Monthly Archives: July 2021

Dan Davies Weekly Column Farmers win the day – Energeticcity.ca

Posted: July 21, 2021 at 12:25 am

A tiger cannot change its stripes, but apparently, John Horgan and his Agriculture Minister Lana Popham can when it comes to flip-flopping over restrictions brought in against farmers doing any new construction on their own property.

One of the first things the NDP did when they assumed office a few years back was severelyimpose restrictions against the use of farmland located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).But Popham went too far when she decided to reverse a policy brought in by the previous BC Liberal government recognizing that each region of the province has its own character and growing conditions.

We all know our own local growing season and conditions are not even close to those on the Lower Mainland, so thats why two zones were previously established.One for the north and one for the south to give our farmers as much flexibility possible to eke out a living.When Popham brought in her Bill 52 two years ago, she announced her intention to eliminate the two-zone system and severely restrict farmers and landowners from constructing any new structures on their own property, namely secondary residences or even trailers.

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Right-wing fundamentalists are using the slogans of free speech to purge dissent – iNews

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The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill returned to Parliament last Monday, and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson got his chance to be a national saviour. He admonished campus cancel warriors. He summoned the poet John Milton: Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

It is propaganda and puffery. These Tories are on a mission to subdue and bend the academic, arts and public service broadcasting sectors, seen as too liberal, too left-wing, too contrary.

Alison Scott-Baumann, a professor at Soas (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, has rightly observed that the Bill is capitalising on the moral panic about universities [rather] than actually helping them to protect free speech. She pointed out that the Joint Committee on Human Rights report mentioned by the Government actually concluded that there is no major crisis of free speech on campus. Remember, universities are also under pressure to disallow extremist speakers and monitor debates on Palestine.

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Williamson is bolstering his own career as well as the drummers banging on about woke traitors who have stolen the right of every Briton to stick a lit flare up the bum, to call black people monkeys and gay people poofters, to demean females and whitewash history. The liberationists get livid, even violent, if we argue back or fight for equality and dignity. The fuming fundamentalists are utilising the slogans of free speech to purge dissent, end diversity of opinion and censor those who stand against the ascendent new hegemony.

Recently, an amiable producer persuaded me to appear weekly on Michelle Dewberrys programme on GB News. Unlike Fox News, she promised, the station wanted a wide range of views. Dewberry was affable, but it really is very weird in there. I bumped into right-wing ideologues and felt out of place. They took me off one week when football madness was around and I didnt go on the following week and that was the end of the affair.

Soon after, GB News presenter Guto Harri, formerly a BBC chap who went to work for the then London mayor Boris Johnson, took the knee on air to show his aversion to racism. Viewers were outraged, his bosses intolerant. He left because he realised that GB News is not a haven of free speech but a pit for right-wing cant and control .

Sir Robbie Gibb, ex-BBC journalist and Theresa Mays former aide who is now on the corporations board, has reportedly tried to stop Jess Brammar, HuffPosts UK former editor from being selected to oversee the BBCs news channels; Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused the BBC of excluding right wingers from key jobs; Dr Aminul Hoque, a respected British-Bangladeshi academic who has written on decolonising the school curriculum, was dropped from the board of the Royal Museums Greenwich; the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warns funding will be cut to museums that want to addresscolonialism.

And in Southend in Essex, an installation by the Australian artist Gabriella Hirst An English Garden was removed because Tory councillors threatened to whip up a media storm. The contemplative piece, commissioned by the arts organisation Metal (I am a board member) consisted of beds of atom bomb roses, a variety created in 1953 to celebrate the newly invented weapon. It was tested on Aboriginal land in Australia. A plaque explained this. The censors prevailed.

After their political coup, Boris and co are marching into cultural territory. We liberals must counter-attack. As one popular saying goes: When injustice become law, resistance becomes duty.

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Gov. Cooper maps an alternative path – The Robesonian

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North Carolina may go a third straight year without a new state budget. We definitely will go an 11th straight year without a budget written by Democrats.

What would such a creature look like? Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has shown us.

His plan is sweeping and starkly different from budgets passed by Republicans since 2011. Cooper would transform North Carolinas health care, education, energy use, infrastructure, job training, pandemic assistance and approach to racial issues.

But few North Carolinians know that.

News tends to focus on the legislature; something newsworthy happens there nearly every day. Gov. Cooper isnt one to pound the podium and command the cameras. He prefers patient, persistent persuasion with legislators.

The governor reiterated his mission statement in an email this month to supporters:

I want a North Carolina where people are better educated, healthier, with more money in their pockets, and where there are more equitable opportunities for people to have lives of purpose and abundance. Every single day I come to work with this goal in mind.

As political messages go, its somewhat clunky. But its clear. And Cooper has stuck to it consistently since he ran in 2016.

Senate Republicans, supported by four Democrats, passed their budget last month. (The Democrats districts would get a lot of money in the package.) The Senate budget is more of the same since 2011: more tax cuts for corporations, limited budget increases for public schools and paltry pay raises (3% over two years) for teachers.

The governors says his approach means fighting for access to affordable, quality health care. He would expand Medicaid healthcare coverage to a half-million more people: It makes people healthier. It uses tax dollars wisely and reduces health care costs for businesses. It makes health care more fair. It reaches rural areas.

It means a commitment to solving our climate crisis and making our state more resilient in the face of increasing storms. He would expand access to clean energy technologies, invest in clean energy economic development, promote offshore wind, and build the clean energy workforce to catalyze North Carolinas economy.

It means investing in public schools. He wants more children getting high quality pre-K and a healthy start at birth. More children who learn to read in elementary school. More children inspired to learn trades in middle school. And more well-paid educators who can guide children as well as adults getting trained for a second career.

And that means paying teachers more 10% raises over the next two years. Cooper would spend $1.5 billion of the $6.5 billion in surplus revenue to meet (the states) constitutional obligation of ensuring every student has access to a sound basic education.

In a time of heightened attention to racial issues, the governor says his vision means fighting discrimination at every turn and promoting policies that make North Carolina a better, more inclusive place to live and work for everyone.

Hed also make job training more affordable and available. Hed invest in infrastructure from schools to bridges to broadband. Hed help businesses hurt by the pandemic restaurants, hotels, conventions, hospitality and tourism.

In 2017 and 2018, the legislature overrode Coopers vetoes and passed its own budget. His vetoes withstood override attempts in 2019 and 2020, and the state went without an updated budget. Spending continued at prior levels, leaving needs unmet and issues unaddressed.

The governors plan wont pass this year, again. Well see if he persuades Republicans to make significant changes. But he has met his responsibility, as the states chief executive and the Democratic Partys leader, to offer an alternative vision for North Carolinas future.

Gary Pearce was a reporter and editor at The News & Observer, a political consultant, and an adviser to Gov. Jim Hunt (1976-1984 and 1992-2000). He blogs about politics and public policy at http://www.NewDayforNC.com.

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River frontage camping laws reported backdown – Gippsland Times

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THE state opposition is celebrating after media reports leaked the state government has backed down on its proposed legislation to allow camping on licenced river frontages.Last Friday, the Weekly Times published an article asserting the government had dropped its election commitment to allow camping and campfires on 17,000 kilometres of river frontages licensed to farmers from September this year, prompting proponents of the legislation to ask for clarification.The article cited two industry stakeholder groups, which told the newspaper the government had opted to open up 25 pilot sites instead.The laws would allow campers to light fires and camp for 28 days straight within 200 metres from farmers homes, collect half a cubic metre of firewood per day (despite farmers not being able to collect firewood themselves on the same land) and in some instances, void farmers insurance policies given the risk of biosecurity hazards, pollution and fire.The news of a reported backflip follows last months parliamentary hearing discovering the government failed to provide any funding in the 2021-22 state budget to monitor and enforce its new camping regulations, instead cutting 15 per cent from the environment and biodiversity budget.During the hearings, Environment Minister Lily DAmbrosio confirmed there was also no plan to support 10,000 farmers holding state-issued licenses to use the land who could no longer obtain adequate insurance.The opposition claims the backdown is a win for farmers and environmental groups such as Landcare, which also slammed the government for ramming through its new laws without consultation.The opposition claimed the government ganged up with the crossbench to ram through these poorly-planned laws, arrogantly ignoring genuine concerns of farmers and environmentalists.But following pressure from farmers, environmental groups such as Landcare, and Liberal and Nationals MPs, it says the government has admitted its new laws were flawed.Shadow environment and climate change minister Bridget Vallence said the lawns were botched from the start.Whilst we support more opportunities for recreation on public land, there must also be strong safeguards that protect people, our native environment and wildlife, and farms, she said.Its clear that Daniel Andrews and Labor have failed to get the balance right with their waterfront camping regulations and have no plan to protect Victorias environment.On Friday, Victorias recreational fishing peak body, VRFish, called Ms DAmbrosio to publicly clarify the governments position regarding access to licensed public land for camping.VRFish chairman Rob Loats said the bodys expectation with the passing of the Land Act amendment to allow for camping under regulations was that improved access to public land would be the outcome.Breaking access improvement promises to recreational fishers and boaters is not something any government should entertain, he said.This Weekly Times article is extremely concerning to the peak body and hundreds of thousands of recreational fishers.It would be good if Minister DAmbrosio could also explain why public roads under unused road licences, that lead to crown water frontages, are currently being closed hand over fist, and what the Andrews Labor Government intends to do about this urgent issue.river

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Council moves to surrender lease on commuter car park at Sutherland – St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

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Sutherland Shire Council proposes to surrender the lease of a commuter car park it has held from the rail authority for 58 years.

The car park, in East Parade, Sutherland, 200 metres south of the station, is in a serious state of disrepair, with the patched up, old bitumen seal dotted with potholes, which fill with rainwater.

Complaints by commuters and residents led the council last year to ask Transport for NSW to work together to upgrade the car park, which has been leased since 1963.

Two thirds of the land belongs to the rail authority and the council owns the other portion.

Transport for NSW rejected the request, saying it was a council responsibility and refused to even share the cost.

The car park has 60-65 spaces at present, but a preliminary upgrade design indicates it could provide up to 78 spaces.

Labor councillor Diedree Steinwall, who first raised the issue, moved at this month's meeting of the Shire Services Committee the council pursue negotiations with TfNSW and offer to design and project manage an upgrade, with an agreed funding deal.

The motion also called for the council to seek support from state and federal MPs.

However, Liberal councillors successfully supported the staff recommendation to surrender the lease.

Cr John Riad said it was a state government responsibility "and I don't think the council should get involved".

Cr Carmelo Pesce said, "I don't think we should be offering to design and project manage something when the majority of the land belongs to the state government".

Cr Greg McLean supported continuing negotiations, saying COVID stimulus funds could be available.

A Transport for NSW spokeswoman told the Leader the lease agreement required the council "to maintain the entire space".

"As per the lease requirements the commuter carpark must be returned to good condition by Sutherland Shire Council before the lease can be surrendered," she said.

"Because the car park is half on council land and half on TAHE (Transport Asset Holding Entity of NSW) land there would need to be a new agreement over management and maintenance of the car park before the lease can be surrendered."

The council will finalise its position at its July 26 meeting .

Cr Steinwall said the commuter car park was"now an uncertain mess".

"Liberal councillors have abandoned residents and washed their hands of doing any work to secure state government funding for the upgrade. We are now faced with an uncertain future, with a car park that is unsightly and quite unsafe."

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Climavision Is Taking On Big Weather With AI – Forbes

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A highway is closed due to snow and ice in Houston, Texas on Feb. 15, 2021. Up to 2.5 million ... [+] customers were without power as the state's power generation capacity was impacted by an ongoing winter storm brought by Arctic blast. (Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua via Getty)

A new weather tech startup says it has created a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered weather radar and satellite network to take on big weather.

Climavision, which has $100 million in private equity funding, has created a high-resolution weather radar and satellite network that combines lower altitude, proprietary data with machine learning and AI technology.

Chris Goode, CEO of Climavision, says the new sensing network will fill the coverage gaps in the existing NOAA and NWS systems across the US. Goode adds that the current weather surveillance model provides a picture of weather at a given moment, but the picture is not complete.

The US, like many other governments across the world, relies on a network of weather radars known as NEXRAD and these are strategically placed across the country to collect weather data, in real-time, said Goode. In addition to NEXRAD, they also use other forms of weather collection, such as weather balloons and aircraft sensors which are deployed to collect additional data points at different parts in the atmosphere.

There are gaps in coverage between radars in the NEXRAD network and gaps in the mixing levels of the atmosphere, where volatile weather forms, and at the lowest levels, where this weather occurs, added Goode. The Climavision system will fill in those gaps with critical weather radar infrastructure and bring real-time data with space-based observations to get a complete view of whats happening from the ground up.

Once we collect data direct from the source, we use AI, machine learning and IoT to process, interpret and distribute the data, said Goode. Were applying the most sophisticated technology to public datasets so that beyond our data collection, we can learn even more from what is already available.

Goode says that traditional weather observations consist of multiple variables, including temperature, wind, pressure, and humidity, which are interconnected and complex.

We employ AI and machine learning to perform quality control of these observations which come from multiple platforms and various channels based on their respective sensitivity to different components of the atmosphere at different atmospheric levels, said Goode. Machine learning, AI like the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and regression are used to extract the most impactful meteorological information and to integrate the information from different platforms.

Goode says that the company is bringing a fundamental shift in weather forecasting.

We can all agree that weather is one of the few phenomena with almost universal application. Understanding weather more intimately, in more detail, and with greater lead time impacts every person, every business, every industry, said Goode. So having a better understanding of whats happening in the atmosphere - one or two hours earlier, sometimes even just minutes earlier has the potential to save money and, more importantly, save lives.

If you dont know whats headed your way flash flooding, hail, snow, tornadoes you cant possibly prepare, adds Goode.

The company plans to rollout the technology in Q4 2021.

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Further Funding Flows to Canadian AI Inference Hardware – The Next Platform

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AI inference hardware startup, Untether AI, has secured a fresh $125 million in funding to push its novel architecture into its first commercial customers in edge and datacenter environments.

Intel Capital was a primary investor in Untether AI since its founding in 2018. When we did a deep dive on their architecture with their CEO in October, 2020, the Toronto-based startup had already raised $27 million and was sampling its runAI200 devices. The team, comprised of several ex-FPGA hardware engineers, was bullish on the potential for custom ASICs for ultra-low power interference and apparently, its investors are too.

This latest funding round, led by Tracker Capital and Intel Capital, also roped in new investor, Canada Pension Plan Investor Board (CPP Investments), which manages money for the countrys 20 million-strong pension program with a fund total of over $492 billion.

These are still early days for the inference startup but they have managed to secure systems integrator, Colfax, to carry their tsunAlmi accelerator cards for edge servers along with their imAIgine SDK. Each of the cards have four of the runAI200 devices we described here which Untether says can delover 2 petaops of peak compute performance. In its own benchmarks they say this translates to 80k frames per second on ResNet-50 (batch size 1) and on BERT, 12k queries per second.

The startup is focused on Int-8, low latency server-based inference only with small batch sizes in mind (batch 1 was at the heart of their design process). The companys CEO, Arun Iyengar (you might recognize his names from leadership roles at Xilinx, AMD, and Altera) says they are going after NLP, recommendation engines, and vision systems for the applications push with fintech at the top of their list for markets, although he was quick to point out that this was less about high frequency trading and more for broader portfolio balancing (asset management, risk allocation, etc.) as AI has real traction there.

At the heart of the unique at-memory compute architecture is a memory bank: 385KBs of SRAM with a 2D array of 512 processing elements. With 511 banks per chip, each device offers 200MB of memory, enough to run many networks in a single chip. And with the multi-chip partitioning capability of the imAIgine Software Development Kit, larger networks can be split apart to run on multiple devices, or even across multiple tsunAImi accelerator cards.

He also says their low power approach would be a good fit for on-prem centers doing large-scale video aggregation (smart cities, retail operations, for example). He admits willingly that theyre starting with these use cases instead of coming out bold with ambitions to find a place among the hallowed hyperscalers, but says theres enough market out there for low-power, high performance devices that theyll find their niches.

In the absence of any public customers for its early silicon, the company is attractive beyond just the funding and the uniqueness of the architecture. It has some pedigreed folks backing the engineering, including Alex Grbic, who heads software engineering and is well known for a long career at Altera. On the hardware engineering side, Untethers Alex Michael, also of Altera, brings decades of IC design, product, and manufacturing experience to bear.

While the vendor word is that there is explosive opportunity for custom inference devices in the datacenter and edge, it remains to be seen who the winners and losers are in the inference startup game. From our view, the edge opportunity has more wiggle room than the large datacenters we tend to focus on here at TNP and it will be a long, tough battle to unseat those high-value (high margin) customers from their CPU/GPU positions.

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AI Is Not Going To Replace Writers Anytime Soon But The Future Might Be Closer Than You Think – Forbes

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Is AI for content creation over-hyped or will all writers eventually be replaced by bots? Businesses dont necessarily need more content, they need better content that actually performs.

AI is doing a lot to help streamline content marketing and management for companies across the board. You can get things researched, prepped, edited, and published in minutes (as opposed to days or weeks).

The problem is that while AI can automate time-consuming publishing tasks and help predict what people want to read, it can't really write that well yet.

Today, AI still relies heavily on stringing together concepts or facts into some semi-coherent ramble, but it can't massage the phrasing or other intangibles that get customers to stand up and take notice.

AIs underlying technologies in the area of content creation currently include Microsofts Turing Natural Language Generation (T-NLG) boasting 17 billion parameters and OpenAIs Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 technology (GPT-3), which has 175 billion machine learning parameters.

In September 2020, Microsoft announced it had licensed access to GPT-3s technology for its exclusive use, which offers a clue as to where this fast-growing industry is heading.

In this interview, Wordable CEO and Founder & CEO of Codeless, Brad Smith outlines AIs current limitations for content creation, tells us how best to leverage its capabilities, and looks at where we are headed in the not-too-distant future.

Key problems with content AI todayarbage in. Garbage out.

Smith says the biggest problem with AI right now is its overreliance on patterns and the probability of certain words or phrases showing up next to each other when you reference certain topics.

This means that currently, it can only take a mediocre pass at factual, information-based content. But even then it struggles to actually understand anything its saying. It is merely taking whats already out there on certain topics and then playing a Robocop version of the word game Mad Libs, he explains.

AI cant string together long, persuasive text.

Most good content builds on itself, says Smith. So you might lay the groundwork for an argument in the first section, and then come back later to build on top of that readers new understanding in the fourth section or paragraph.

The trouble with AI is that it cant reference itself in that way, says Smith. Its knowledge of a few topics are completely isolated from each other, so it cant connect the dots that your reader would importantly be expecting to see.

Smith says that these two issues alone would completely rule out AI-based uses for a significant amount of online content.

AI cant do audio or video

He also goes on to point out that AI cant do audio or video, nor write scripts for this type of media, which is how most people will consume digital media in the next few decades, but thats another topic for another day, says Smith.

AI cant do subjective

Most content online isnt objective, but subjective. Comparing alternatives, or providing a few recommendations, each with its own pros and cons.

Unless AI is basically robotically plagiarizing other content already on this subject, it cant compare alternatives like this or provide additional context as to why one argument might or might not be legitimate.

Wordable CEO and Founder & CEO of Codeless, Brad Smith

AI cant do emotion

And AI cant do emotion, such as style, jargon, inside jokes, meta-references, anecdotes, and storytelling. All the things that get someone to stop dead in their tracks, take notice of what theyre reading, and actually want to continue reading the full thing. At the end of the day, people are still emotional human beings, hardwired via their centuries-old lizard brains to use feelings to convince themself of logical decisions, and not vice-versa.

Where can AI help with content creation?Research and prep

Given that most long-form content (1,000-2,000 words) takes 4-5 hours on average to write, with maybe half of that for research and prep, Smith says that AI can be a huge help.

AI and its underlying content technologies can help shortcut this dramatically, providing ideas for how an article should look, or what subtopics to mention, within seconds versus hours.

Pattern-matching works well for SEO

While pattern matching can create content like a Robocop version of Mad Libs, Smith says that AI-based research thats heavily based on pattern-matching can help structure something for strong SEO.

Search engines like Google only exist to help searchers find answers to their queries. To do that, a lot of content they show tends to be fairly formulaic, where the top 10 results might all mention certain subtopics, semantic ideas, questions theyre answering.

First drafts in specific cases

Smith explains that in some very specific cases, AI might be able to provide short-form, basic fact-based content thats passable for a first draft. Again, youll still want writers and editors to actually review it, polish it, edit, or add on. And again this might save you significant time and money, especially if you can work with AI to vet or manually approve an outline before the AI attempts to write it out.

So while bots might not be replacing writers anytime soon, AI for content creation is developing rapidly. Given that GPT-3 launched just a couple of months later than T-NLG with 10 times the capacity of its rival, it will be interesting to see what happens next. Preliminary tests, on only 80 subjects showed only 48% success in distinguishing short stories written by people from those created by AI.

Smiths key advice is: when using underlying technologies for content, ensure you keep humans involved at various stages of the process.

Of course, you still need experts and humans to vet, filter, tweak, and throw out things to make sure its legit. Nevertheless, used correctly, AI can potentially be a huge timesaver, and will no doubt feature heavily in the future of content creation.

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Employees want more AI to boost productivity, study finds – VentureBeat

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Eighty-one percent of employees believe AI improves their overall performance at work. As a result, more than two-thirds (68%) are calling on their employers to deploy more AI-based technologies to help them execute tasks. Thats the top-level finding from a study published today by 3GEM on behalf of SnapLogic, which surveyed 400 office workers across the U.S. and U.K. about their opinions on AI in the workplace.

In recent years, there was concern among office workers that AI would drive job losses, but employee opinions seem to have changed. The more theyve been exposed to AI and see it in action, the more theyve realized how much it can assist them with their daily work, SnapLogic CTO Craig Stewart said in a statement.

More than half (56%) of employees responding to the SnapLogic survey said theyre using AI which the survey doesnt define as a part of their daily job responsibilities. Meanwhile, 89% believe AI could support them in up to half of their activities, particularly in (1) explaining data, (2) revealing trends and patterns, (3) moving data from one place to another, and (4) accessing data residing in different places across the business.

When asked about the benefits of AI, 61% of respondents said it helped them have a more efficient and productive workday. Almost half (49%) felt it improved their decision-making and accelerated time to insights, while just over half (51%) said they believe AI enables them to achieve a better work/life balance.

SnapLogics research also took a look at the growing market for personal AI apps versus those used at work. The workplace appears to be the proving ground for the use of AI, according to Stewart, with 45% of respondents reporting having downloaded AI-powered work apps compared with 26% reporting having downloaded personal apps.

As AI is increasingly used to make better decisions and rack up productivity gains, theyve gone from tentatively accepting to fully embracing AI. The fact that they are now calling on their leaders to accelerate AI technology adoption in the enterprise is a real sea-change, Stewart added.

SnapLogic has a vested interest in demonstrating demand for AI in the enterprise, of course. The companys platform taps AI and machine learning to automate app, data, and cloud integration. But business interests aside, AI technologies are verifiably becoming prevalent in workplaces around the world.

While the adoption rate varies between organizations, a majority of them 95% in a recent S&P Global report consider AI to be important in their digital transformation efforts. Corporations were expected to invest more than $50 billion in AI systems globally in 2020, accordingto IDC, up from $37.5 billion in 2019. And by 2024, investment is expected to reach $110 billion.

The C-suite, or the top level of companies that are getting interested in this technology, are seeing how they can actually use AI for business, Accenture global lead for applied intelligence Sanjeev Vohra explained during a recent panel at VentureBeats Transform conference. Its moved out of the experimentation zone to something scaled. Businesses are using AI to scale business value and enterprise value.

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Global Operating Room Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market Report 2021-2030 with Case Studies to Assess the Key Strategies Adopted by Some of the…

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DUBLIN, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Operating Room Market: Focus on Offering, Technology, Indication, Application, End User, Unmet Demand, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Over 16 Countries' Data - Analysis and Forecast, 2021-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Global AI in Operating Room Market to Reach $2,951.5 Million by 2030

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5 Industry Analysis5.1 Technology Landscape5.1.1 Key Trends5.2 Value Chain Analysis5.3 Cost-Benefit Analysis5.4 End-User Perceptions5.5 Funding Scenario5.6 Regulatory Framework and Government Initiatives5.6.1 Regulations in North America5.6.1.1 U.S.5.6.1.1.1 Connected Devices5.6.1.1.2 Software-as-a-Medical Device (SaMD)5.6.1.1.2.1 General Considerations for SaMDs5.6.2 Regulations in Europe5.6.3 Regulations in Japan5.6.4 Regulations in China5.7 Patent Analysis5.7.1 Awaited Technological Developments5.7.2 Patent Filing Trend5.8 Product Benchmarking

6 Competitive Landscape6.1 Market Share Analysis6.2 Key Strategies and Developments6.3 Business Model Analysis6.4 Pricing Analysis6.5 Competitive Benchmarking

7 Global AI in Operating Room Market Scenario7.1 Assumptions and Limitations7.2 Global AI in Operating Room Market Assessment7.3 Key Findings and Opportunity Assessment7.4 Global AI in Operating Room Market Size and Forecast7.5 Market Dynamics7.5.1 Impact Analysis7.5.2 Market Growth Promoting Factors7.5.2.1 Growth in Funding for AI7.5.2.2 Growing Adoption of AI-Enabled Technologies in Healthcare Settings7.5.2.3 Advancement in Robotics and Medical Visualization Technologies7.5.2.4 Benefits of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Surgeries Over Conventional Surgeries7.5.3 Market Growth Restraining Factors7.5.3.1 Lack of a Well-Defined Regulatory Framework in Regions7.5.3.2 Limited Studies and Data on the Efficiency of AI in Operating Rooms7.5.4 Market Growth Opportunities7.5.4.1 Leverage AI to Enhance Remote Surgical Capabilities7.5.4.2 Leveraging Business Synergies for Capability and Portfolio Enhancement7.5.5 Current Surgical Challenges7.5.6 Capitalizing on Unmet Demand

8 Global AI in Operating Room Market (by Offering)8.1 Key Findings and Opportunity Assessment8.2 Hardware8.3 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

9 Global AI in Operating Room Market (by Technology)9.1 Key Findings and Opportunity Assessment9.2 Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning9.3 Natural Language Processing (NLP)

10 Global AI in Operating Room Market (by Indication)10.1 Key Findings and Opportunity Assessment10.2 Cardiology10.3 Orthopedics10.4 Urology10.5 Gastroenterology10.6 Neurology

11 Global AI in Operating Room Market (by Application)11.1 Key Findings and Opportunity Assessment11.2 Training11.3 Diagnosis11.4 Surgical Planning and Rehabilitation11.4.1 Pre-Operative11.4.2 Intra-Operative11.4.3 Post-Operative11.5 Outcomes and Risk Analysis11.6 Integration and Connectivity11.7 Others (Instrument Tracking and Traceability, Scheduling, Anesthesia Management)

12 Global AI in Operating Room Market (by End User)12.1 Opportunity Assessment12.2 Hospitals12.3 Others (Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Private, Standalone, and Specialized Facilities)

13 Global AI in Operating Room Market (by Region)

14 Case Studies14.1 Enabling the Future Operating Room with AI14.2 Role of M&As in the Future of AI in Operating Room14.3 Role of AI in Minimally Invasive Surgeries

15 Company Profiles

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