The State of AI in Graphs

Some graphical lnsight on AI and its direction.

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12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2022,    Summary of Stanford HAI report , 

   By IEEE Spectrum, March 24, 2022

Every year, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) puts out its AI Index, a massive compendium of data and graphs that tries to sum up the current state of artificial intelligence. The 2022 AI Index, which came out this week, is as impressive as ever, with 190 pages covering R&D, technical performance, ethics, policy, education, and the economy. I've done you a favor by reading every page of the report and plucking out 12 charts that capture the state of play.

It's worth noting that many of the trends I reported from last year's 2021 index still hold. For example, we are still living in a golden AI summer with ever-increasing publications, the AI job market is still global, and there's still a disconcerting gap between corporate recognition of AI risks and attempts to mitigate said risks. Rather than repeat those points here, we refer you to last year's coverage.

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Signal Analytics and Baby Care

I see some of my former employers are involved.   Platform for predictive demand forecasting based on marketing decisions is a good thing. 

Signals Analytics Launches AI-Driven Intelligence Platform for Booming Baby Care Market  in PRNewswire

Platform allows baby care brands to leverage wide dataset of consumer and market connected insights in near real time.

NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Signals Analytics, an AI-powered consumer and market intelligence platform, is adding Baby Care to its rapidly growing list of industry-specific offerings. Fresh off the heels of its successful Consumer Electronics and Apparel category launches earlier this year, the Baby Care expansion comes as demand for connected, external data and predictive analytics spikes in helping support cross-functional, insight-driven decision making.

Signals Analytics' new Baby Care solution offers a view into cross-market trends as well as category-specific insights for Baby Wipes & Diapers and Baby Personal Care, with a focus on Skin Care, Hair Care, and Body Hygiene - helping brands compete in this crowded sector. Pulling from over 13,000 external data sources -- spanning Instagram, Amazon, Target, and LexisNexis -- the platform will help fuel actionable go-to-market decisions in areas such as product innovation, pipeline prioritization, brand messaging, and marketing execution, to enable brand relevance and category share growth. 

Valued at $67 billion globally in 2020, the baby care market is expected to reach $88.7 billion by 2026, in part due to a rise in disposable parental income, older parental ages, and increased consumer awareness of baby hygiene. Historically, the market has been dominated by a few powerplayers, yet smaller, high-growth challenger brands are gaining momentum and market share. Ecommerce availability has leveled the playing field giving newer, more niche baby brands previously untapped exposure. With competition heating up and new products rolling out, it is imperative that brands have insight into what will drive new parents to purchase and understand the concerns they have top of mind. ... '