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Had an engaging session today at Tech3 forum, organised by the Singapore Computer Society. Showed up a bit late and missed the opening talks from Minister Josephine Teo and Mr Lim Swee Say, but still caught some great insights from the panel. We had: Andrea Phua from Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Simon Chesterman from National University of Singapore, Kiren Kumar from IMDA, Simon See from NVIDIA, and Caroline Yap from Google A few things that really stuck with me: 1. There's this tricky balance between making #GenAI super easy to use (think like how intuitive your grandma uses an iPad) while ensuring that people know about the potential pitfalls, like biases hiding in the training data, and not take it just at face value. 2. When it comes to learning about GenAI, training is one part, but using it is key. Kiren Kumar talked about the importance of adoption-based skilling, which is really on point. There is no point in GenAI training if you can't use it regularly - you'll just forget it all! Thanks to Singapore Computer Society for putting this together. Can't wait to attend more events!

While the world is focused on Gen AI, another emerging technology could shape our future: Spatial Computing. Many of us first heard about this term when Apple launched its Apple Vision Pro. It's not a new term, though. Back in 2003, Simon Greenwold, a researcher at MIT Media Lab, defined spatial computing as “The interaction between humans and machines where the machine remembers and handles references to real-world objects and spaces”. In simple terms, spatial computing merges the real and virtual worlds, enhancing human-machine interaction and machine understanding of environments. But how will it affect businesses? While its full impact might not be immediate, businesses will need to adopt it within the next decade as it transforms human interaction and business processes. Much like smartphones did. Investing in this technology now helps solve current challenges and prepares companies for the future. Spatial computing will boost employee productivity by making technology more intuitive and integrated into daily tasks. Here's an amazing video by the World Economic Forum explaining the future of spatial technology. https://lnkd.in/dFqzJTZ7

Zoom on MHV’24 “Future of codecs” session This was a much-awaited panel constituted of the following participants: Anne Aaron (Senior Director, Encoding Tech at Netflix); Andrey Norkin  (Senior Research Scientist at Netflix, representing AOM); Jill Boyce (Distinguished Scientist, Nokia) ; Benjamin Bross (Head of Video Coding Systems Group at Fraunhofer HHI); Shan Liu (Distinguished Scientist and General Manager at Tencent); Justin Ridge (Vice-Chair ITU SG16, Principal Engineer at Nokia) that started with a short presentation of each panelist on what they see coming in the next 5 years. The report is made of 2 parts: -         The panel presentations : https://lnkd.in/d3BtMDyU -         The discussion, including Q&A:  https://lnkd.in/dQ9VVmGF Overall, a great forum of exchange as MPEG and AOM are not communicating, and this was a unique opportunity to make the 2 ecosystems discuss. I believe this was important to have this reality check on codecs and see how compression can evolve in the next 5 years. What came out of this panel as well as the different presentations of day2 is that we now have a better idea of what devices can do on AI/ML side after the great presentation done by Mediatek on the AI support on their TV & Mobile chips, but we also know what Qualcomm is doing, see their CEO presentation at CES’24 . I have seen great research papers at MHV previous editions presenting how they can develop new AI algorithms w/o knowing what the capabilities of new mobile devices were. I feel the research community needs to work closer to the industry and start to look at current AI devices capabilities and see how this can be integrated in the definition of the next generation video codec. Last you will see in the picture we had a great diversity panel, with not only 50% of women, but also 3 ethnicities represented. Bravo! https://lnkd.in/dr9QRHy2 Alex Giladi Dan Grois Ali C. Begen

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It was fantastic to watch this talk with Jensen Huang in the World Govt Summit. I encourage all to watch it as he presents some amazing insights. Few Key Takeaways that I thought was interesting: ✨ No one should learn coding in future! Human language is coding! AI should do the heavy lifting of translating human language, intent into code!! boom! that is a razor bullet insight. Being a coder for major part of my professional career, a computer science graduate, I am super happy that my kids don't have to learn coding or need to become experts in coding. I always thought coding a power tool to achieve an end goal. I can imagine that this tool, like a car, and the skillset to leverage the tool, like a driving license, is going to be ubiquitous or general common sense. There will be no differentiation in that! Currently, if you do not know how to read & write its a mistake or huge disadvantage, and I can clearly imagine that in the future, not know coding or computer science or leveraging software tools as one the basic qualities. More power to product, engineering & innovation. ✨ Life sciences, drug 'engineering' is going to be the next big thing in innovation. I cannot agree more. AI applications on drug discovery, diagnostics, cure for diseases is going to be major game changer in the next 50yrs. Exciting times to witness all of this 🤩 🤩

Likely #Microsoft (#MSFT) will be starting with photons (light) as its practical form of an "abstract construct" I have mentioned before. What's good about this route is photons act both as an energy wave and as a physical particle - which is good for #quantumcomputing (QC), because quantum yields several answers instead of just one. Having the attributes of both physical and energy-wave form makes for a faster and more comprehensive answer calc.    But no mention in the article of MSFT's research into topological constructs, which will make QC more easily scalable (and cost-saving). But looks like they'll use #Azure High-Performance Computing (#HPC) auto-scaling as a stopgap. Anyway, MSFT can still easily sell #AzureQuantumElements and its #Copilot as a marketable product. Azure Quantum Elements are industry-specific devs. Later on when QC combines with AI, more industry usage will be made easier due to AI's "intuition" - read: low-code/no-code on steroids. 

What exciting things are in store for high-performance computing this year? From quantum and exascale computing to integrating AI, many emerging tech trends will shape our journey in 2024. We'd love to hear your insights and predictions, so feel free to share them in the comments below! #RoNCC #EuroCC #HPC #supercomputer #supercomputing

✨The new Top500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world was just released: LUMI is yet again the fastest supercomputer in Europe – globally LUMI positioned 5th. LUMI was ranked high on the new other lists as well. ✨ – LUMI is now listed on the Top500 list for the fifth time, and it is great to see LUMI’s prominent position once again. More important than list positions, however, are the tangible results already achieved with LUMI. Both academic and industrial users have been able to make use of LUMI’s computing power to make significant progress with, for example, large language models, digital twins and quantum technologies. In line with LUMI’s status as one of the most advanced platforms for AI in the world, more than half of LUMI’s capacity has been used for AI-related research and innovation, says Kimmo Koski, Managing Director of CSC - IT Center for Science, on behalf of the LUMI Consortium. – LUMI continues to stand tall as one of the EuroHPC’s flagship supercomputers, its position among the world’s most powerful computing systems once again confirmed by the Top500 list. Not only does LUMI showcase impressive computational power, but its exceptional energy efficiency serves as an example for sustainable computing. Since its inauguration in 2022, LUMI has been instrumental in driving European research, innovation, and discoveries to the forefront of the global stage. I am proud that the EuroHPC JU is providing European users access to the world’s most powerful HPC resources, and LUMI plays a key part in this, says Anders Dam Jensen, Executive Director of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU). ❄️ Read our press release: https://lnkd.in/dZSnEEcB #lumisupercomputer #eurohpc #hpc #ai #top500

https://lnkd.in/ePYAc9CE During the World Government Summit 2024, Omar Sultan AlOlama, the UAE's Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, engaged in a dialogue with Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, about the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the fourth Industrial Revolution. Huang emphasized the pivotal role of accelerative computing in enabling AI in the Intelligence Revolution. While noting NVIDIA's prominent position in computational programming, he stressed the need for inclusivity, ensuring all nations can participate in the benefits of AI without creating a technological divide. AlOlama questioned how developing countries could manage this transition effectively. Huang advocated for economic readiness, likening it to past preparations for food production and electrification. He highlighted the negligible cost of building supercomputers today and urged for the democratization of technology, emphasizing the importance of sovereign AI where each country owns its national intelligence. Discussing concerns about AI, Al Olama and Huang acknowledged fears of it taking over but stressed the responsibility of societies and governments to harness its benefits rather than succumbing to fear. The conversation also touched on the future of education for children. Huang suggested specialization in specific fields, citing human biology as an example. This sparked discussions about parents' concerns regarding their children's future work in the AI-driven world. In summary, the dialogue addressed critical aspects of preparing nations, fostering inclusivity, dispelling fears, and shaping education for the AI-driven future. #ai #ai4good #artificialintelligence #aifuture