Amazon's AI powered hand reader

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The days of carrying credit cards and tickets may soon be behind us as Amazon’s new hand scanning tech comes to hundreds of grocery stores and venues.

And governments are going big on AI, as India announces an AI-powered drone defense system, and China goes all-in on building chips.

TODAY’S MENU

• The Big Insight: Amazon’s AI-powered hand reader

• 5 AI tools to supercharge your productivity

• Research: AI predicts chemical smells from their structures

• AI Tutorial: Turn ChatGPT into your personal intern

• Governance and Policy: AI’s impact on elections and UK’s AI-based facial recognition

• AI-Generated Images: Renaissance Architecture Trams

THE BIG INSIGHT

Amazon uses AI to create hand scan payment system

No wallet, no problem. Amazon has a payment system that scans your hand to make payments, enter you into venues, verify your age, and do more.

Named Amazon One, the technology is a combination of AI, cutting-edge biometrics, and optical engineering. The neural network (fancy word for AI) has learned from millions of images of artificial hands to increase accuracy. Amazon claims this helps it achieve higher accuracy than scanning two irises - a significant achievement if true.

The system scans your hand to create your palm signature and connects it to your credit card or Amazon account. Amazon claims that the system can recognize fake or replica hands and rejects them instantly with virtually 100% accuracy.

Amazon One is currently being released across 500+ Whole Foods Markets and dozens of stores, sports venues, grocers, convenience stores and entertainment venues.

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Indian company launches drone defense system that can protect entire cities

An Indian robotics company called Grene Robotics claims that they’ve developed an AI-powered anti-drone defense system that can protect entire cities.

Governments around the world are taking drone attacks more seriously as drone tech gets more powerful each year. Russia recently claimed that several installations inside the country were attacked by drones.

Grene Robotics claims that its tech is the world’s most advanced full-spectrum drone security system and can provide 360 degree protection over an area of 4,000 sq km.

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GOVERNANCE AND POLICY

The most notable developments in AI governance and policy

How artificial intelligence could affect the 2024 elections

AI has the potential to supercharge disinformation in future elections, raising concerns about incorrect information and declining public confidence. However, voters are difficult to persuade and the impact of AI may be limited. Read more

China imports record amount of chipmaking equipment

China imported an unprecedented $17.8 billion in chipmaking technology in 2021, up 64% from a year earlier, in an effort to decrease its reliance on foreign technology amid trade concerns with the United States. Despite hurdles such as intellectual property issues, the strategy aims to boost domestic semiconductor production and accords with China's goal of technological independence. Read more 

The Air Force wants $6 billion to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones

The US Air Force is seeking $6 billion to construct AI-controlled XQ-58A Valkyrie drones to compete with China and increase drone manufacturing. Each drone costs $3 million and can perform a variety of reconnaissance and combat functions. Read more

US Copyright Office opens public comments on AI and content ownership

The US Copyright Office is seeking public input on AI and content ownership, with a particular emphasis on copyright eligibility, responsibility, and human authoring requirements. Read more 

UK government seeks expanded use of AI-based facial recognition by police

To increase public safety, the UK government intends to extend police use of AI-based face recognition for real-time identification. Concerns about privacy are raised by civil liberties organizations. Read more

RESEARCH

AI predicts chemicals’ smells from their structures

Based on molecular structures, researchers have developed an AI system that forecasts the aroma of compounds. It distinguishes scents using descriptive phrases and searches a Principal Odor Map (POM) for novel molecules after being trained on 5,000 odors. Its predictions match those of highly trained individuals. Although the technology may help the food and cleaning businesses, it fails to clarify the biological basis of human odor. Read more

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