the hospital, including in the OR! Read More AI Gets the Glory but ML is Quietly Making Fortunes While Artificial Intelligence is no doubt booming in so many fields, we must admit that there is a lot of hype around it, especially in the media. This nice article claims that AI is talked about in inflated terms, because we still lack a good definition of what it means for a computer to be “intelligent.” On the other hand, Machine Learning is already changing the world and, like all technology eventually, is getting cheaper and more accessible all the time. In other words, Machine Learning is already being used at its best to augment human capabilities , not replace them like AI is expected to do. Read More Pony.ai Unveils its Next-gen Robotaxi with LIDAR from Luminar And since we mentioned autonomous vehicle technologies, let’s talk a bit about robotaxis . We are all used to see big LIDAR devices on the roof of most autonomous vehicles. Well, Pony.ai’s next-generation robotaxi is distinctive because it appears to be missing the cone-shaped LIDAR sensor. They are indeed teaming up with Luminar , to use the fast-growing LIDAR company’s sleek new sensors that are more flush with the vehicle’s roof. The new vehicles will not be up and running until 2022, but Pony.ai founder and CEO James Peng said preparation was already underway for mass production . Read More