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In the world of technological advancements, Ohio State University researchers have developed an AI-powered tool that predicts chemical reactions essential for drug development. Trained on 40,000 chemical reactions spanning from 1976 to 2016, this tool could revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry.
Meanwhile, in the digital realm, Google has expanded its Google Wallet app by adding digital IDs. The initial launch took place in Maryland, with plans to roll out the feature in Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia.
In the realm of 3D modelling, Nvidia's AI system, Neuralangelo, has made significant strides. This system generates 3D models from 2D videos, analysing video frames and reconstructing detailed 3D structures. Neuralangelo uses advanced neural network techniques to interpret spatial and depth information implicitly present in 2D video sequences, converting them into full 3D representations. This innovative technology allows the production of accurate and detailed 3D meshes or digital twins of real-world objects or scenes captured in standard 2D videos, making it suitable for applications like 3D printing or virtual reality.
While the internal workings of Neuralangelo are not fully disclosed, it is likely that the system utilizes cutting-edge neural rendering, volumetric reconstruction, or Gaussian splatting approaches, currently state-of-the-art in 3D reconstruction from images. For instance, recent research methods such as MILo (Mesh-In-the-Loop Gaussian Splatting) integrate mesh extraction directly into the optimization of 3D volumetric representations, using differentiable rendering and backpropagation to refine 3D models iteratively and produce high-quality meshes with fewer vertices and triangles.
Elsewhere, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has partnered with EV Safe Charge to deploy an autonomous robot for charging electric vehicles. In Clearwater, Florida, a recycling data dashboard has been launched for residents to view information on waste and recycling contamination rates.
Researchers at Texas A&M University have created smart eggs for California condor nests, which record audio and collect data on temperature, movements, and more. In Arizona, Goodyear parks and recreation staff are using an autonomous robot to paint lines on sporting fields, capable of painting a large field within a half hour.
Paramount Pictures have partnered with Snapchat to create an augmented reality lens for their upcoming Transformers movie, allowing users to turn any car into a Transformer robot. Lastly, Nvidia has developed an AI-powered tool that allows video game players to converse with non-playable characters. Instacart has launched a new search tool powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, enabling customers to ask personalized questions and receive answers based on their shopping histories.
- Ohio State University's AI tool, designed for drug development, could potentially benefit from the advancements in data-and-cloud-computing technology to increase its predictive capabilities.
- As AI plays a crucial role in Ohio State University's research, it is interesting to observe similar applications in other sectors, like Nvidia's AI system, Neuralangelo, in the realm of 3D modelling.
- In the same vein, another example of AI application can be seen in the collaboration between Paramount Pictures and Snapchat, where an augmented reality lens transforms cars into Transformer robots.
- Instacart's new search tool, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, utilizes artificial intelligence to provide personalized answers based on customers' shopping histories, mirroring the conversational capabilities of Nvidia's AI-powered video game tool for non-playable characters.
