Collaborative Intelligence Week in Review - 03Nov2023
Best business article(s) I read this week…
There Actually Is an ‘I’ in Team
Regular readers will probably think I am beating a dead horse, but reskilling is a significant step on the road to getting the most organizational value from CI. This article is a new research insight from MIT that argues it is best to focus on individuals when launching reskilling initiatives.
Why Text-to-Image AI Requires a New Branding Mindset
New research from two professors at King’s College London presents three guidelines for brand managers as they navigate the world of generative AI. The article includes examples from Coca-Cola and other organizations.
Best technical article(s) I read this week…
This is a very interesting paper and related demo that uses various methods to identify what comprises the massive datasets used to train LLMs. You may not be interested in the paper, but you should peruse the demo.
Other item(s) of note…
Update on Amazon Robotics’ work in generative AI, humanoid robots, and mobile manipulation
This TechCrunch article features an interview with Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics’ Chief Technologist. The interview touches on:
how Amazon is using generative AI in its robotics workflows,
its research and investment in walking industrial robots, and
its research in mobile manipulation (the combination of a mobile industrial platform and a robotic manipulator, such as an arm).
Infosys Generative AI Radar Report 2023
Infosys’ Knowledge Institute released its latest Radar Report on Generative AI in North America.
White House Executive Order on AI
In case you missed it, President Biden issued an Executive Order on AI that sets policy on a broad range of AI-related topics.
How generative AI could help accelerate biomedical research
This is an interview with Mehrtash Babadi, Director of Computational Methods at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. In it, he discusses ongoing multidisciplinary research into how generative AI and other CI technologies can support medical research.
Coolest thing I saw…
Robot stand-in mimics your movements in real-time
In the late 1990s, I attended a telepresence (projecting your virtual self across distances) demo at Research Triangle Park. A crude hologram of a person’s face, their voice, and a digital whiteboard that changed in real-time comprised the demo. I thought it was cool, but I am unaware of large-scale applications that use such technologies.
This week, researchers from Cornell University and Brown University revealed a telepresence robot that responds in real-time to a remote user’s movements and gestures captured by a virtual reality device. (Such technologies also advance a field known as Robotic Embodiment.) I think this is pretty cool, too. I am hopeful the advancements continue, and telepresence becomes a “thing.”