Benchmark Labs combines grid level weather data with site-based IoT sensors, and uses their proprietary AI software to provide precise asset-located weather forecasting to optimize renewable energy generation & water allocation, reduce spatial basis risk and maximize financial benefits.
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See you in the finals! Help us bring better forecasting technology to #NY’s #agricultural sector.
Empire State Development announces finalists for round six of annual $3 million Grow-NY global business?competition. The Grow-NY competition is a powerful catalyst for science-based innovations that enhance our food economy while promoting climate sustainability. #agtech #foodtech #biotech #sustainability #agrifood #startups Read more at https://lnkd.in/gN6HkP6q
We support the discussion about #AI and welcome the well-intended initiatives to move the conversation forward. But first, policymakers need to get a clear understanding of what #Frontier #AI models are and are not, what they can and can't do, their current state of development, and more importantly get a clear definition of AI for purposes of the law. Unfortunately, some initiatives seem to include definitions that could cover a good percentage of the software currently in use. Let's take a look at this definition by parts: a) an Engineered or machine-based system (e.g. products of #software or #hardware engineers -> software and hardware systems) b) that varies in its level of #autonomy ( - pretty vague, autonomous, semi-autonomous, non-autonomous systems?) c) and that can for explicit or implicit objectives infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs (- at this point a simple linear regression is covered -) d) ...that can #influence #physical or #virtual #environments (e.g. your #irrigation controllers and #sprinklers, #AC and #Roomba arguably influence physical environments - while a macro in #MS Excel can change you #virtual/ #computer environment). So when you read this definition on a bill that -in theory- is tackling only #frontier AI models, that in the words of the author "do not exist today", it is puzzling that they opted for a definition that is so vague, and that could affect #millions of products, customers and #small, #medium and #large #businesses.
Co-founder / CEO @Benchmark Labs | Machine Learning applications for a brighter future | Techstars Class of 2021 | Google Latin Founders Fund 2023
Found this definition of #AI in a #California bill to regulate AI: “(b) “Artificial intelligence” means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.” I can’t imagine that after consulting with #industry, #academia and companies across the state, this was the consensus definition. It sounds like AC systems fit the bill LOL
We should #all be part of this debate. The future of #AI as a technology and its potential applications to society is being actively discussed across #california, #DC and many other states.
Co-founder / CEO @Benchmark Labs | Machine Learning applications for a brighter future | Techstars Class of 2021 | Google Latin Founders Fund 2023
Recently I had the opportunity to talk at California State Assembly opposing the #SB1047 #AI bill trying to regulate frontier models. I felt fortunate to have my voice heard and felt that it was an important step towards drafting legislation that hears the concerns of #small-businesses. Some of you know about my concerns about the 100M USD #training cost cap, the #definition of AI for that bill, and other gray areas like: what are training costs for the purpose of the bill - data gathering, data cleaning, labor used creating the code, electricity, hardware purchase and depreciation, etc.?. Other important aspects include that 100M investments in training do not guarantee that a given AI model would be a "#frontiermodel", as training costs vary widely with cost of #labor and #electricity - and both are cheaper outside of #California. On the other hand, representing Benchmark Labs Inc. an AI Company at the forefront of AI based #weather forecasting, the aspect of making AI companies liable for the misuse of their models' output, is deeply troublesome, as not NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration or other weather information providers are liable for the potential misuse of their information. Consider this very real use case: #farmers, #land managers, #energy companies can make better asset management decisions based on #future weather conditions; however, a bad actor with the same information might decide when is a good time to start a #wildfire, or spread airborne contaminants. - History fact: Weather forecasts aided the allies during D-Day-. How would a weather forecasting company be responsible for the bad actor's actions just because it uses AI, while non-AI companies and institutions are not? We already have #anti-terrorism legislation, why would we, as a society, be going after #core-technologies based in #math and #science instead of targeting the crime instead?
Thank you to Grow-NY and Empire State Development for selecting Benchmark Labs as a finalist for the upcoming competition!
??20 finalists from around the globe will vie for $3M in Round 6 of the annual Grow-NY competition! ?? The food & agriculture startups are competing to innovate agribusiness and grow the economy in Central NY, the Finger Lakes & Southern Tier. https://lnkd.in/egM4u2fR
What an event! Thank you NextView Ventures!
Last week, we hosted our Inaugural NextView Founder Retreat in Santa Cruz, California. It was an incredible multi-day event, bringing together 50 founders from a wide range of industries, geographies, stages, and walks of life ? The goal of the retreat was simple; we wanted every entrepreneur to walk away feeling like they found their founder soulmate. Someone they can connect with, confide in, lean on, and laugh with for years to come ?? To do so, we traded crowded speaker series for intimate coaching circles. We swapped stuffy conference rooms for hikes in nature. We exchanged panels for pickleball, boardrooms for breathwork, the list goes on ?? To Satya Kamdar from Practice Inc.: thank you for bringing in best-of-the-best founder coaches, as well as supporting across retreat design ?? To Ted Wilson from Stifel Bank: thank you for helping our dream kickoff event to life ?? And most importantly, to the founders. Thank you for showing up and being so present, so open, and so engaged. We are proud to know and back each and every one of you. Until next year ?? #founderretreat #founders #startups
“This Earth Day, I am thrilled to celebrate another step forward in the city's urgent and important work to grow a robust, competitive and equitable green economy,” said?Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce Maria Torres-Springer.? Re: "Pilots at BAT" where Benchmark Labs Inc. will showcase our in-situ weather forecasting capabilities to help the #NYC and the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
Co-founder / CEO @Benchmark Labs | Machine Learning applications for a brighter future | Techstars Class of 2021 | Google Latin Founders Fund 2023
Three Startups Selected to Participate in “Pilots at BAT” in Sunset Park #NYC to Test New Technologies and Unlock Solutions for Global Climate Challenges. Benchmark Labs Inc. wants to thank the City, the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub and NYSERDA for selecting us. See you at the hub! https://lnkd.in/gfEUvRnk
We’re so excited to be featured in @Google’s 2023 Economic Impact Report. Learn about our story and how we’re staying productive and connected with our customers → https://lnkd.in/gEnkV3di #GrowWithGoogle #AI #Agtech #Weather #Water #SaaS
We’re so excited to be featured in @Google’s 2023 Economic Impact Report. Learn about our story and how we’re staying productive and connected with our customers → https://lnkd.in/gEnkV3di #GrowWithGoogle #AI #Agtech #Weather #Water #SaaS
We’re honored to be featured among the 50+ businesses in @Google’s 2023 Economic Impact Report. #GrowWithGoogle
Co-founder / CEO @Benchmark Labs | Machine Learning applications for a brighter future | Techstars Class of 2021 | Google Latin Founders Fund 2023
The 2023 Economic Impact Report from @Google is officially live and we’re proud to be putting California and San Diego on the map! ??Check out our -Benchmark Labs Inc.- story and learn more about how our business is growing with digital tools → https://lnkd.in/gJs_cxXa #GrowWithGoogle
Join our Co-Founder and CEO Carlos Felipe Gaitan Ospina at #IPF2024, where he will be joining a panel discussion about #FutureInnovation in the Offshore Wind Space. Thank you Offshore Wind Innovation Hub for hosting.
?? MEET US AT IPF 2024 ?? Join us at #IPF2024 in New Orleans and connect with global leaders in the offshore wind supply chain. We will be there to take part in the unparalleled networking opportunities and to provide our take on the future of industry innovation. Join us as we are hosting one of the official conference panels: ?? Future Innovators - The Most Promising Emerging Technologies ? Wednesday 24 April at 2.30 pm ?? Room 217 ?? This will be an early look at some of the most promising emerging technologies in offshore wind and how to support innovation, mitigate early adopter risk, and achieve commercialization. We will also announce our global finalists for the 2024 accelerator cohort. Session speakers: ?? Ashley Elizabeth Ball from Equinor ? Carlos Felipe Gaitan Ospina from Benchmark Labs Inc. ?? Cassandra (Cass) Vickers from Azolla Ventures We looking forward to reconnecting and making new connections. Drop us a comment in this post to if we should connect during the conference. Also a huge shout-out to our Hub Community members who are exhibiting. Remember to stop by and talk to them: ?? ECOncrete at booth 1741 ? Nexans at booth 1529 ? McAllister Towing at booth 1425 ?? New York State at booth 719 ?? Global Maritime at booth 1305 ?? RCAM Technologies at booth 2100 ?? Heerema Marine Contractors at booth 910 Thanks so much to Oceantic Network for hosting and bringing us all together! See you in a few weeks. #IPFConf #offshorewind #oceanrenewables #innovation #development #network #collaboration #leaders #entrepreneurs #power #offshorewind