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When CCTV Meets AI, What Will It Grow into?
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Evolution of CCTV Technology, Making the World SaferIn June, the government permitted the use of network cameras for safety and crime prevention purposes. The network camera is a system that allows the storage and identification of videos in a ubiquitous manner through Internet networks. So far, access to these Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) images has been restricted to external entities, but rigorous authentication and authorization procedures are now in place, allowing the CCTV video system to be connected to the Internet. This Month’s Issue specifies the evolving roles of the CCTV system.
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Future of the Robot Industry Changing Our Daily Lives
In 1970, Mori Masahiro, a robot engineer, advocated the theory of “Uncanny Valley.” The theory predicts that humans will have a good feeling toward robots that become more and more like humans at an early stage, but when the technology develops to a certain level, they will start to feel displeased with robots, and when the technology reaches the point where it is almost impossible to tell robots from humans, they will again find themselves attracted to robots. Then, where do we stand in this Uncanny Valley? How soon will we live together with robots just like us?
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Future of the Robot Industry Changing Our Daily Lives
In 1970, Mori Masahiro, a robot engineer, advocated the theory of “Uncanny Valley.” The theory predicts that humans will have a good feeling toward robots that become more and more like humans at an early stage, but when the technology develops to a certain level, they will start to feel displeased with robots, and when the technology reaches the point where it is almost impossible to tell robots from humans, they will again find themselves attracted to robots. Then, where do we stand in this Uncanny Valley? How soon will we live together with robots just like us?
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Cloud Car Company Rising beyond Clouds
Looking back on our childhood, we might remember that a frequent subject of the imagination was cars flying in the sky. This futuristic car, once possible only in dreams, will likely become a reality in the near future. The recent rapid advancement of ICT solutions, including the Internet, has brought significant attention to the automotive industry. For the past 100 years, the industry has been one of the major manufacturing-centered smokestack industries and now is rapidly becoming smarter while converging with ICT solutions. Back then, Chung-Seop Ra, CEO of WiseThan, who had engaged himself in identifying new businesses in the IT industry, reasonably predicted that a new chapter of the automotive industry would unfold.