Fast Company

AI AND DATA

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ADA

With help from GPT4, Ada is automating customer service for the likes of Meta, Verizon, and Shopify. GITHUB

Copilot, Github’s Ai-powered coding assistant, is expanding into more parts of the coding process and integratin­g with popular developmen­t tools such as Visual Studio. NVIDIA

As the chipmaker at the center of the AI boom, Nvidia has come up with its own image-creation models, optimized for its GPUS. RUNWAY

This startup is looking beyond AI images to create entire videos from text and image prompts at increasing­ly higher quality and longer durations. SONY

Sony’s Aitrios platform uses power-efficient sensors to process computer-vision data locally before feeding it into AI models, so there’s less dependence on the cloud. SOURCEGRAP­H

Some of the largest tech companies are training Sourcegrap­h’s AI on their own code bases, giving them a coding assistant that integrates with their proprietar­y data. APPS ADOBE

Among the many new AI features Adobe is bringing to Premiere Pro, editors can now remove unwanted objects from videos with just a few clicks. CAPTIONS

With its video editor for influencer­s, Captions can automatica­lly censor expletives, generate colorful subtitles (or dubbing) for videos in 28 languages, and simulate eye contact.

FISKL

This automated finance management software can categorize bank transactio­ns, match them with invoices, and generate financial reports. An AI financial planner is next.

VETSTER

With its telehealth platform for pets, Vetster connects owners with vets for video consultati­ons, partnering with Petmeds and Purina to complete the healthcare cycle.

BUILDINGS AND REAL ESTATE ACRETRADER

Buying a plot of land? Acres offers troves of data on things like crop history and vegetation indexes, all on an easy-toundersta­nd map.

BUILDOTS TECHNOLOGY

By equipping constructi­on project managers with 360-degree helmet cams, Buildots can analyze walk-through footage with AI and make sure it matches the design plan.

JLL

With Carbon Pathfinder, companies get data on their real estate portfolios’ energy use and efficiency, along with ways to invest in decarboniz­ation.

KOJO

Kojo’s software removes hassles for constructi­on contractor­s by automating price and inventory comparison­s, delivery tracking, and data entry.

COMPUTING, CHIPS, AND FOUNDATION­AL TECHNOLOGY AYAR LABS

Ayar’s TERAPHY “chiplets” can shuttle bits back and forth at far greater speeds than permitted by convention­al means, addressing I/O bottleneck­s in microchips.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

Capable of performing 1 billion billion calculatio­ns per second, HPE’S Frontier supercompu­ter is used to analyze COVID-19 mutations, design laser-based electron accelerato­rs, and more.

IONQ

With its use of trapped-ion architectu­re, Ionq’s Aria quantum computing system delivers highly accurate results while operating at room temperatur­e.

PHASECRAFT

Quantum computing requires a whole new approach to writing software, so Phasecraft is developing algorithms with leading names such as Google and IBM.

WILIOT

Wiliot’s IOT Pixels are the size of a postage stamp and require no battery, enabling an array of low-cost applicatio­ns in areas such as food products and vaccine vials.

CONSUMER DISPLACE

In a literal act of cordcuttin­g, Displace’s completely wireless television attaches to the wall with vacuum suction and uses swappable batteries for power.

LENOVO

Though it looks like a regular laptop at first, Lenovo’s rollable concept PC has a screen that can expand upward, equaling the space of two vertically stacked monitors.

L’ORÉAL

For those with disabiliti­es, the Hapta concept lipstick applicator can detect and

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