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It’s a Sign: AI Platform for Teaching American Sign Language Aims to Bridge Communication Gaps

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA, the American Society for Deaf Children and creative agency Hello Monday are helping close this gap with Signs, an interactive web platform built to support ASL learning and the development of accessible AI applications. Whether novice or expert, volunteers can record themselves signing to contribute to the ASL dataset.

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2021 Tableau Ambassador nominations and applications now open

Tableau

Drumroll, please: Nominations and applications for the 2021 Tableau Ambassador Program are now open! Fairness: Tableau must do everything within its capabilities to create as fair an application, nomination, and selection process as possible. Britt Staniar. Senior Community Program Manager, Recognition Programs. Ateken Abla.

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Bluesky is getting blue checkmarks and an official verification system

Engadget

During this initial phase, Bluesky is not accepting direct applications for verification, the company wrote in its announcement. Notably, Bluesky said that people and organizations are still highly encourage(d) to verify themselves via a custom domain. And it sounds like the new blue ticks may be in short supply, at least to start.

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What Past Disasters Tell Us About What Maui Needs Now

VisionLink

Our hearts ache for those in Maui; we wanted to share some insights as Maui enters the next phase of response. Most importantly, the more comprehensive the information is in the early phases of recovery, the more the local community knows about its own needs, and the more it can better direct its own recovery.

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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

Singularity Hub

Because ultrasound can penetrate many materials and interact with objects in unique ways, its widely used for medical imaging and many industrial applications. By precisely controlling the phase of the ultrasound waves, we create curved sound paths that can navigate around obstacles and meet at a specific target location.

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AI is in the tire-kicking phase

InfoWorld

Just like big data back in 2013 , we’re in the “everyone’s doing it, no one knows why” phase of generative AI (genAI). In Elastic’s recent earnings call, the company noted that over 1,000 customers are paying to build genAI applications. A recent McKinsey survey found that 65% of enterprises are “regularly using genAI.”

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There’s Nothing Artificial About Fundraising

Bloomerang

I love technology as much as the next person, and have benefited enormously from its application throughout my personal, professional, and civic lives. Armed with those precious insights, we can move forward with the essential cultivation phase forging a personal and emotional connection between the donor and our mission.