The navigation system announces a detour, radio programs are selected by voice command: For many, in-car voice control is an everyday occurrence. Companies also have seniors in mind as customers. In research, however, it has been unclear whether complex language information distracts seniors from a second activity any more than it does younger people. Scientists from Saarbrücken have now examined this question for what may well be the most dangerous scenario, steering a vehicle. They will be presenting their results at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main from the 14th to the 24th of September (at the Saarland stand, Hall 4.0, Stand A26).
read more >> 01.09.17On the internet almost every word has more than one meaning. Modern search engines solve this problem using knowledge bases containing information on films, companies, people and products. Yago was one of the first knowledge bases, developed by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken and the Télécom ParisTech in Paris. Since its development, it has been available free of charge. Last week, the researchers received an award for their work on Yago from the most important scientific journal in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Today, they are releasing Yago’s source code so that anyone can adapt and expand the knowledge base.
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| Published in: | Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Sign Language Translation and Avatar Technology |
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| Year: | 2013 |