machine learning

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a Tesla with a Taxi sign on driving into a cul-de-sac

Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Strategy Stranded By Technological Divergence

It’s been a decade since I first wrote about Tesla’s approach to autonomous driving, comparing it to Google’s (now Waymo’s). At the time, my technical assessment based on my experience with both AI and robotics was that Tesla’s approach was superior. It still is, but it might need to pivot. … [continued]

Data scientist Tianzhixi “Tim” Yin is among many scientists at PNNL working to increase confidence in artificial intelligence when it comes to electric grid operations. (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

An Electric Grid That Thinks Ahead

PNNL researchers point toward a smart grid that includes machine learning and artificial intelligence inputs, but with human expertise in the loop When we flip the light switch in our homes, we have come to expect instant access to electricity. Behind the scenes, that reliability depends on utility operators who … [continued]

ABB Invests In Ndustrial To Accelerate Decarbonization Through AI-Powered Energy Management Technologies

Clean technology startup Ndustrial will enhance ABB’s digital and sustainability portfolios with energy optimization solutions that take into account complete production processes Investment complements ABB’s service offering with AI-powered predictive energy management solutions that reduce energy and carbon intensity and enable more sustainable operations Together with recent investment in GridBeyond, … [continued]

Photo of a light concentrating device outside the Maxwell Centre at Cambridge. Credit: Tomi Baikie.

Using Machine Learning & Neural Networks to Maximize Solar Energy Globally

Scientists are always on the lookout for ways to make our world a better place, and one area they’re focusing on is solar energy. One idea in this area is to make solar cells more efficient by concentrating more solar light onto them. While investigating this recently, a group of … [continued]

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image depicting autonomous cars

Lifelong Learning Will Power Next Generation Of Autonomous Devices

Applications as diverse as delivery drones, self-driving cars, industrial robots and extraplanetary rovers will depend on this emerging field Developers must overcome strict limits to size, power and model flexibility to enable on-device learning in real time, but new research and new design guidelines may help. Look up ​“lifelong learning” online, … [continued]

Become a Community Science Partner with the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring DALL·E generated image of a crowd of people moving together related to climate change

7 Things You Can Do to Drive Climate Action: ChatGPT Can Help You Get Started

This article, including headlines, was written by ChatGPT with prompting by Michael Barnard as an example of the kind of attention-grabbing, good-quality content you can rapidly create to assist you to engage effectively in climate action.