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UN Digital Summit - IGF 2921: digital inequalities must be leveled

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The Global North and the Global South are divided by a civilization gap. Access to the Internet can be too expensive for people from less developed countries. But also in the wealthy countries, many still suffer from digital exclusion. The fourth day of the UN Digital Summit - IGF 2021 held in Katowice was devoted to providing equal development opportunities worldwide.

Teen scoops top award for groundbreaking AI programme that stops drivers dozing off at the wheel

Michał Paczyński from the town of Iłża near Radom beat off competition from hundreds of entries across the world to take first place at the International Impact Creators Competition in San Francisco organised by Intel.

PGNiG to increase domestic gas deposits thanks to AI project

Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) estimates it could increase its domestic natural gas resources by over 7 billion cubic meters in 2021-2022 thanks to its Smart Field project, which relies on artificial intelligence.

Neural network to help find hidden archaeological treasures

Team leader Piotr Wroniecki said: “If the system works as expected, it could successfully revolutionise archaeology – as the introduction of radiocarbon dating did in the first half of the 20th century.”

Financial crime fighter named one of top 25 women in FinTech

Julia Markiewicz, who is the co-founder and COO of Silent Eight, was named in the Financial Technology Report, for her “expert ability to adapt to changing markets, strengthen company procedures, and pilot new initiatives."

Digital affairs committee adopts policy for AI development

The Polish Council of Ministers Committee for Digital Affairs adopted on Monday a policy for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Poland, an important step towards taking advantage of the opportunities offered by AI.

The Gdańsk man who brought US giant Amazon to Poland

INTERVIEW: TFN’s Nick Westerby caught up with Łukasz Osowski to chat about how he created the world’s best Text to Speech (TTS) software, sold his firm to the world’s largest company, Amazon, and hear about his new project Vika Life.

Read all about it! Virtual library assistant helps readers find books based on their moods and preferences

The “Automatic Reviewer – Intelligent Book Recommendation System” uses deep learning technology and natural language processing. These enable its software to mimic the workings of the human brain and read, understand and derive meaning from human languages – in this case, the content of a book.

Minister declares creation of artificial intelligence centres in Poland

Development Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz told a ministry debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Tuesday that there are plans to develop AI centres in Poland so as to become creators rather than recipients of innovation.

Main event of European Robotics Week to take place in Poland

Representatives of companies and institutions from several European countries will take part in discussions about the future of robotics and artificial intelligence in Poznań, western Poland, from Thursday to Saturday.

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