Science Park's Daily Dose 5

Let google’s AI do the Youtube Viewing for you 

Google Bard

  • Google Bard, an AI chatbot, can now analyze YouTube videos and provide specific details.

  • Users can ask Bard questions about video content, such as the number of eggs needed in a recipe.

  • The upgrade aims to offer deeper engagement with Youtube videos.

  • To use the feature, users need to visit the Bard website, access Extensions, and enable YouTube integration.

  • Bard can answer specific questions about video content but doesn't provide the entire recipe.

  • While the feature saves time, it raises concerns about potential negative impacts on content creators.

  • Users may skip watching videos, affecting content creators' advertising revenue.

  • The development prompts questions about supporting content creators when AI tools offer content without direct views.

IIT M incubated startup Agnikul on the verge of a groundbreaking Rocket Launch !!

  • Agnikul Cosmos, a Chennai-based aerospace startup, is gearing up for a groundbreaking test flight.

  • The test will feature the world's first single-piece 3D-printed engine in a satellite launch vehicle.

  • The upcoming mission serves as a technological precursor to Agnikul's planned orbital launch in 2024.

  • The test flight is scheduled to take place before the end of the year.

  • The CEO, Srinath Ravichandran, highlighted the complexity of the endeavor and the need for meticulous preparation.

  • Final reviews with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) are pending before the launch.

  • The launch vehicle is already at the launch pad, awaiting the completion of preparations.

Amazon leverages AI to dispatch products to over 71 million users in 11 minutes

  • Cyber Monday is expected to draw over 71 million online shoppers.

  • Amazon utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance delivery efficiency during the holiday rush.

  • The company claims its quickest delivery time, dispatching packages within 11 minutes for same day facilities.

  • AI is crucial in analyzing delivery routes, adapting to real-time traffic and weather conditions.

  • Amazon's AI forecasts daily demand for over 400 million products, optimizing delivery stations for the holiday season.

  • The new system, Sequoia, speeds up inventory identification and storage by 75% and reduces order processing time by 25%.

  • Amazon emphasizes the collaborative relationship between AI and human workers, creating new job types related to robotics.

  • Despite concerns about job displacement, Amazon sees AI as a "beautiful ballet of people and machines working together."

  • Goldman Sachs warns of potential global labor market disruption due to automation, impacting millions of jobs.