Schmidt Sciences Fosters AI Research
Institute, University of Toronto, explores how to maintain the safety of highly capable AI systems by finding methods to bound the probability of rare problematic behaviors of a model, which may not explicitly show up during its testing phase.● Michael Wooldridge, computer science professor, University of Oxford, explores how large language models can create powerful AI agents to act on our behalf and execute plans—including by interacting with each other and cooperating to jointly achieve goals.The 2024 AI2050 Early Career Fellows include:● Sara Beery, assistant professor at the Massachusetts
Speaker Line-Up for Catch the Next Wave’s Return at Oi24
;The Future Evolution of Key Enabling TechnologiesSensors - Jyotika Virmani, Executive Director, Schmidt Ocean InstituteRobotics - Justin Manley, President, Marine Technology SocietyAnalytics, Digital Twins and Artificial Intelligence - Professor Mike Wooldridge, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford.There will also be sessions for Q&A and networking within the CTNW conference agenda.Diving deep into the critical and controversial topics affecting the industry today and into the future, the wider Oi24 technical sessions will cover pertinent topics including the Blue Economy, Energy
Falcon ROV Helps Protect Maldives Coral Reefs
; he explains.Renowned for its ability to hold steady in strong currents while filming and manoeuvring, the Falcon is the world’s top robot in its class with a reliability record covering over a million hours underwater.Nekton is a not-for-profit UK-based research foundation working with the University of Oxford and a wide range of partners engaged in the scientific exploration and protection of the ocean
Cleanup Day Comes to Philippine Capital's Polluted Bay
in marine resources, with nearly 36,300 km (22,555 miles) of coastline in the archipelago of more than 7,600 islands.But it is the world's top polluter when it comes to releasing plastic waste into the ocean, accounting for roughly a third the total, according to an April 2022 report by the University of Oxford's Our World in Data, a scientific online publication."We need to do these (cleanup drives) for our environment and to discourage people from throwing trash on the seaside," Janet Panganiban, a 36-year-old volunteer, told Reuters.Critics say laws regulating solid waste are inadequate
Saab Seaeye Joins the Nekton Maldives Mission
, spawning habitats and related ecosystems.The Nekton Maldives Mission, 4th September to 7th October, will help create extensive new protected marine areas and ensure the ocean continues to provide for the Maldivian people.Nekton is a not-for-profit UK-based research foundation working with the University of Oxford and a wide range of partners to accelerate the scientific exploration and protection of the ocean.The Falcon is the world’s top robot in its class with a reliability record covering over a million hours underwater
Ocean Infinity Aims to Deliver Ammonia Fuel Propulsion Package for Armada Fleet
company is combining forces with UK-leading experts in clean fuel cell technology; maritime logistics; deployment and operation of remote and autonomous technology; and the development of operational regulations. The project team consists of an industry leading operator, Oxford Green Innotech, the University of Oxford and the University of Southampton’s Marine and Maritime Institute. Currently, most vessels use Green House Gas intensive internal combustion power systems. Directly targeting key elements of the UK Government’s 2050 Clean Maritime Plan, Ocean Infinity and its partners are
Ocean Trash: Putting a Price Tag on "Cleaning up Tuna Nets and Flip Flops" on the Aldabra Atoll
were published recently in Nature Scientific Reports and it is reportedly the first time that the financial cost for removing the waste has been calculated.Small island developing states receive unprecedented amounts of the world’s plastic waste. In March 2019, a team from the University of Oxford and Seychelles Islands Foundation, a public trust which manages Aldabra, removed 5% of litter washed up on Aldabra’s shores in a five-week mission. The researchers now estimate that 513 tonnes remain on the island, dominated by waste from regional fishing - buoys, ropes, nets - and 360
Robotics: Autobots Transform in the Offshore Energy Sector
P) from the same company in full-scale trials later this year. Equinor is also trailing HXCI (Heat Exchanger Cleaning & Inspection), an in-situ cleaning and inspection system prototype due to tested on a site on land in 2021. Equinor is also working with Total on the Taurob robot.Hub-50: University of Oxford’s quadruped ANYmal robot using its laser sensor to navigate its route at the ORE Catapult facility in Blyth. Copyright ORCA HubDoing the dull and dirty workSimilar capability is being worked on in the UK. Quantum Leap Technology (QL Tech) is developing a robot to perform fabric maintenance
Fleet Xpress Chosen for Nekton Project
chosen to provide the connectivity backbone enabling images captured by the deep ocean research institute, Nekton from the floor of the Indian Ocean to be transmitted to audiences worldwide.The Nekton Institute is an independent, not-for-profit research institute working in collaboration with the University of Oxford. It aims to accelerate the scientific exploration and protection of the oceans.The maritime high-speed broadband service provided connectivity to relay broadcast images from Nekton’s submersible off the Seychelles last year. Along with Associated Press, Sky News and Sonardyne, it won
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