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San Francisco Chronicle
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Are you smarter than a computer? New Exploratorium exhibition puts AI to the test
If the Exploratorium's newest exhibition is already the most popular, it's also one of the quietest. 'Adventures in AI' puts visitors of all ages face-to-face with different forms of artificial intelligence, forcing them to confront their qualms and explore the various applications of the rapidly developing technology. But it does so with an uncharacteristic calm and quiet that contrasts from the rest of the museum's summertime buzz. Doug Thistlewolf, the waterfront museum's manager of exhibit development, attributes the vibe shift to how deeply it engrosses visitors. 'We really wanted to shape this show into something that was engaging for people (and) met them where their fears are or their excitement is,' he told the Chronicle. 'Everybody's kind of got a different entry point.' The show runs through Sept. 14, featuring 20 exhibits and eight artworks. Its range of hands-on experiences allow visitors of all ages to interact with AI, investigating ethical and environmental concerns and exploring the ways in which it can detect objects, engage in conversation and more. One challenges visitors to make shadow puppets for the technology to recognize, while another allows participants to train it with photos taken at the exhibition. 'I think it's a good way for everyone to get their hands wet in AI and (see) what it's all about,' East Bay resident Tim Wong, 60, said during a recent trip to the exhibition with his family. 'Especially for the younger kids, the term is thrown around a lot, and it's going to be a big part of their world when they grow up.' The exhibition is organized around a central plaza filled with AI-related pieces for visitors to play with, from a 9-foot-tall robotic hand to a giant thought-provoking distorted mirror. From there, it branches off into more in-depth topics such as social impacts and bias. Thistlewolf noted that 'Adventures in AI' has drawn a diverse array of demographics since opening last month, from families and children's summer camp groups to tech insiders and Gen Zers. While many of the adults, like Wong, have expressed excitement about the technology, some of the Exploratorium's younger visitors weren't as convinced. 'I think it's pretty cool how the AI can think of things, but I think it definitely needs to work on its thinking of concepts,' Luna Fischer Loya, 11, said during a trip to the museum with her grandmother. 'Sometimes I get a little intimidated by it.' Similarly skeptical of the technology, even after exploring the exhibition, 10-year-old Bruce Black admitted that AI is still 'a little bit scary' to him. 'It made me feel a little uncertain of what's going to happen,' he said after exploring a few exhibits. 'There are people saying that AI would take over the world, and I'm like, 'If that's going to happen, why am I using it? '' The Sacramento resident visited the Exploratorium with his mother, 34-year-old Abbie Black, who had a more positive outlook. She noted that as long as AI doesn't replace humans' jobs and is used for 'making life easier,' she's all for it. Thistlewolf acknowledged the broad range of feelings toward AI. 'There's a lot of nuance,' he said, adding that at the very least, he hopes that visitors can leave 'Adventures in AI' with a more thorough understanding. 'We're not trying to force people to change their opinion,' he said. 'We know that people are afraid,' he added. 'But they're probably afraid of the wrong thing.'
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Solace Announces Availability of Solace Agent Mesh in the new AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category
OTTAWA, ON, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Solace, the leader in powering real-time, event-driven integration for the agentic age, today announced the availability of Solace Agent Mesh in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy, and deploy Solace's event-driven agentic AI platform using their AWS accounts, accelerating AI agent and agentic workflow development. Solace Agent Mesh enables organizations to seamlessly integrate and orchestrate all of its AI agents and other assets in real-time with the power of event-driven integration. "We're excited to offer Solace Agent Mesh in the new AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools category," said Tim Wong, Chief Revenue Officer at Solace. "AWS Marketplace provides a streamlined way for customers to access our agentic framework, helping them to build and deploy intelligent, extensible, and well-governed AI-powered applications." Unlike legacy request-response integration models, Solace Agent Mesh routes inputs through an intelligent orchestrator that breaks down events into tasks and dispatches them to appropriate AI agents in real-time, helping organizations fully embrace the benefits of agentic AI: Time to innovation - easily integrate new AI agents and orchestrate interactions between them User experience - improve user experiences by ensuring agents have access to real-time data Scalability & reliability - enable asynchronous, event-driven communication between agents, other applications and data sources Operational efficiency - streamline complex workflows and eliminate manual processes that slow down AI-based applications Security & governance - ensure compliance and governance with robust authentication, authorization and role-based access With the availability of AI Agents and Tools in AWS Marketplace, customers can significantly accelerate their procurement process to drive AI innovation, reducing the time needed for vendor evaluations and complex negotiations. With centralized purchasing using AWS accounts, customers maintain visibility and control over licensing, payments, and access through AWS. Learn more about Solace Agent Mesh and the new AI Agents and Tools category in AWS Marketplace. About Solace: Solace helps enterprises adopt AI by enabling real-time, event-driven integration across their entire business. Built on a modern event-driven architecture, Solace Platform connects systems, applications, and AI agents with the data they need — securely, seamlessly, and at scale. Established enterprises worldwide – including RBC Capital Markets, Heineken, PSA Singapore and Schwarz Group – trust Solace to enable time-sensitive applications and processes; modernize their application and integration landscape; and create seamless digital experiences for their customers, partners and employees. Learn more at Press Contacts Europe & Americas UK APAC IBA International Positive Rice Communications Jamie Kightley Daniel Brown Trixie Wong Jkightley@ dbrown@ +44 (0) 1572 757932 +44 7480 924144 +65 9757 7531 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Solace Corporation Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Cision Canada
17-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Solace Announces Availability of Solace Agent Mesh in the new AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category
OTTAWA, ON , July 17, 2025 /CNW/ -- Solace, the leader in powering real-time, event-driven integration for the agentic age, today announced the availability of Solace Agent Mesh in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy, and deploy Solace's event-driven agentic AI platform using their AWS accounts, accelerating AI agent and agentic workflow development. Solace Agent Mesh enables organizations to seamlessly integrate and orchestrate all of its AI agents and other assets in real-time with the power of event-driven integration. "We're excited to offer Solace Agent Mesh in the new AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools category," said Tim Wong , Chief Revenue Officer at Solace. "AWS Marketplace provides a streamlined way for customers to access our agentic framework, helping them to build and deploy intelligent, extensible, and well-governed AI-powered applications." Unlike legacy request-response integration models, Solace Agent Mesh routes inputs through an intelligent orchestrator that breaks down events into tasks and dispatches them to appropriate AI agents in real-time, helping organizations fully embrace the benefits of agentic AI: Time to innovation - easily integrate new AI agents and orchestrate interactions between them - easily integrate new AI agents and orchestrate interactions between them User experience - improve user experiences by ensuring agents have access to real-time data - improve user experiences by ensuring agents have access to real-time data Scalability & reliability - enable asynchronous, event-driven communication between agents, other applications and data sources - enable asynchronous, event-driven communication between agents, other applications and data sources Operational efficiency - streamline complex workflows and eliminate manual processes that slow down AI-based applications - streamline complex workflows and eliminate manual processes that slow down AI-based applications Security & governance - ensure compliance and governance with robust authentication, authorization and role-based access With the availability of AI Agents and Tools in AWS Marketplace, customers can significantly accelerate their procurement process to drive AI innovation, reducing the time needed for vendor evaluations and complex negotiations. With centralized purchasing using AWS accounts, customers maintain visibility and control over licensing, payments, and access through AWS. Learn more about Solace Agent Mesh and the new AI Agents and Tools category in AWS Marketplace. About Solace: Solace helps enterprises adopt AI by enabling real-time, event-driven integration across their entire business. Built on a modern event-driven architecture, Solace Platform connects systems, applications, and AI agents with the data they need — securely, seamlessly, and at scale. Established enterprises worldwide – including RBC Capital Markets, Heineken, PSA Singapore and Schwarz Group – trust Solace to enable time-sensitive applications and processes; modernize their application and integration landscape; and create seamless digital experiences for their customers, partners and employees. Learn more at Press Contacts SOURCE Solace Corporation
The Sun
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
AECOM ‘On Track to the Future' at Asia Pacific Rail 2025 with Digital and Sustainable Rail Solutions
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 28 May 2025 - AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, is proud to participate as Gold Sponsor and Operators Lounge Sponsor at Asia Pacific Rail 2025. This premier industry event, held at BITEC, Bangkok from May 28-29, 2025, brings together visionaries and innovators to shape the future of rail transport. Ranked 1st in both the Transportation and Mass Transit and Rail categories by Engineering News-Record, AECOM will showcase innovative digital solutions and sustainable practices in delivering complex rail infrastructure projects. Leaders from our Transportation team will provide insights into green strategies, cross-border collaborations, and emerging technologies. Tim Wong, Technical Director & ESG and Sustainability Hub Lead in Hong Kong, will share how digital tools like AECOMzero and innovative construction materials are helping projects lower carbon emissions. C Kamalesen Chandrasekaran, Technical Director, will focus on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (Johor section), a model of international cooperation powered by digital transformation. Meanwhile, Wilson Wong, Associate Director, will discuss intermodal transportation with regional leaders and how this is helping overcome the last mile hurdle in many Asian cities. 'We are delighted to take part in Asia Pacific Rail 2025 as a sponsor and an active participant again, to showcase our world leading role in transportation infrastructure,' said Ian Chung, chief executive of AECOM's Asia region. 'It has been our mission at AECOM to deliver a better world, using the most innovative and digital solutions to serve our clients across Asia and advance sustainable rail infrastructure. We look forward to further collaborating with the industry to drive positive change for urban and regional transport in Asia Pacific.' Our team will be at Booth E39 to highlight our projects in Asia and beyond, including the Orange Line West in Bangkok, one of the largest rail projects in Thailand, and the Northern Link project in Hong Kong, a major transportation infrastructure for the development of the strategic Northern Metropolis. We will also showcase our work on the Strategic Study on Railways beyond 2030, charting Hong Kong's long-term transportation strategy, and the Smart and Green Mass Transit System for one of the city's new development areas. AECOM provides rail services through our Metro Hub in Malaysia and our multi-discipline transportation teams in Hong Kong and Singapore, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. Learn more about our presence at the conference here. For more information about AECOM's rail capabilities and how we create sustainable legacies, please visit Delivering a better world through transit.
Associated Press
28-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
AECOM ‘On Track to the Future' at Asia Pacific Rail 2025 with Digital and Sustainable Rail Solutions
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 28 May 2025 - AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, is proud to participate as Gold Sponsor and Operators Lounge Sponsor at Asia Pacific Rail 2025. This premier industry event, held at BITEC, Bangkok from May 28-29, 2025, brings together visionaries and innovators to shape the future of rail transport. AECOM showcases innovative digital solutions and sustainable practices in delivering complex rail infrastructure projects at Asia Pacific Rail 2025. Ranked 1st in both the Transportation and Mass Transit and Rail categories by Engineering News-Record, AECOM will showcase innovative digital solutions and sustainable practices in delivering complex rail infrastructure projects. Leaders from our Transportation team will provide insights into green strategies, cross-border collaborations, and emerging technologies. Tim Wong, Technical Director & ESG and Sustainability Hub Lead in Hong Kong, will share how digital tools like AECOMzero and innovative construction materials are helping projects lower carbon emissions. C Kamalesen Chandrasekaran, Technical Director, will focus on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (Johor section), a model of international cooperation powered by digital transformation. Meanwhile, Wilson Wong, Associate Director, will discuss intermodal transportation with regional leaders and how this is helping overcome the last mile hurdle in many Asian cities. 'We are delighted to take part in Asia Pacific Rail 2025 as a sponsor and an active participant again, to showcase our world leading role in transportation infrastructure,' said Ian Chung, chief executive of AECOM's Asia region. 'It has been our mission at AECOM to deliver a better world, using the most innovative and digital solutions to serve our clients across Asia and advance sustainable rail infrastructure. We look forward to further collaborating with the industry to drive positive change for urban and regional transport in Asia Pacific.' Our team will be at Booth E39 to highlight our projects in Asia and beyond, including the Orange Line West in Bangkok, one of the largest rail projects in Thailand, and the Northern Link project in Hong Kong, a major transportation infrastructure for the development of the strategic Northern Metropolis. We will also showcase our work on the Strategic Study on Railways beyond 2030, charting Hong Kong's long-term transportation strategy, and the Smart and Green Mass Transit System for one of the city's new development areas. AECOM provides rail services through our Metro Hub in Malaysia and our multi-discipline transportation teams in Hong Kong and Singapore, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. Learn more about our presence at the conference here. For more information about AECOM's rail capabilities and how we create sustainable legacies, please visit Delivering a better world through transit. Hashtag: #AECOM #APACRail2025 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. AECOM AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients' complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle — from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of US$16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. Learn more at
