How AI is fixing traffic lights in Bengaluru and Boston; MS calls OpenAI a competitor

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It never has been, and it is now now,” - Suno’s CEO, Mikey Shulman - Salesforce Report: 75% of Sales Teams in the UAE Are Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)The top sales benefit from AI in the UAE is forecasting accuracy. Top obstacle sales teams in the UAE encounter while implementing AI is insufficient human oversight. - Google unveils AI features for Chrome on desktop, including support for Google Lens and searching history via natural language queries, rolling out in the US How Google uses AI to reduce stop-and-go traffic on your route — and fight fuel emissionsGoogle’s [Project Green Light]( an initiative that uses AI to make recommendations for city engineers to optimize existing traffic lights and reduce stop-and-go emissions. [Animated gif of two rows of traffic lights. The lights are intermittently switching from green to red.](q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78f15bf-7ea7-40f4-af1a-1f5ea4ed1149_1650x688.gif) Piloted in Boston, Rio de Janeiro, Seattle, and Bengaluru, the Green Light team used Google Maps’ driving trends to create an AI model that analyzes traffic flow through intersections. The model suggests improvements, such as reducing red light times during off-peak hours and coordinating unsynced intersections. City engineers review and can implement these recommendations within five minutes using existing infrastructure. ([via](. NextBigWhat: Startups, AI and You is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. [Upgrade to paid]( You’re currently a free subscriber. For the complete experience, upgrade your subscription. 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