Artificial intelligence will soon be integrated into a wide range of everyday items, from sneakers to microwaves, now that microchips as small as a dime can hold machine learning programs.
“In the future, your shoes will recognize that you gained five pounds over the holiday season and will adjust the cushion accordingly.” “The workers’ safety helmets will understand when they are tired and will remind the workers to take a break,” Yubei Chen, co-founder of artificial intelligence company Aizip. “We can put AI in your microwaves so that you can interact with your natural language.”
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Aizip recently developed a process to create small, specialized AI systems that could be used in products like household appliances, clothing, and manufacturing equipment. While large AI models such as ChatGPT demand significant processing power and require massive data centers in order to operate, tiny AI tools capable of collecting, storing, and analyzing data can physically fit on whatever item is using the tech.
“We are bringing intelligence into everyday life, making it safer and more intelligent,” Yan Sun, CEO of AI firm Aizip, told Fox News. “We believe that small models can have a significant societal impact.”
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Small AI devices could allow smart refrigerators that identify the nutritional value of their contents, ovens that set cooking parameters based on food type, and face-recognizing coffee machines that tailor orders to each individual, according to Aizip research. A human activity tracker that uses AI to gather and analyze motion data was one of the tiny systems created by the company, housed on a chip smaller than a dime with enough room to hold additional applications.
