FRIDAY PRESS REVIEW I 5 APRIL 2024
Here are some of the most interesting articles of the last weeks selected by The Consultancy Group:
THE MASTERS AND IBM USE GEN AI FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE AUDIO AND REAL-TIME DATA ANALYSIS
SPORT - The Masters and IBM are expanding their use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) at this year’s tournament, using the technology to create spoken word Spanish language commentary for every shot and serving up data-driven insights for the official application and website. Gen AI-powered English language commentary was offered at last year’s event, with IBM’s Watsonx platform automating audio for more than 20,000 shots. IBM uses multiple foundation models, including the text-to-speech function in its Watson cognitive computing platform, to train AI algorithms in the language of golf and the Masters – where tradition is almost as important as the sport itself... More HERE
NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM TO SELL $18 M. MONET PAINTING AT CHRISTIE’S IN MAY
ART - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City will sell a Claude Monet that has been on view in its galleries for more than a decade this May at Christie’s, where it could fetch as much as $25 million. The work is co-owned by the heirs of Ethel B. Atha, and has been given a $18 million–$25 million by the house. It will appear in a Christie’s 20th century evening sale that is part of a marquee auctions series in New York. Moulin de Limetz is one of two paintings made that depicts a mill in a French commune in 1888. Its sister canvas sold last fall at Sotheby’s, going for $25.6 million, more than $7 million above its $18 million high estimate... More HERE
WOMEN IN AI: KRISTINE GLORIA TELLS WOMEN TO ENTER THE FIELD AND ‘FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY’
TECH - To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. Kristine Gloria formerly led the Aspen Institute’s Emergent and Intelligent Technologies Initiative — the Aspen Institute being the D.C.-headquartered think tank focused on values-based leadership and policy expertise. Gloria holds a PhD in cognitive science and a Master’s in media studies, and her past work includes research at MIT’s Internet Policy Research Initiative, the San Francisco-based Startup Policy Lab and the Center for Society, Technology and Policy at UC Berkeley....More HERE