On April 18th, at the "Digital Futures IN Endless" 2018 Intel China Media Sharing Conference, the director of the Intel China Research Institute Song Jiqiang described the story related to Intel artificial intelligence from the universe to the sea. When the artificial intelligence As we embark on the journey of the stars and the sea, it will enable the data to better help humans explore the unknown, and let humans and nature develop more harmoniously.
Artificial Intelligence for the Moon 'Portrait'
Humans have never stopped looking at the stars. In space exploration, Intel is also a 'worker'. NASA's cutting-edge development lab is working with Intel to use its artificial intelligence technology to create a map of the Moon's crater to discover hidden resources. .
The eternal shadow craters in the Moon's polar regions are likely to be filled with water, ice and other volatile resources that can be used to produce rocket fuel, air supplies for astronauts or other basic materials. But the lunar surface in shadows The illusion created in NASA's picture makes it difficult for lunar explorers to make accurate maps at potential landing sites.
Deep learning can speed up the process of image recognition and other data processing, quickly discovering and making maps of the moon craters and obstacles. NASA Frontier Development Laboratory collaborated with Intel to produce a crater picture training library with 30,000 images. The Moon crater test was automated with an accuracy of 98.4%. By running the algorithm on the Intel Nervana Cloud, 1,000 images can be sorted in just one minute, 100 times faster than human experts. Massive data processing in the blink of an eye Can be completed.
People who perform long-range exploration missions in outer space cannot carry all the resources they need. Therefore, discovering the resources on the moon will help NASA's future lunar missions and even Mars landing missions, let us go further from the 'space dream'.
Save the whale and the ocean
In addition to the possibility of searching for the space of the universe, Intel’s technology also plays a role in protecting the marine life in the vast sea. After centuries of whaling activities and habitat destruction, saving whales has become one of the salvation goals of modern science.
In 2017, Intel teamed up with Parley for the Oceans to launch the SnotBot program to analyze whale health and the marine environment and protect the ocean system through artificial intelligence and drone technology provided by Intel.
The SnotBot was developed by a modified drone to collect the whale's water, nose, and exhalation sounds. The water of the whale is rich in biological data, including DNA, pregnancy hormones, viruses, bacteria and toxins. Researchers Just stay away from the whales and make sure they are not disturbed. The SnotBot device can then pass back the collected samples accurately. Using Intel's advantages in smart interconnect technology, researchers can take data from nothing. Man-machine download to the computing machine, accurate identification and real-time monitoring of the health of the whale.
Intel's strengths in artificial intelligence technology have effectively helped researchers to make timely judgments and decisions in emergencies, and to act more quickly on collected data to improve the long-term health of marine life.
Drone tracking polar bear
Just like whales, the survival of polar bears is also threatened. There are approximately 25,000 polar bears in the world. It is expected that by 2050 this number will drop by 30%. The polar bear population decays at a fast rate, and we have to keep track of all existing polar bears. The number and status of
However, the traditional methods of exploring with helicopters are invasive and costly. Researchers face challenging environments in the Arctic. Therefore, deployment of drones will enable researchers and wildlife specialists to better engage in scientific research. activity.
Intel is working with wildlife photographers and environmentalists to use the Intel® FalconTM 8+ drone device to track polar bear populations and capture information about polar bear behavior patterns. These technologies make wildlife and environmental scientists safer. Collect more accurate and reliable data more efficiently.
Polar bears are white animals, usually living in daylight environments and drifting ice, so they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. With drones and thermal imaging cameras, polar bears can be easily found even on ice and snow.
By tracking the behavior of polar bears, such as breeding, feeding, and migration habits, not only can scientists understand the effects of climate change on the Arctic, but also provide insight into the health of the entire planet. Research progress made by polar bears using the Intel Falcon 8+ system, creating New scientific research opportunities support scientific exploration in an unprecedented way.
The data is shaking the earth, guarding the ice and snow in the polar region, sharing the same fate with the oceans, and allowing humans to fly to the far-reaching starry sky. Artificial intelligence came from the imagination of mankind to the real world, and now Intel’s artificial intelligence technology is breaking through the imagination. Borders and data boundaries give people a bigger vision and future. As a company with data processing as the core, Intel deeply recognizes the great changes that will come in the field of artificial intelligence in the future, and also realizes that this change will affect the data. The new requirements for calculations. The robot boy named David in the "Artificial Intelligence" movie once said: 'Perseverance in love can go beyond everything.' While pursuing the maximization of social benefits, dedication to technology, Can surpass the future.