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Aug 07

IIT-Madras offers 4-year degree in BS Programming and Data Science; JEE score not required

In view of “high demand from the students,” the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) today announced their BSc in Programming and Data Science will have an option for a four-year BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. As part of the BS level, students can do an 8-month apprenticeship or a project with companies or research institutes.

This programme, as per IIT-Madras, is designed to offer students multiple entry and exit options where the learner can earn a certificate, diploma or degree. This provides flexibility to learners and empowers them to choose what they want to accomplish through this programme.

Students who are currently in Class 12 can also apply and secure admission to the programme. Those who get admissions will start the program after successfully completing their Class 12. Students from any stream can enrol. There is no age limit. Anyone who has studied English and Mathematics in Class 10 is eligible to apply. As the classes are conducted online, there is also no geographic limit.

Currently, more than 13,000 students are enrolled in the programme, with the maximum number of students from Tamil Nadu, followed by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. In-person exams are conducted in 116 examination centers across 111 cities in India. The examination centers have also been opened in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka.

The last date to apply for the September 2022 term of this Data Science Program is August 19, 2022. Interested students can apply through the website – https://onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in.

Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “The institute is happy to offer this well-designed, contemporary BS in Data Science and Applications degree, which provides access to IIT quality education in an inclusive manner to learners across the country. Data Science is one of the emerging topics. This is a highly employment-oriented program in a domain where the demand is high for skilled resources.”

Data Science will teach students to manage data, visualize patterns to gain managerial insights, model uncertainties, and build models that assist in producing forecasts to make effective business decisions. Through extensive hands-on training and experiential learning, the students are also well trained to meet the industry standards. IIT Madras also facilitates internships and placements for the students who have completed the diploma level of the program.

Elaborating on the reasons behind this new initiative, Prof Andrew Thangaraj, professor in-charge, BS in Data Science and Applications, IIT Madras, said, “As Data Science is a multidisciplinary domain, this BS degree from IIT Madras is open for students from all backgrounds. Students who are pursuing commerce or humanities can also earn a degree from IIT Madras. As content delivery is online and the in-person exams are conducted on Sundays, this degree can also be pursued while attending an on-campus degree or while working full-time.”

This first-of-its-kind program makes it possible for students to study from IIT Madras without attempting the intensely-competitive Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). This directly benefits the students from rural areas and economically disadvantaged backgrounds for whom

Aug 06

OpenAI’s DALL E 2 Has Potential to Disrupt Graphic Design Industry

Artificial intelligence is disrupting the graphic design industry, with OpenAI’s DALL E 2 image generation model potentially displacing human graphic designers.

DALL E, the AI system that creates realistic images and art from a description in natural language, is now available in beta. Last week, the company began the process of inviting 1 million people from its waitlist over the coming weeks.

Beta users will receive 50 free generations per month and will be able to purchase 115 additional generations for $15. Each generation will produce four images for approximately $0.03 per image. According to ARK Invest’s estimates, the compute cost to generate an image — the inference cost — is roughly $0.005 per image, suggesting a business model with 80%+ gross margins, in line with best-in-class SaaS companies, ARK wrote in a recent newsletter.

Notably, OpenAI is not restricting the commercial use of its generated images, ARK wrote. OpenAI announced last week that users get full usage rights to commercialize the images they create with DALL E, including the right to reprint, sell, and merchandise.

According to ARK, tools like DALLE-2 should democratize access to creative content, enabling anyone to generate rich content — including still images, music, and video — instantly at a minimal cost.

Based on a recent ARK survey, to generate moderately complex images on par with those produced by DALL E 2, human labor would cost around $150, assuming 5.25 hours of human input at an average hourly wage of ~$29, ARK wrote.

“For perspective, with DALL E 2 OpenAI customers could produce 5,000 images for the price they would pay a graphic designer to produce a single image,” ARK wrote. “In our view, to achieve success in this new world, graphic designers will have to harness powerful, generative AI tools like DALL E 2 to compete and serve their customers well.”

Investors looking to gain exposure to the lucrative AI industry should consider the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ). Companies within ARKQ are focused on and are expected to substantially benefit from the development of new products or services, technological improvements, and advancements in scientific research related to, among other things, energy, automation and manufacturing, materials, artificial intelligence, and transportation.

For more news, information, and strategy, visit the Disruptive Technology Channel.

Mebane graphic design company has team spirit | Business

At first, it seems an odd pairing, graphic design and football. But when you look at the sport, at nearly every level, there are logos, slogans, apparel, signs, and a seemingly endless opportunity for images that project power, strength, speed, commitment, and team spirit.

For years, Rob Avriett had quietly blended his graphic design interests and football coaching, occasionally creating logos and t-shirts for friends and former players who were aware of his creative talents. Avriett brought his collective capabilities off the sidelines in 2018, when the head coach at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, where he was on the coaching staff at the time, suggested giving something special to the players at the end-of-the-year banquet . The players loved the t-shirts, and Avriett immediately knew he was on to something.

“It’s grown organically,” Avriett said. “Someone will say, ‘Hey, we need a piece of apparel designed for this purpose, for this event,’ or ‘The team’s going here to play seven-on-seven, can you design us in shirts?’ Each time I did that, surely there would be a handful of requests that came back.”

Even families with kids in other sports were approaching him to ask if he could design apparel for travel teams, tournaments, and even for the parents to wear in support. Avriett was now coaching for Eastern Alamance High School, and requests for his design services were generally come through word-of-mouth.

In December 2019, he sent an email blast to his growing list of contacts that he and his wife, Kristy Cannell, would be stepping up their side business.

In January 2020, the couple officially launched Wild Rhino Creative, which catered more to the graphic design side of the business, and touted “a desire to match the intensity of athletic competition to creative demand.” In June, Avriett and Cannell, who teaches chemistry at Eastern Alamance, launched the apparel side of their business with the S’Go Eagles website. Avriett handles the graphic design and layout end, while Cannell balances the team by handling the marketing and production side. In the short time their company has been more widely-known, the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

“It’s grown tremendously,” Avriett said. “It’s grown from a point of doing it one or two nights a week, and honestly, only a couple hours at a time, to now where I’m looking at doing it full time. I’m volunteer coaching, but the rest of the time is committed to either doing a freelance design, or doing the apparel. And it’s awesome.

“Just about every customer wants to say something about their team, their business, themselves, or their cause, without actually saying anything. They ask ‘How can I be unique?’ A big part of this is translating that rapidly rich digital persona to make a statement about something,” Avriett added.

For many of their apparel projects, Avriett and Cannell use a white toner transfer, which is a hybrid process between the traditional cut vinyl and full, direct-to-garment method for jobs that show a lot of

Aug 04

VistaCreate makes beautiful graphic design easy

This post is brought to you by VistaCreate.

Graphic design software VistaCreate offers an array of tools that can help anyone create effective images for their business or project — optional design skills.

To do that, the easy-to-use graphic design software offers a huge array of templates, free access to a massive library of images and videos, and handy tools, like a new background remover that helps open up your image options.

Even better, the free version of VistaCreate is feature-rich on its own. But if you want even more, you can try the Pro version for a few dollars a month.

VistaCreate free graphic design software

VistaCreate, formerly known as Crello, finds many of its more than 10.8 million users among social media marketers, small business owners and creative types with projects in mind. The free graphic design platform with more than 75,000 templates and a library of 70 million design assets is incredibly useful for a wide variety of uses.

Feature tool: Background remover

With VistaCreate’s background remover feature, you can remove the background from any image, or make it transparent, in just a few seconds. There is no need to spend time doing it manually. You can quickly and easily give a new look to your visuals.

This can prove useful in many ways. Let’s say you start with an image of your product. You can quickly remove the background and make it appear on a plain white background, ready for promotion on marketplaces. You can also remove backgrounds and resize images for various placements, like adding logos on different marketing materials.

Also, you can use the add-on for background remover — an eraser brush. It will help you create designs with multiple objects and get a clearer contour after using the automatic background remover.

Free access to vast image and video library

VistaCreate users gain free access to a library of 70 million royalty-free photos, high-resolution videos and vector art for unlimited use, at no extra cost. In addition to being able to download these assets, they can be used anywhere.

Choose from millions of royalty-free images to make your project look great.
Image: VistaCreate

As VistaCreate said, no other graphic design tool and photo bank offers a royalty-free asset library of this size and quality for such a low price and with unlimited uses. What could be better?

Design templates collection

VistaCreate focuses on up-to-date and up-to-trend designs. Its professional design team works on creating new, unique design and template collections every week. Each features five to 10 graphics, animations and templates. The company also collaborates with popular artists with a unique design vision to make its library more diverse.

Use VistaCreate's templates to produce professional designs quickly and easily. — Use VistaCreate’s templates to produce professional designs quickly and easily.
Image: VistaCreate

Ultimately, what the user gets is a library of industry-specific, professional designs perfect for their business or project. And that includes an interactive color palette that helps you find the right colors and relevant templates.

Key VistaCreate features at a glance:

Access a

Aug 03

Could this new programming language replace C++?

New programming language known as Carbon could succeed C++.
Carbon is expected to be interoperable with C++ code,
Carbon has simpler grammar and optimized API imports.

Google believes that a new programming language known as Carbon can succeed C++, reported Tech Radar.

New programming languages that are easier to use keep Replacing old ones. For example, Apple’s Swift language replaced its predecessor, Objective-C.

Some have called Rust a C++ successor but Google’s Principal Software Engineer Chandler Carruth said that it does not have “bi-directional interoperability” introducing a language barrier. This makes translation between different programming languages difficult.

Carbon is expected to be interoperable with C++ code and users should find it easy to make the full switch.

According to Carruth, Carbon has simpler grammar and optimized API imports.

The project also has ethical motives like inclusivity making it even more beneficial for users.

Carbon’s source code can be downloaded as the programming language is currently just an experiment. Users can experiment on their own browsers with the Compiler Explorer web app.