AI

• [New] A super computer to operate on at risk patients more safely - at the Hautepierre University Hospital in Strasbourg, artificial intelligence now assists health workers during operations to better prevent and manage the risks associated with low blood pressure. MSN
• [New] The explosive growth in consumer data traffic, 5G, big data, and artificial intelligence will further propel the global expansion of satellite systems and services. Microwave Product Digest
• [New] Recent research shows that, despite artificial intelligence and machine learning topping the disruptive rankings year after year, over half of business leaders in the UK do not have an AI strategy in place. blog.nimbusninety.com
• [New] The US and China will fight it out in a Darwinian race for digital leadership where the combination of large amounts of accessible data and artificial intelligence creates new sources of power. Allianz Global Investor
• [New] At the core of US-China tensions is an ongoing digital Darwinism - a multi-decade global power race based on the integration of technology and artificial intelligence in a world threatened by climate change. Allianz Global Investor
• [New] The Chinese intelligence services are noted for their operational ruthlessness and could be driven to demand guidance and expertise from their Australian consultants or agents. Trans Media Action Blog
• [New] As a Schlumberger company, IDS will be offered both as a standalone solution and as an integrated cloud-native solution, to offer customers end-to-end digital drilling solutions enhanced with AI and machine learning. Ashurst
• [New] CIOs will be required to adapt to digital acceleration while also proactively managing uncertainty and business continuity through the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the coming decade. Analytics Insight
• [New] By 2026, the market for AI and machine learning in cybersecurity is expected to reach US$ 38.2 billion. Analytics Insight
• [New] Over the coming decades, we can expect medical diagnosis to evolve from an AI tool that provides analysis of options to an AI assistant that recommends treatments. TechCrunch
• [New] From optimizing electricity grids to predicting weather patterns, artificial intelligence and big data could play a major role in decarbonizing the global economy. Project Syndicate
• [New] Intelligent assistants as a segment of the smart machines market should grow from $6.0 billion in 2021 to $26.2 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 34.3% for the period of 2021-2026. Business Wire
• [New] The UN high commissioner for human rights has called for a moratorium on AI systems that threaten human rights until governments can set up safeguards. IT Pro
• [New] Deloitte expects NIST to help establish guardrails for AI and believes using an AI RMF is the correct approach. meritalk
• [New] The Queensland Police Service is expected to begin a trial using artificial intelligence to determine the future risk posed by known domestic violence perpetrators. The Conversation
• [New] Britain has entered into a security pact with the US and Australia to counter China that will involve building a nuclear powered submarine fleet and wide-ranging projects on cyber warfare, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The Independent
• [New] The French government reacted angrily to news Australia, the UK and the US have entered an alliance that will involve building a nuclear-powered submarine fleet and wide-ranging projects on cyber warfare, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The Independent
• [New] The advances in machine learning and AI are already being integrated into society - whether it be through mobile phones or other devices - but there was a need to amplify the risks, and make clear the societal concerns. www.bayes.city.ac.uk
• [New] London, Canberra and Washington said they will also seek to collaborate in cyber, quantum technologies and artificial intelligence as well as other underwater capabilities - areas in which Western democracies are frantically racing their authoritarian rivals to dominate. Sky News
• [New] The last-mile delivery service, or the leg of an item's journey to the ultimate destination, will take Walmart orders to customers using Ford self-driving test vehicles equipped with Argo AI's self-driving system. WSJ
• [New] Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and 20 other hospitals from across the world and healthcare technology leader NVIDIA have used artificial intelligence to predict COVID patients' oxygen needs on a global scale. Medical Xpress
• [New] With the Islamist militant movement back in power, the absence of a functioning financial intelligence unit could curtail Afghanistan's links to the international financial system and to lenders abroad, some experts warned. Reuters

Last updated: 22 September 2021