Today the CoCoMaps project, a collaboration between IIIM and CMLabs, officially lunched! We are very exited to set off on this journey after months of preparation.
The aim of the project is to endow robots with the skills to communicate with humans in real time using natural dialogue.
If successful these improved communicational skills of the robots will enable much more sophisticated human-robot collaborations and open up doors for robots to work alongside humans in human-centric environments – such as factories, hospitals and the entertainment business – in ways not possible before.
For updates on the project progress visit the CoCoMaps site.
The 2016 AGI conference, which is part of The Joint Multi-Conference on Human-Level Artificial Intelligence 2016, successfully concluded last week in New York City.
This conference features several keynotes speeches by leading thinkers from different fields relating to human-level AI research, including work by IIIM’s director and staff.
Continuing the mission of past AGI conferences, AGI-16 gathers an international group of leading academics and industry researchers involved in scientific and engineering work aimed directly toward the goal of Artificial General Intelligence.
Imagine getting lost in nature and being rescued by a 3CPO-like robot that could speak to you and make life-saving decisions. You could also very well encounter a new robotic colleague working at a warehouse and communicating through natural dialog. As futuristic as these situations may sound, the technology which would allow for such communication and collaboration is within our grasp. It will allow humans and robots to work together on specific tasks in human-centric environments such as factories and hospitals using dialogue to obtain and convey information. The robots of the near future could even become stage performers, effortlessly mimicking human speech and behaviour.
Magnús Pálsson takes a nap after constant programming for more than a day.
Hurray to our hack-a-thon team which came, saw and conquered at a Fin-Tech Party held by Arion bank last weekend the 3rd and 4th of June.
This event was the first Fin-Tech Party hosted by Arion and centered on developing financial products to solve real-world problems using data from the bank. The aim of Arion bank is to increase the variety and diversity of apps and web services available and expand their digital financial cervices for enhanced customer convenience.
The competition was a great success with 11 teams consisting of about 30 programmers and designers working to develop fully functional apps. The teams had 30 hours to come up with financial software solutions for the future, starting on Friday afternoon and finishing Saturday evening,
Today the CoCoMaps project, a collaboration between IIIM and CMLabs, officially lunched! We are very exited to set off on this journey after months of preparation.
