MAROKO133 Update ai: World’s first AI firefighting system extinguishes oil fires on moving

📌 MAROKO133 Hot ai: World’s first AI firefighting system extinguishes oil fires on

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) has developed a next-generation autonomous fire suppression system that can detect and extinguish oil fires aboard naval vessels even under rough sea conditions.

The AI-driven system independently verifies the authenticity of a fire, activates only when one is confirmed, and directs its suppression precisely at the source, much like a human firefighter.

The system, developed by Senior Researcher Hyuk Lee and his team at KIMM’s AX Convergence Research Center, completed successful trials aboard a real naval vessel.

It is an advanced version of the team’s earlier autonomous firefighting research, now adapted for the oil fires most common on naval ships.

Unlike traditional firefighting systems that release extinguishing agents throughout an entire compartment, KIMM’s technology targets only the fire source.

This prevents unnecessary damage during false alarms.

By using AI-based detection and reinforcement learning, the system adapts to ship movement and sea conditions to ensure accurate discharge.

The technology includes sensors, fire monitors, and a control unit with AI-based fire verification and location estimation capabilities.

It achieved a fire detection accuracy rate of more than 98 percent and can discharge foam up to 24 meters. Tests also confirmed stable operation even in sea states of 3 or higher.

Tested for real-world conditions

Before shipboard testing, the team verified performance using a full-scale simulation facility measuring 25 by 5 by 5 meters.

The facility replicated real ship compartments, including lighting and color conditions. Researchers recreated various fire and non-fire situations, such as lighters, welding sparks, and electric heaters, to train the AI for accurate fire identification.

The system successfully handled both open-area and shielded oil fires, including those likely to occur on aircraft carriers.

During testing, it extinguished a 4.5-square-meter open fire and a shielded fire beneath a helicopter-sized structure. These results proved its ability to respond to complex fire conditions at sea.

Real-ship tests were later conducted aboard the ROKS Ilchulbong, an LST-II class amphibious assault ship.

There, the system accurately targeted an oil fire 18 meters away, even in one-meter-high waves.

To maintain precision, KIMM developed a reinforcement learning algorithm that continuously adjusts the nozzle’s aiming angle using six degrees of freedom acceleration data to compensate for wave and hull movement.

Expanding safety beyond naval use

“This newly developed initial suppression firefighting system for shipboard oil fires is the world’s first technology to complete step-by-step verification from land-based simulation facilities to actual shipboard environments,” said Senior Researcher Hyuk Lee of KIMM.

“It can autonomously respond to the most dangerous oil fires on ships in both open and shielded conditions, marking a groundbreaking turning point for crew safety and preserving the ship’s combat effectiveness.”

He added that the system’s applications extend well beyond naval use.

“This technology is applicable not only to various naval vessels but also to ammunition depots, military supply warehouses, aircraft hangars, and offshore plants,” he said.

“Its future expansion to civilian ships and petrochemical facilities will significantly enhance fire safety at sea and in industrial settings.”

With its combination of AI precision, adaptive learning, and successful real-world testing, the KIMM system represents a significant advancement toward autonomous firefighting technologies for maritime and industrial safety.

🔗 Sumber: interestingengineering.com

📌 MAROKO133 Update ai: The compute rethink: Scaling AI where data lives, at the ed

Presented by Arm

AI is no longer confined to the cloud or data centers. Increasingly, it’s running directly where data is created — in devices, sensors, and networks at the edge. This shift toward on-device intelligence is being driven by latency, privacy, and cost concerns that companies are confronting as they continue their investments in AI.

For leadership teams, the opportunity is clear, says Chris Bergey, SVP and GM, of Arm’s Client Business: Invest in AI-first platforms that complement cloud usage, deliver real-time responsiveness, and protect sensitive data.

"With the explosion of connected devices and the rise of IoT, edge AI provides a significant opportunity for organizations to gain a competitive edge through faster, more efficient AI," Bergey explains. "Those who move first aren’t just improving efficiency, they’re redefining what customers expect. AI is becoming a differentiator in trust, responsiveness, and innovation. The sooner a business makes AI central to its workflows, the faster it compounds that advantage."

Use cases: Deploying AI where data lives

Enterprises are discovering that edge AI isn’t just a performance boost — it’s a new operational model. Processing locally means less dependency on the cloud and faster, safer decision-making in real time.

For instance, a factory floor can analyze equipment data instantly to prevent downtime, while a hospital can run diagnostic models securely on-site. Retailers are deploying in-store analytics using vision systems while logistic companies are using on-device AI to optimize fleet operations.

Instead of sending vast data volumes to the cloud, organizations can analyze and act on insights where they emerge. The result is a more responsive, privacy-preserving, and cost-effective AI architecture.

The consumer expectation: Immediacy and trust

Working with Alibaba’s Taobao team, the largest Chinese ecommerce platform, Arm (Nasdaq:Arm) enabled on-device product recommendations that update instantly without depending on the cloud. This helped online shoppers find what they need faster while keeping browsing data private.

Another example comes from consumer tech: Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, which blend cloud and on-device AI. The glasses handle quick commands locally for faster responses, while heavier tasks like translation and visual recognition are processed in the cloud.

"Every major technology shift has created new ways to engage and monetize," Bergey says. "As AI capabilities and user expectations grow, more intelligence will need to move closer to the edge to deliver this kind of immediacy and trust that people now expect."

This shift is also taking place with the tools people use every day. Assistants like Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are blending cloud and on-device intelligence to bring generative AI closer to the user, delivering faster, more secure, and more context-aware experiences. That same principle applies across industries: the more intelligence you move safely and efficiently to the edge, the more responsive, private, and valuable your operations become.

Building smarter for scale

The explosion of AI at the edge demands not only smarter chips but smarter infrastructure. By aligning compute power with workload demands, enterprises can reduce energy consumption while maintaining high performance. This balance of sustainability and scale is fast becoming a competitive differentiator.

"Compute needs, whether in the cloud or on-premises, will continue to rise sharply. The question becomes, how do you maximize value from that compute?" he said. "You can only do this by investing in compute platforms and software that scale with your AI ambitions. The real measure of progress is enterprise value creation, not raw efficiency metrics."

The intelligent foundation

The rapid evolution of AI models, especially those powering edge inferencing, multimodal applications, and low-latency responses, demands not just smarter algorithms, but a foundation of highly performant, energy-efficient hardware. As workloads grow more diverse and distributed, legacy architectures designed for traditional workloads are no longer adequate.

The role of CPUs is evolving, and they now sit at the center of increasingly heterogenous systems that deliver advanced on-device AI experiences. Thanks to their flexibility, efficiency, and mature software support, modern CPUs can run everything from classic machine learning to complex generative AI workloads. When paired with accelerators such as NPUs or GPUs, they intelligently coordinate compute across the system — ensuring the right workload runs on the right engine for maximum performance and efficiency. The CPU continues to be the foundation that enables scalable, efficient AI everywhere.

Technologies like Arm’s Scalable Matrix Extension 2 (SME2) bring advanced matrix acceleration to Armv9 CPUs. Meanwhile, Arm KleidiAI, its intelligent software layer, is extensively integrated across leading frameworks to automatically boost performance for a wide range of AI workloads, from language models to speech recognition to computer vision, running on Arm-based edge devices — without needing developers to rewrite their code.

"These technologies ensure that AI frameworks can tap into the full performance of Arm-based systems without extra developer effort," he says. "It’s how we make AI both scalable and sustainable: by embedding intelligence into the foundation of modern compute, so innovation happens at the speed of software, not hardware cycles."

That democratization of compute power is also what will facilitate the next wave of intelligent, real-time experiences across the enterprise, not just in flagship products, but across entire device portfolios.

The evolution of edge AI

As AI moves from isolated pilots to full-scale deployment, the enterprises that succeed will be those that connect intelligence across every layer of infrastructure. Agentic AI systems will depend on this seamless integration — enabling autonomous processes that can reason, coordinate, and deliver value instantly.

"The pattern is familiar as in every disruptive wave, incumbents that move slowly risk being overtaken by new entrants," he says. "The companies that thrive will be the ones that wake up every morning asking how to make their organization AI-first. As with the rise of the internet and cloud computing, those who lean in and truly become AI-enabled will shape the next decade."

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🔗 Sumber: venturebeat.com