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Synthetaic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Delafield, WI.[1]
| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Corey Jaskolski |
| Headquarters | Delafield, WI , United States |
History
[edit]Synthetaic was founded in 2019 by Corey Jasksolski, a National Geographic Explorer and Fellow. After creating a 3D digitization of a living Sumatran Rhino using a custom imaging system he built, Jaskolski wondered if synthetic data could be used to train AI. [2] [1] While Synthetaic doesn't sell synthetic data, its software uses generative capabilities associated with synthetic data. [3]
In 2021, Synthetaic developed Rapid Automatic Image Categorization, or RAIC, a computer vision software which performs classification and detection on photography, video, and satellite imagery without data labeling. [4]
RAIC is notable for its use of human collaboration with an unsupervised AI model, which allows for iteration upon the algorithm in real-time. [5] RAIC has been described as "ChatGPT for satellite imagery," since it uses transformers to understand imagery in a way somewhat similar to how ChatGPT understands human language. [4]
2023 Chinese balloon
[edit]On February 11, 2023, Synthetaic used its RAIC product to detect a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in archival Planet Labs data. [6]. RAIC's demonstrated ability to quickly analyze Earth observation imagery at scale was deemed novel and a potential "game-changer" by experts including Arthur Holland Michel and Dr. Hamed Alemohammad. [7] [8]
Synthetaic's work tracking the balloon formed the basis for a New York Times visual investigation, which credited RAIC for providing the precise coordinates of the balloon at twelve different points during its journey.[8][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wiggers, Kyle (March 15, 2022). "Synthetaic secures venture funding to expand its synthetic data platform". VentureBeat. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Jaskolski, Corey. "How the Sumatran Rhino Taught Me to Rethink AI". Toward Data Science. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Quach, Katyanna. "Fake it until you make it: Can synthetic data help train your AI model?". The Register. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b Tucker, Patrick. "A 'ChatGPT' For Satellite Photos Already Exists". DefenseOne. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b Ocampo, Josh. "A Bird's Eye View of the Chinese Balloon". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Erwin, Sandra. "AI startup using satellite imagery to trace the path of Chinese balloon". SpaceNews. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Stokel-Walker, Chris (February 25, 2023). "How One Guy's AI Tracked the Chinese Spy Balloon Across the US". Wired. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b Xiao, Muyi; Jhaveri, Ishaan; Lutz, Eleanor; Koettl, Christopher; Barnes, Julian (March 20, 2023). "Tracking the Chinese Balloon from Space". New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2023.