New York Will Regulate Hemp Industry With a New Law
On December 9, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed the bill that will regulate manufacture and sales of hemp extracts: “By establishing a regulatory framework for producing and selling hemp and hemp extract we can set the industry on a path to continued…
Researchers Improve Solar Power Forecasting With AI
International research team from the Australian University of Sydney, National science agency CSIRO, and Spanish University Pablo de Olavide has proposed a breakthrough approach for using Artificial Intelligence for solar power forecasting. The researchers became the first to combine neural networks and pattern sequences in…
FDA Issued Warning to 15 Companies From CBD Industry
On November 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued () warning letters to 15 companies selling products containing Cannabidiol (CBD), giving them 15 working days, till December 13, to put their product marketing in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic…
18-time World Go Champion Quits Accepting Victory of the AI
This week Go master from South Korean Lee Se-dol and 18-time world champion announced his retirement from professional Go competitions and quit the Korea Baduk Association (KBA), attributing his decision to the power of modern AI technology: “With the debut of AI in Go games,…
Farmers Use AI and Drones For Early Pest Detection
Farmers use Artificial Intelligence for early pest detection and livestock diseases, and many believe that the future of agriculture lies in such technologies. Analyzing 5,000 images per second, the drone-based AI system can detect pests, diseases, weeds, irrigation problems, and much more, with an image…
Neural Network-based Bionic Pacemaker Reverses Heart Failure in Rats
The pacemaker is device implanted in the chest that delivers electrical pulses to the heart and serves as the metronome, producing a steady beat for hearts that can’t do this on their own. Meanwhile, even the most sophisticated pacemakers ignore a significant biological fact: healthy hearts…
Sci-fi Fantasy of Suspended Animation is Already Being Tested on Humans
Scientists from the University of Maryland Medical Center are actively testing what previously was considered a pure sci-fi fantasy – suspended animation – on human patients. Research lead Samuel Tisherman the University of Maryland Medical Center at the interview to New Scientists shared that his medical…
OpenAI Releases Text-generating AI Model Earlier Named Too Dangerous for Public
This month California-based AI-related company OpenAI has announced the final release of “GPT-2” Model, the release of which was previously postponed as too dangerous. The trained AI model GPT-2 is capable of producing alarmingly human-like texts based on just a small piece of the text…
