Ken Pyle

2 weeks ago | viodi.tv | Ken Pyle

“Spring has sprung” denotes the time of year when new growth occurs in the plant world. With Gardyn, every day is the first day of spring, which also means that every day can be peak fall harvest. In the above video, Lindsay Springer, Ph.D., Gardyn’s Director of Plants, Nutrition, and Digital Agriculture, explains how combining hydroponics, LED grow lights, sensors, and AI allows anyone to grow over 100 tasty and nutritious varieties of produce.

3 weeks ago | viodi.com | Ken Pyle

Friendly, safe, and clean: three words that describe Hong Kong. If the pubic transportation system is an indication, then efficient could be added to this list. Of course, with its density, walkable is another adjective that describes the world’s fourth densest city. Despite the relative endless sea of people during the day, at night, it is relatively quiet. Even during the mad rush of prime time, there are spots one can find to get away from the crowds and enjoy a glimpse of nature.

1 month ago | viodi.com | Ken Pyle

Lawrence D. Burns, PH.D., provides an overview of Neural Propulsion Systems “HROS” technology, a solution that dramatically improves radar resolution and safety capabilities. By leveraging advanced AI and mathematics, NPS unlocks “crystal clear visibility” for automotive and other safety-critical applications.

1 month ago | viodi.com | Ken Pyle

The theme of a couple of the articles in this issue of the Viodi View is the integration of human and machine. In both cases, if the machines’ directions are off by just a fraction, it could lead to a bad outcome. A 25-minute conversation with Google’s Gemini inspired the first article. Unfortunately, Gemini did not provide references for what it wrote, so it did not get a promotion from intern to author. Thanks to the Broadband Forum, my employer, for supporting this newsletter.

2 months ago | viodi.com | Ken Pyle

Are text files the future of image and, potentially, video compression? Using text prompts to generate images is well known. But, what about using generative AI in the reverse direction to create a text file prompt for a given image? Using this technique could result in more than 100:1 improvement in file size from hundreds of kilobytes to kilobytes. It is clear from the limited test results shown below, that off-the-shelf generative AI products could achieve this sort of compression improvement.