This Week in AI | Week 17
Neha
June 9, 2024
This week, there have been some exciting new things happening in artificial intelligence (AI). These changes are making our tools smarter and our lives easier. For example, eBay has a new feature that makes products look better in pictures. Microsoft has created a smart model that can predict the weather more accurately. There is also a new kit that can turn a small computer into a powerful AI tool.
Technology is moving fast, so let us take a look at these innovations and see how they are changing our world.
eBay has launched an AI-powered background replacement tool for iOS users in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, with plans to expand to Android. This tool allows sellers to automatically replace image backgrounds, enhancing product presentation without the need for professional photography skills.
Following similar initiatives by Amazon and Google, eBay’s tool uses the open-source model Stable Diffusion to offer various aesthetically pleasing backgrounds that can align with brand identities.
In response to the limitations exposed by Storm Ciarán, Microsoft researchers have developed Aurora, a state-of-the-art AI model designed for high-resolution atmospheric forecasting.
Aurora utilizes a 3D Swin Transformer structure to analyze extensive weather data, aiming to enhance our predictive capabilities regarding extreme weather events.
The Raspberry introduced a new AI extension kit for its latest model, the Raspberry Pi 5. This kit, developed in collaboration with AI chip startup Hailo, enhances the Raspberry Pi’s capabilities, enabling it to perform complex neural network inferences locally.
This week in AI has shown us how artificial intelligence is becoming a part of many different areas, like online shopping, environmental science, and even hobbies and education. Each new development not only pushes the limits of what we can do but also makes advanced AI technologies available to more people.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to track the exciting developments in artificial intelligence.
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