Introducing the hottest services that enrich business and living from the cutting edge of AI technology!"2nd AI / Artificial Intelligence EXPO" experience report

The remarkable development of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our lives in a visible manner.

The wave of the transformation is not only "things" that make your life convenient and fun, such as "Pepper -kun", a humanoid robot, "Pepper -kun" and smart speakers, but now you can settle unmanned convenience stores and create documents.It has grown into a "system" that can handle intellectual labor, and is shaking the social structure itself.

The destination of social change caused by AI is a world where the Nikkei Business calls it an "unmanned economy."Specialized artificial intelligence that goes beyond human abilities has emerged, and when the machine starts to work in all occupations, such as agriculture, manufacturing, retail, service, construction, advertising, and publishing.It is predicted.

So, how is AI specifically a convenient world?I went to an event where I could experience the cutting edge.

150 companies from Japan and overseas, which celebrated the second time this year, gathered 150 companies from Japan and overseas, and for three days from April 4 to 6, 2018, the Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Building was locked.

According to the press release, "Working AI" that makes full use of AI technology such as deep learning, machine learning, neural networks, and natural language processing is gathered.Applications are diverse, including image recognition, voice recognition, prediction / prediction conservation, AI robot, content art production, chatbot, and marketing tools.

As you can see, the venue is the sea of people, people, and people!I couldn't go around in one day, but I would like to introduce some of the AI technology that I was interested in from the actual experience.

Tools that are active in the business scene (1) Professional record creation support system

First of all, what is active in the business scene.I'm a writer, but one of my profession and inseparable work is a character.However, no matter where you work, the meeting is attached, and there is a lot of time spent on preparing the minutes.

I want to leave it to the machine!I can't help but have a technology that fulfills such a dream.

AMIVOICE by Advanced Media Co., Ltd. is a voice recognition technology that enables voice textbooks and real -time characters.It implements the latest deep learning technology, and can automatically convert voice such as meetings, seminars, and interviews.It is said that the use of "Amivoice" can be reduced to about half time using "Amivoice".

While recording on the IC recorder while listening to the story, those who were involved in the development of "Amivoice" offered, "Would you like to try it with that recorder now?"The good thing about the Expo venue is that you can actually try it like this.By connecting to the "Amivoice" cloud service, we witnessed the audio file in the IC recorder automatically and quickly.

In addition, we used the stand -alone app "Amivoice SpeechWriter" installed on the PC, and had the conversation in real time in real time while recording sounds with an IC recorder.

The venue was lively and the noise level was high, so the optimal accuracy could not be realized, but he recognized me more than I thought.In fact, it is used in situations where noise is not included, and using a microphone will increase the accuracy.I realized once again the convenience of AI, as to what the time I spent on preparing the minutes.

The high accuracy of voice recognition of "Amivoice" is because the words are selected by judging from the context before and after.Therefore, he seems to be good at recognizing long -term spoken words.Unfortunately, in the demonstration at the venue, the sentences seemed to be too short and did not work, but if the context was solid, they would recognize the same sounds such as the above "reporter" and "return to the office".In addition, it seems that if you correct the misunderstood words in "Amivoice SpeechWriter", the deep learning function will work and the accuracy will be improved.

The AMIVOICE minutes will be about 3 million yen, which is a reasonable price.It is already used by media companies.On the other hand, the usage fee for a cloud service called "VOXT", which can be used by individuals, starts at 30 yen per minute.In addition, you can choose from "VOXT Full", a service "service, and" VOXT self "that checks and modifies the voice by yourself, so you can easily use it according to your needs.Let's try it for the next interview.

Tools that are active in the business scene ② Technical inheritance AR solution

This is not AI, but AR (extended reality).It is a platform "AR Takumi" that uses Microsoft's HoloLens to overlap the digital world with a real world and create a reinforced work environment.

Imai, the editorial department, tried it.We are measuring realistic things using virtual rice that can be seen through goggles (Hololens).

If you use "AR Takumi" on site, when a worker wears goggles, the screen of the computer will appear in front of you.You can also display the necessary procedures on the actual device, and you can work while following the procedure.If you do not know on the way, you can share the screen you are looking at to the skilled engineers in remote areas and get instructions through Skype.

For example, it seems that "AR Takumi" saves the pinch that a newcomer who went out to repair the copier was lost on the go.You can get instructions while watching the actions in real life, so the problem will be solved immediately and you will be able to acquire skills efficiently.

It seems good to prepare images and CGs in advance and use them as a library, and use them for vocational training and occupational experience while checking it in the AR environment.

Outsourcing Technology Co., Ltd., which developed "AR Takumi", started as a temporary agency.When a new temporary employee takes over the job, there is no efficient transmission method.

If this technology becomes widespread, will it be a daily sight to see a person who presses or pinches the space in front of you while wearing HoloLens at any company?

AI that predicts the yield of tomatoes in the business scene

A group of tomatoes was noticeable in a venue full of machines equipped with AI.

In the sense of providing delicious vegetables and fruits, agriculture is an important business related to human activities, but unfortunately, the shortage of manpower in the field does not seem to be easily eliminated.

Therefore, it is Optim Co., Ltd.'s "Tomato County Prediction" to borrow AI from AI and efficiently harvest tomatoes.AI analyzes the tomato video and determines the number of people and the number.If this system is introduced in the house, you will always know in real time, "how many grams you can harvest in which place in the house in the house", so the efficiency of harvesting will increase and you can save waste.

It is said that other vegetables and fruits can be applied if the image and color (in some cases, shape and size) are remembered by AI.In addition, it seems that it can be applied to pest control by loading images of pests and damage to the AI to AI.

If you can eat more juicy tomatoes with the power of AI, you will be happy and consumers.It's just Winwin.

A tool that makes lifestyle convenient ① AI speaker on the neck

Next, I will introduce what will make your lifestyle convenient.

Onkyo Co., Ltd., which is equipped with AI on a neck -type speaker, is "AI Smart Wearable Speaker".Because you do not close your ears, you can enjoy your favorite content without stopping communication with the people around you.Because it is cordless, of course, it does not fall off the ear, does not shift, does not.

To be honest, I really wanted it.With this, you can enjoy music while riding a bicycle!Driving while closing ears with earphones is a violation of the Road Traffic Law.And my hobby is music, so I was able to make my own sound while listening to the accompaniment recorded when practicing musical instruments.

When I put on the prototype, it looks like this.Actually, it may be a little larger to increase the capacity of the battery, but at the moment weighs less than 200 grams.The surface of the silicone settled on the skin, and when it was worn for a short time, it was a heavy weight.

When I used it, the sound was so comfortable that the sound springs up from my neck and wrapped the head.It is also a good impression that there is not much sound leakage around, even though the sound is sounding firmly.It seems that the surrounding area is even more difficult to talk about conversations and audio.

The price is worrisome, but it is planned to be around 20,000 yen.It is quite reasonable compared to similar products from other companies.It seems to be released in 2019, but I can't wait!

The contents of the smartwearable speaker are onkyo Co., Ltd.'s unique "ONKYO AI", which seems to be different from Google and Amazon's voice AI in various ways.The first is that it is a dialogue type AI.Even if you don't call it "Alexa ..."

User "I'm hungry ~"

ONKYOAI "What do you do?"

User "Find a restaurant"

ONKYOAI "Do you like Italian?"

It seems that you can reach the final search item if you talk as if you have a conversation with people (this conversation is just an image because you could not see the actual demonstration).

The second is that you can customize.It seems that the voice of the voice guide can also be changed.For now, three patterns are prepared, and in the future it will increase options so that you can choose a voice suitable for every service.

Furthermore, the third feature of ONKYOAI is that you do not choose a place.The photo above is actually a smart speaker on the back with the AI platform incorporated on the back.If you have the AI platform, you can attach the whole house to the mirror, the toilet wall, and the entrance to the entire house.It looks like a future house.

Apps that connect ONKYOAI on the cloud to devices such as wearable speakers are developed based on Android, so it can be linked with other companies' services.For example, if you go out by car while wearing a wearable speaker, ONKYOAI will give you a service such as telling you about cheap information at the supermarket where you go.

A tool that makes lifestyle convenient ② AI operation bus

"AI Service Bus", which NTT DOCOMO has already conducted a demonstration experiment in Japan, is an on -demand service without a fixed route.If the passenger registered in advance specifies the destination from the special smartphone application, the AI will notify the passenger in consideration of the optimal route.

The advantage of using AI is to carry multiple passengers on different destinations on optimized routes.It also avoids traffic jams.On -demand is similar to a taxi like a Uber, and it may be closer to a bus in the sense of riding sharing.At present, it seems that automatic driving is also incorporated on a trial basis, and it seems that the aim is to ultimately be completely automated.

Although it is out of the bus operation route, taking a taxi is financially difficult, so there is a compelling problem in rural areas where you can not live without a car.Considering that the aging and depopulation will progress further in the future, it seems to be one of the solutions.

Also, it is not just personal benefits.According to DOCOMO, if all normal buses are replaced with AI operation buses, it is estimated that the tax expenditure of the local government can be reduced by about 9.6 million yen.

Tools that make lifestyles convenient ③ AI person search service "TAKUMI EYES"

Finally, the appearance of the AI Police.It takes a lot of time to find a specific person from a huge surveillance camera video when your child gets lost or your grandpa is unknown.

The AI "TAKUMI EYES", which implements deep learning technology, automatically determines the characteristics of a person from just one image and searches at a speed of 4 times faster than humans.This also increases security in an aging society.

In addition, because it has a real -time tracking function, it will be possible to track from the moment when a person needs to be careful.

It seems that you can prevent trouble before, and above all, it seems that you can believe in the "good quality theory" and interact with others.

Leave it to AI to focus on what to do.The compassion and sincerity of others are the areas that can not exceed humans, no matter how smart AI becomes.

You can see the AI technology that could not be introduced here here.It was a day when I realized that the future where machines and humans work side by side are coming soon.

Photo: Chitara Yamada

Reference: Nikkei Business, AI / Artificial Intelligence EXPO