DISCOVER
Emerging techWhile generally developments in the AI space are
contributing to the progression of humanity,
sometimes they don’t and so this month we are
forced to take a look at Clearview AI, a company that
will destroy the little privacy we have left in the 21st
century. Under the right law enforcement
circumstances the AI facial recognition app could be
a great tool, but the ability to know everything about
someone after taking a covert phone picture is a
little too powerful to be the sole responsibility of a
single Silicon Valley start-up. Apart from this, VR is
looking to simulate dangerous conditions to train
firefighters, and AR will project digital piano
teachers into your living room so you can see how
the masters do it.
AI
MonaLisa3DPrintedChocolate
$TBC, barry-callebaut.com
Swiss chocolatier Barry Calebaut is launching the world’s first
large scale 3D printed chocolate range under the Mona Lisa 3D
Studio brand. The industrial scale food printer will be used to
create custom orders for chefs and restaurants who want to
push the boundaries of handmade desserts. The team has
already collaborated with pastry maker Jordi Roca to print a
chocolate in the shape of a cacao bean that opens when you
pour hot chocolate on it.Bleeding edge:
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VR
TheRFSisusingVR to train firefighters.
NA, flaimsystems.com
While you might think firefighters put out fires with water,
when it comes to house fires more often than not they’re using
foams and chemicals to retard the spread of flames and many
of these can be highly toxic. When they’re deployed repeatedly
for training exercises, these substances add-up to have a big
impact, but a VR company called FLAIM Systems is hoping to
use VR to replace some training exercises. In addition to
reducing environmental effects, the simulation can also train
firefighters in conditions too dangerous for live simulations.
VR
ProjectDastaan connects refugees to their
homeland
NA, projectdastaan.org
In 1947, when India and Pakistan became separate countries with
different faiths, it caused one of the largest mass migrations on
the planet. Many refugees from this time have never been able to
return home, but an Oxford University-backed VR initiative called
Project Dastaan is hoping to deliver some homely nostalgia to
those who aren’t able to make the return journey. The project
hopes to reconnect people with their homeland in the hope of
unifying the two countries by highlighting their shared ancestry.