Intel? Innovations: AI Everywhere
Kevin L. Jackson, CISSP?,CCSP?
VP Forward Edge AI / National DigiFoundry Operations / Government Blockchain Association / 2X USA Today and WSJ Best-Selling Author
(Part 2 of a three-part series highlighting leading Intel? Partner Alliance members. Part 1, "Intel Innovations: The IoT Is Real," was published on November 2, 2022. Part 3, Intel? Innovations: Smart Signs, Smart Buildings, and Smart Stores," was published on November 8, 2022.)
In your car, in your home, in your watch, in your food chain, and integral to your modern existence, artificial intelligence, or AI, is everywhere. The prominent examples are Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, the ubiquitous voice-controlled virtual assistants used by as many as 123.5 million adults monthly in the United States.[1]?Other straightforward examples include website chatbots, auto-correcting text tools, and facial recognition for authentication are comprehensive. AI has also infiltrated our lives in many subtle ways, including loan approvals, supply chain optimization, and manufacturing automation. In this article, I highlight how Intel? Partner Alliance members are advancing IoT with artificial intelligence.
Traditional methods of picking, trimming, and packing produce are prone to human error, impacting quality and operational efficiency. Wootzano's Avarai robotic system has successfully enabled customers to adopt and integrate advanced technologies into their existing conveyor systems by taking a new tact on this issue. This standalone solution includes AI and IoT machine learning. By analyzing and recording every product that passes through the robot's cameras, the system sends relevant data to the AWS?cloud. Packers purchase the robot and enroll in a monthly subscription fee, which covers the machine learning models, hardware updates, repairs, maintenance, and replacement of electronic skin. This solution's main benefit is reducing the industry's reliance on human labor, given labor shortages and ongoing post-pandemic safety precautions.
While AI is used to ensure the availability and reliability of equipment, manufacturers are finding out that it can also help to quickly provide insight into the health or status of their machinery. In conjunction with Intel?, Hitachi has created the Hitachi Industrial Edge Computer CE series Embedded AI model with a built-in image analysis execution platform that leverages Intel's AI and deep learning technology. Taking advantage of the Intel? OpenVINO? Toolkit, the platform can perform image analysis directly on shop floor equipment to quickly alert workers of product defects or faults. Hitachi is also working towards incorporating wireless technologies, like 5G or Wi-Fi 6, to perform more processing at the network edge.
When you think about AI, you don't typically think about agriculture, but modern advances have made the lives of farmers much more manageable. Using computer vision to track livestock or detect pests in their fields is democratizing AI so non-experts can use it effectively. This podcast features Elizabeth Spears, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer for Plainsight, and Bridget Martin, Director of Industrial AI & Analytics of the Internet of Things Group at Intel?. Together they explore how companies can deploy computer vision with their existing staff — no expensive hiring or extensive training required.
For cancer patients, getting a swift and accurate diagnosis is critical. Doctors typically look for lesions with specialized cameras, but limitations open the door to oversight and errors. Today, those same cameras are being enhanced with AI and machine learning technology, helping improve patient outcomes. The AI-Powered Medical Panel PC for New Endoscopic System, called EndoBRAIN, was first deployed in a hospital in Japan. Its speed and accuracy can reduce biopsies and repeated colonoscopies, reducing costs, time, and risk. The system can also improve patient diagnostics at remote rural healthcare facilities that often lack experienced professionals. Wincomm worked closely with the team at CYBERNET SYSTEMS CO., LTD., a subsidiary of FUJISOFT, to develop both EndoBRAIN and EndoBRAIN-EYE to detect and analyze colorectal polyps and other lesions. While technology can't replace the judgment and care that human healthcare professionals provide, AI can impact and enhance the industry in ways that will dramatically shift the future of healthcare.
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Highlighted Intel? Partner Alliance members
Wootzano is a robotics company based in Sedgefield, in the North East of England. They make dexterous robots that delicately handle fresh produce using their patented electronic skin, proprietary hardware, and machine learning algorithms in fully integrated robotic packaging systems. Their patented technology enables robots to have a greater sensory awareness of their environment, analyzing data such as pressure, firmness, temperature, humidity, and chemical signatures. Primarily focused on the agricultural industry, Wootzano has created autonomous packaging lines worldwide for fruit and vegetable packaging facilities.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business. These include power & infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, construction machinery, high-functional materials & components, automotive systems, healthcare, and others.
AI makes the world smarter. Plainsight makes AI simpler. The company provides an industry-first AI IoT platform for end-to-end machine learning (ML) lifecycle management. The platform empowers enterprise executives, data scientists, and ML engineers with a unified computer vision and IoT solutions system. This powerful yet easy-to-use interface provides integrated tools for device fleet management, machine learning model building with data annotation, and flexible edge, cloud, on-premise, or a hybrid deployment.
Wincomm is a leading manufacturer of industrial and medical-grade computer products. With self-design capability, Wincomm develops an extensive range of All-In-One PC with embedded applications to fulfill versatile industrial and medical requirements. Aiming to be focused on harsh industrial environments, Wincomm is proud to hold ISO 13485 & 9001 and IEC 60601-1 certifications. By stepping into IoT solutions as a platform builder, their target is to provide quick integrated solutions for building medical 4.0 infrastructures.
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[1] https://www.digitalcustomercare.eu/en/is-your-customer-support-team-ready-to-serve-siri-and-alexa/