July 30, 2024

Robotics

Using the term ‘artificial intelligence’ in product descriptions reduces purchase intentions

Companies may unintentionally hurt their sales by including the words “artificial intelligence” when describing their offerings that use the technology, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers. In the study, published in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, researchers conducted experimental surveys with more than 1,000 adults in the U.S. to evaluate the relationship between AI disclosure and consumer behavior. The findings consistently showed products described as using artificial intelligence were

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Software

0G Foundation and OnePiece Labs Launch Groundbreaking Web3 and AI Incubator | HackerNoon

The 0G Foundation and OnePiece Labs have joined forces to launch a pioneering incubation program. Announced in Stanford, California, this initiative aims to support talented founders across various industries, with a particular focus on Web3, AI, gaming, DeFi, decentralized physical infrastructure (dePIN), decentralized storage (deStorage), and decentralized computing (deCompute) sectors. The program is designed to provide comprehensive support to startups at various stages of development. Early-stage founders can benefit from networking opportunities, funding for MVP

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Software

Music Generation Via A Hidden Markov Model – Part 2 | HackerNoon

Introduction In Part 1 of this guide, you built a Jupyter Notebook to generate music sequences via a Hidden Markov Model (HMM). In this Part 2 guide, you will use the Signal Online MIDI Editor to listen to and interact with your generated music. As Signal is a purely web-based ( and lightweight) Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), you won’t need to install any software. I will also include a handful of ideas on running additional

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Music Generation Via A Hidden Markov Model – Part 1 | HackerNoon

Introduction AI-generated music is everywhere. Websites like Udio and Suno allow anyone to create rich, well-constructed pieces of music in many popular genres in seconds. While these websites are absolutely amazing, I would point out that such platforms, in some cases, appear to be trained on large quantities of copyrighted content. But I digress: before the likes of Udio and Suno came into being, simpler – but still interesting – generative music platforms were available.

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Software

How the AI Boom is Delivering Unprecedented Innovation in SaaS Recruitment | HackerNoon

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is always evolving, so it only makes sense that your recruitment efforts evolve alongside the dynamic landscape. With an artificial intelligence boom gaining momentum, finding those all-important right hires has never been easier. The global SaaS market is expected to reach a value of $829.34 billion by 2031, representing a CAGR of 13.7%. In an industry that’s set for exponential growth, finding and onboarding the right hires is of the utmost

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Hardware

AMD Previews AI-Enhanced Fluid Motion Frames 2 To Crush Latency On Radeon GPUs

AMD seems to like releasing technologies that aren’t quite perfect out of the gate, only to release a second version that’s quite good. The company did this with Precision Boost Overdrive, it did this with FidelityFX Super Resolution, and now it has done it once more with its Fluid Motion Frames feature. A new driver enables preliminary support for “Fluid Motion Frames 2” in just about any game. In case you aren’t familiar, “AMD Fluid

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Hardware

Microsoft low-balled the impact of the Windows outage

Microsoft has provided another update on the fallout of the CrowdStrike outage that knocked out an initially estimated 8.5 million Windows machines around the globe. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The outage affected numerous facets of infrastructure globally, as affected machines were mostly used by big businesses such as airlines, telecommunications companies, banks, stock exchanges, and more. The first revenue loss estimates of the outage approximated a $5.4 billion loss for affected companies in

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AI

GenAI Is Revolutionizing Search

And why you and your company should care Anna Via · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 7 min read · 11 hours ago — Picture by Agnieszka Boeske, on Unsplash Advancements in Artificial Intelligence are transforming traditional search engines into answer machines. This shift is brought by both new and traditional players in the web search space and is impacting how people around the world access information. Who are the main players in

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Robotics

Pharm Robotics inoculates dairy cows at large farm – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Pharm Robotics is using a FANUC industrial robot and needleless injection to inoculate cows. | Credit: The Robot Report Agtech robotics and automation come in many forms. Pharm Robotics recognized the opportunity to automate a critical process for dairy farmers in the ongoing inoculation of their cows. The San Jacinto, Calif.-based company introduced its SureShot auto-inoculation system two years ago. All of the dairy cows in a herd wear ear tags

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Hardware

Logitech Floats Idea Of A Subscription-Based Forever Mouse With DLC

During an interview on the Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber envisions a future where the company sells a “forever mouse.” A mouse that a customer can keep for much longer than mice sold today, and perhaps one that can be improved through pay-as-you-go software updates that include AI. Floating this idea suggests that the clarion call for recurring revenue is strong, even at a company like Logitech. Faber is more confident about this being

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