For the last few years, IBM scientists have been developing the most advanced “question answering” machine, able to understand a question posed by the user, and is expected to respond with a precise answer. In other words, it must do more than what search engines like Google and Bing do, which is merely point to a set of results where you might find the answer. But Watson has to give the correct answer itself. Lets look at Watson in a trivia challenge:
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Stanford University hosted a Robot Block Party on the eve of National Robotics Week. National Robotics Week is an event organized by the Robotics Caucus of the U.S. Congress and leading robotics companies, and schools to give more exposure to the resources and ideas around robotics research and education.
A solar-powered, remotely controlled robot roams the floor at the Robot Block Party at Stanford.
Photo by James Martin/CNET
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Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc. (BRS Labs) has announced that its AlSight Behavioral Analytics software has won the Security Industry Association’s New Product Showcase (NPS) Award in Video Analytics at ISC West. It is the first to use Artificial Neural Network (ANN) technology for the accurate recognition and classification of objects and behavior.
AISight Features:
About BRS Labs:
BRS Labs is a software development company that has created the industry’s first behavioral analysis system for video surveillance that adaptively learns behavior patterns in complex environments. BRS Labs is the only company that has been able to apply computer-vision and machine-learning capabilities to video analytics, thereby greatly enhancing operator awareness and effectiveness in improving security. No human is required to define parameters for the software to recognize behavior or objects; the software reports unusual or suspicious behaviors based on memories it has acquired through observations over time. BRS Labs was founded in November 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company is funded by $50 million in private equity.
[BRS Labs]
Now that you have watched the video, you can observe that, Siri understands what you say, accomplishes tasks for you and adapts to your preferences over time. You can ask Siri questions naturally just as you will ask your assistant,like ” Book a ticket for London!” or ” Will it snow today?”. It understands information like where you are, what accounts you have on various services and the context of the last question you asked. Over time ,Siri will improve by getting to know you better and understand a broader set of tasks and soon you’ll trust it to manage many personal details in your life – from recommending a wine you might enjoy to managing your to do list.
The current version of Siri is built for iPhone 3GS and requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later. Soon, Siri will run on the iPod Touch, iPhone 3G and additional mobile platforms, as well.
Siri can get you information about Restaurants, Airline Tickets, Events, Taxis, Movies, Local and Weather Forcasts in a very simple conversation. Siri is the first Mobile Application which acts as a Virtual Personal Assistant. Its an intelligent software agent designed to have a back-and-forth conversational interaction with you as it helps you get tasks done. The creation of Siri is a joint effort of designers and engineers pooled in from various all star organisations like Google, Yahoo, Apple, Motorola, Netscape, eBay, RealTravel, SRI, NASA, and Xerox PARC.
“In terms of long-term predictions, Siri is actually an easy bet.” – The New York Times.
“It’s the closest thing to a real assistant that you can talk to that I’ve ever seen.”- Vator News
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