Intelligent automation in Asia-Pacific (APAC) is on the rise. Both artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) are gaining significance across key countries in the region, according to the report “Technology Advancements Transforming the Asia-Pacific Intelligent Automation Market, 2020-2024” by ResearchAndMarkets.com.
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a new method that brings physics into the machine learning process to make better predictions on turbulence. Deep learning reproduces data to model problem scenarios and offer solutions. However, some problems in physics, like turbulence, are unknown or cannot be represented in detail mathematically on a computer.
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Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury
A multi-center U.S. trial shows exoskeleton training is safe, feasible, and effective across wide spectrum of individuals with mobility deficits caused by traumatic spinal cord injury
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A new machine learning algorithm, developed with Army funding, can isolate patterns in brain signals that relate to a specific behavior and then decode it, potentially providing Soldiers with behavioral-based feedback.
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Cambridge biotech firm says Microsoft Cognitive Services helping unlock the secrets of the ecosystem that lives inside you
by Gary Floodby Gary FloodEagle Genomics says a combination of AI and graph is helping its clients respond to growing scientific interest in the role of microbes in maintaining health and wellbeing.
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Research: Skills development in Physical AI could give birth to lifelike intelligent robots
Swiss researchers suggest that teaching materials science, mechanical engineering, computer science, biology and chemistry as a combined discipline could help students develop the skills they need to create lifelike artificially intelligent (AI) robots as researchers.
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Gartner CIO Survey: Top performing organisations are prioritising digital innovation during the pandemic
Gartner analysts presented the 2021 global and EMEA Gartner CIO Agenda survey findings during Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo EMEA, which is taking place virtually through Thursday.
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AI in CX financial services organizations has not reached its full potential
COVID-19 has catalyzed financial services organizations to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve customer experience (CX); however, challenges in integration and customer perceptions are undermining its potential.
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A research team from Osaka University has developed an innovative new animal-borne data-collection system that, guided by artificial intelligence (AI), has led to the witnessing of previously unreported foraging behaviors in seabirds.
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Gartner: 66% of organisations increased or did not change ai investments since the onset of COVID-19
A Gartner poll of roughly 200 business and IT professionals on September 24, 2020 revealed that 24% of respondents’ organisations increased their artificial intelligence (AI) investments and 42% kept them unchanged since the onset of COVID-19. Growth – namely customer experience and retention, and revenue growth – along with cost optimisation were the top focus areas for their current AI initiatives.