DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 

AI MATCHES PERFECT DOG WITH PERFECT OWNER

                                                                    Source:  Win Kane

• Computer scientists at the University of East London have developed an AI model that pinpoints a dog's personality to match it with the perfect human owner.  This AI application takes picking your next dog from blind luck to scientific prediction. Here are some key facts:
• The scientists are using the behavioral records of 70,000 dogs provided by the University of Pennsylvania
• The personality traits are identified in individual dogs, not by breed or gender
• So far, it's said to be 99% accurate
• The AI can select the right dog for the right job, be it working as a police dog to sniff-out drugs or being the perfect family pet
• 5 types of personality categories are used:

1. Excitable and hyper-attached
2. Anxious and fearful
3. Aloof and predatory
4. Reactive and assertive
5. Calm and agreeable

• This is new, breakthrough AI technology with a big need:  60% of dogs adopted don't remain in the original home and 20% are sent back to the shelter they came from
• My sweet girl Win is certainly in the "Calm and Agreeable" category.  She just turned 2 with her B-Day hat.

BELGIUM CREATES WORLD'S 1ST ARTIFICIAL ENERGY ISLAND

                                    Source:  Brussels Times & Stock

• 28 miles off the coast of the Netherlands, a huge artificial island is being built to house renewable energy technologies.  It's called Princess Elizabeth Island and will serve as a renewable energy hub for Europe.  Here are the facts:
• World's 1st and a European Union 100 million Euro grant is partially funding the undertaking
• They're building an artificial island using 2.3 million cubic meters of sand in a location 28 miles off the coast
• On the island they'll build watertight, concrete structures called caissons that are 187' long, 100' wide & 100' tall to serve as walls
• It's an island of renewable energy infrastructure to support the growing number of wind farms in the North Sea
• It's an energy grid at sea
• Will support land-based Princess   Elizabeth Zone to deliver energy to homes and businesses
• Will handle energy exchanges between countries
• Operational by 2030
• Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo says:  "The North Sea is set to become the powerhouse of our energy independence and Princess Elizabeth Island will be a critical part of the process".

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