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[GrandRhino]

What do you think about this Swarovski glasses?

AX Visio

The AX Visio is the perfect symbiosis of digital intelligence and high-performance sport optics.

www.swarovskioptik.com

Hi @7für7

I was just looking at these too and am having trouble finding what NPU they use.

This article that I found has the most information I can come across.

We Tested Swarovski’s New AI-Powered Binoculars and They Blew Our Mind

Swarovski Optik just unveiled the world’s first set of smart binoculars. Our correspondent got to test them, and the results are groundbreaking.

www.outsideonline.com

Were you able to work out any details about the NPU?

Interestingly it looks to work offline:
"That data set consumes less storage space than the full Merlin app and allows the binoculars to have an on-board reference library that essentially includes every bird from every bird pack—roughly 8,000 birds total. The processor needs no connectivity to access it."

 

[Tothemoon24]

Cheers

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-agency-opens-push-mandate-anti-drunk-driving-technology-2023-12-12/

There are a number of potential technologies under development that would prevent impaired people from starting a vehicle, including breath- or touch-based sensors to detect alcohol. Another potential option is using cameras to monitor eye movements to try to determine if drivers are intoxicated.

Canadian firm Magna International – which supplies parts to many new-car companies – used the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to showcase its new technology, which uses breath sensors and cameras to determine whether a driver is impaired by alcohol.

Drive.com.au

www.drive.com.au

 

[TopCat]

I came across a company on LinkedIn called Fortinet after a like by Rob Telson. They are into cybersecurity. When I looked into them a little further I came across this article from 2020. It sounds like what Akida does but don’t think it could be due to the article being from 2020 and no revenue linked to them that I know of. Anyone heard of them before?

Fortinet introduces self-learning AI appliance for threat detection | Back End News

Cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet released its on-premise appliance that leverages self-learning Deep Neural Networks (DNN) to speed threat remediation and handle time-consuming, manual security analyst tasks called FortiAI. FortiAI’s Virtual Security Analyst embeds one of the industry’s...

backendnews.net

Self-learning AI​

To address the challenge of talent shortage in cybersecurity, Fortinet unveiled FortiAI Virtual Security Analyst to accelerate threat remediation. FortiAI handles many of the time consuming, manual tasks currently expected of security professionals, preserving their time for higher-value security functions. FortiAI’s self-learning capabilities continue to get smarter once deployed in an organization’s network.


FortiAI learns new malware features as it adapts to new attacks instantaneously and reduces false positives.

FortiAI with its self-learning AI model does not require internet connectivity to learn and mature, enabling organizations with closed environments or stringent security policies to stay ahead of threats.

 

[7für7]

Cheers

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https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-agency-opens-push-mandate-anti-drunk-driving-technology-2023-12-12/

There are a number of potential technologies under development that would prevent impaired people from starting a vehicle, including breath- or touch-based sensors to detect alcohol. Another potential option is using cameras to monitor eye movements to try to determine if drivers are intoxicated.

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Canadian firm Magna International – which supplies parts to many new-car companies – used the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to showcase its new technology, which uses breath sensors and cameras to determine whether a driver is impaired by alcohol.

Drive.com.au

www.drive.com.au

Canadian firm? Jeeez please no akida inside

 

[David holland]

Canadian firm? Jeeez please no akida inside

Never fear mate , the partnerships we have are out of this world, as good as IP Deals for me personally

 

[7für7]

Never fear mate , the partnerships we have are out of this world, as good as IP Deals for me personally

Take it easy mate… it was a joke you know…

 

[Moonshot]

Hybrid learning for event-based visual motion detection and tracking for pedestrians - C. Axenie

The Vision Zero Program’s purpose is to reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries while promoting equitable, safe, and healthy mobility for all....

www.youtube.com

 

[Moonshot]

Hybrid learning for event-based visual motion detection and tracking for pedestrians - C. Axenie

The Vision Zero Program’s purpose is to reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries while promoting equitable, safe, and healthy mobility for all....

www.youtube.com

Open Neuromorphic Case Study Using Akida

 

[Okeydokey01]

CES interview with Rob's twin brother Ron...

The irony of when the interviewer appears to adjust their hearing aid mid interview and the look on Rob's face was not lost on me.

 

[Diogenese]

CES interview with Rob's twin brother Ron...

The irony of when the interviewer appears to adjust their hearing aid mid interview and the look on Rob's face was not lost on me.

2:08 - What vehicle did RT mention?

 

[Okeydokey01]

2:08 - What vehicle did RT mention?

I was adjusting my hearing aid at the time but thought I heard Rob say Confirmation-Benz, cant be sure though.

In all seriousness though, I liked the context in which it was mentioned given they were talking about in cabin experience and in cabin monitoring.

 

[Pom down under]

Never fear mate , the partnerships we have are out of this world, as good as IP Deals for me personally

Take it easy mate… it was a joke you know…

 

[Diogenese]

I was adjusting my hearing aid at the time but thought I heard Rob say Confirmation-Benz, cant be sure though.

In all serious though, I liked the context in which it was mentioned given they were talking about in cabin experience and in cabin monitoring.

Isn't that "Confirmation Bias"?

 

[IloveLamp]

CES interview with Rob's twin brother Ron...

The irony of when the interviewer appears to adjust their hearing aid mid interview and the look on Rob's face was not lost on me.

"We've had a lot of success at ces so it's a good year for BrainChip "

 

[DingoBorat]

CES interview with Rob's twin brother Ron...

The irony of when the interviewer appears to adjust their hearing aid mid interview and the look on Rob's face was not lost on me.

Cracks me up, from 2.20 minutes..

Rob "BrainChip's been touting that technology for a couple of years now"

Don "A couple of years??"

Rob "Yes"

Don "How many years?"

Rob "So, about two.."

 

[manny100]

Brainchip themselves are happy to include the connection the Merc connection on the website... Have been for a long while. Its in black and white.
Only those grabbing at downramping straws deny it to cause problems.
Quote from BRN website:

"

Motortrend: Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX Concept: Did You See This Coming, Elon?​

via Motortrend
NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING
Neuro what? Neuromorphic computing is a form of information processing whose hardware runs so-called spiking neural networks. These artificial neural networks mimic natural neural networks, firing only when certain thresholds are reached. Mercedes says the system reduces energy consumption “by orders of magnitude.”
Mercedes engineers worked with California-based artificial-intelligence developer BrainChip to create systems based on the company’s Akida hardware and software. Among other things, the technology makes the “Hey, Mercedes” voice control system in the EQXX five to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control."

 

[Moonshot]

Open Neuromorphic Case Study Using Akida

Also mentions a city wide deployment that they have permission for in this video

 

[AusEire]

I like the part where the interviewer asks if the tech is being utilized right now!!!!!!……..nope!

3:05
so on is this technology being utilized
3:07
right now um it's still in the process
3:09
of being adopted right so part of AI is
3:12
the fact that it takes a while for these
3:14
Technologies to not only be developed
3:17
but then you have to get them to a level
3:18
of accuracy that we as consumers are
3:21
going to be able to use on an everyday
3:22
basis

I think you should apply for a job

 

[Diogenese]

I was adjusting my hearing aid at the time but thought I heard Rob say Confirmation-Benz, cant be sure though.

In all seriousness though, I liked the context in which it was mentioned given they were talking about in cabin experience and in cabin monitoring.

let's talk about the cabin of a vehicle, ... Mercedes... recognize the driver, recognize voice, recognize gestures, ...

We had confirmation of in-cabin key word spotting with EQXX with a suggestion that there may be more ...

Brainchip themselves are happy to include the connection the Merc connection on the website... Have been for a long while. Its in black and white.
Only those grabbing at downramping straws deny it to cause problems.
Quote from BRN website:

"

Motortrend: Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX Concept: Did You See This Coming, Elon?​

via Motortrend
NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING
Neuro what? Neuromorphic computing is a form of information processing whose hardware runs so-called spiking neural networks. These artificial neural networks mimic natural neural networks, firing only when certain thresholds are reached. Mercedes says the system reduces energy consumption “by orders of magnitude.”
Mercedes engineers worked with California-based artificial-intelligence developer BrainChip to create systems based on the company’s Akida hardware and software. Among other things, the technology makes the “Hey, Mercedes” voice control system in the EQXX five to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control."

- now Rob is talking about driver recognition, gesture recognition, and voice recognition (is that individual voices as opposed to general word spotting?) in the context of in-cabin monitoring and, by-the-way, this could be in, for example, Mercedes ... and still being developed, just as MB said the other day in the context of announcing a development partner (they have already announced Nvidia and Qualcomm) in the not-too-distant future.

Well the Akida silicon has been developed, but what else needs to be "developed" is the data models for speech, gestures, etc, and while there are some general purpose models available for CNN software, the specific in-cabin models are a horse of a different colour (remind me to tell you about Green Horse). And, if Akida is to be used, the models should be in SNN format. I don't now whether they can be developed in SNN directly (it is possible in theory), but it may be faster to develop or adapt CNN models and convert to SNN.

 

[manny100]

let's talk about the cabin of a vehicle, ... Mercedes... recognize the driver, recognize voice, recognize gestures, ...

We had confirmation of in-cabin key word spotting with EQXX with a suggestion that there may be more ...


- now Rob is talking about driver recognition, gesture recognition, and voice recognition (is that individual voices as opposed to general word spotting?) in the context of in-cabin monitoring and, by-the-way, this could be in, for example, Mercedes ... and still being developed, just as MB said the other day in the context of announcing a development partner (they have already announced Nvidia and Qualcomm) in the not-too-distant future.

Well the Akida silicon has been developed, but what else needs to be "developed" is the data models for speech, gestures, etc, and while there are some general purpose models available for CNN software, the specific in-cabin models are a horse of a different colour (remind me to tell you about Green Horse). And, if Akida is to be used, the models should be in SNN format. I don't now whether they can be developed in SNN directly (it is possible in theory), but it may be faster to develop CNN models and convert to SNN.

Around 2.10 of the interview Rob does mention Driver recognition, Gesture and voice. He then said its been around a couple of years which coincides with the timing of including an article on the Brainchip website (January 2022) concerning the Brainchip/Merc tie up.
It was regarded as pretty bi news at the time.
Is it possible Merc will use AKIDA via the chips being integrated in Qualcomm, NVIDIA etc products. Merc have a team evidently putting it all together.