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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:19 am
Stan Caldwell, executive director of Mobility21, which is involved in developing a smart city in Pittsburgh, believes that China invests twice as much in research and development as the United States, which he believes is key to staying competitive in new technologies.
He also added that American AI researchers could compete for greece number data government grants such as the National Science Foundation’s Civic Innovation Challenge or the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. According to a recent report, a $50 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to the city of Columbus, Ohio, never reached its goal.
“We want technology to evolve. It will make life safer, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly. It may sound selfish, but we want it to evolve here and improve the economy of our country,” says Caldwell.
Alibaba and Baidu declined to comment, but their success will undoubtedly lead to new business opportunities for both companies. More than a thousand traffic lights in Hangzhou are equipped with Alibaba's City Brain system. It has already proven its effectiveness - thanks to the introduction of artificial intelligence, the number of traffic jams on the roads has significantly decreased.
Chinese companies have also excelled in other categories of the US-sponsored competition. For example, Megvii performed well in facial recognition accuracy tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The US is also encouraging AI researchers to develop smart city surveillance technology through the ASAPS competition, which helps emergency services operators predict when they should dispatch an ambulance, fire truck or police.
In this competition, teams analyze a combination of text, photo, and video content, as well as Facebook and Twitter posts.
Garofoli, a senior advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has previously worked with intelligence agencies and the White House on projects analyzing multiple video streams at once. He led the work on creating the ASAPS dataset, which he compared to creating a Hollywood movie.
He also added that American AI researchers could compete for greece number data government grants such as the National Science Foundation’s Civic Innovation Challenge or the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. According to a recent report, a $50 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to the city of Columbus, Ohio, never reached its goal.
“We want technology to evolve. It will make life safer, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly. It may sound selfish, but we want it to evolve here and improve the economy of our country,” says Caldwell.
Alibaba and Baidu declined to comment, but their success will undoubtedly lead to new business opportunities for both companies. More than a thousand traffic lights in Hangzhou are equipped with Alibaba's City Brain system. It has already proven its effectiveness - thanks to the introduction of artificial intelligence, the number of traffic jams on the roads has significantly decreased.
Chinese companies have also excelled in other categories of the US-sponsored competition. For example, Megvii performed well in facial recognition accuracy tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The US is also encouraging AI researchers to develop smart city surveillance technology through the ASAPS competition, which helps emergency services operators predict when they should dispatch an ambulance, fire truck or police.
In this competition, teams analyze a combination of text, photo, and video content, as well as Facebook and Twitter posts.
Garofoli, a senior advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has previously worked with intelligence agencies and the White House on projects analyzing multiple video streams at once. He led the work on creating the ASAPS dataset, which he compared to creating a Hollywood movie.