UK still using racially biased passport tool despite available update
The UK government has failed to deploy an updated version of a face analysis algorithm used for checking passport pictures, despite knowing it works poorly for people with very light and very dark skin
Google might ask questions about AI ethics, but it doesn't want answers | John Naughton
The departure of two members of the tech firm’s ethical artificial intelligence team exposes the conflict at the heart of its business model
AI and you: how confusion about the technology that runs our world threatens democracy
It would be naïve to think that the rise of science and technology hasn’t made it more difficult to understand the problems we face as citizens
AI reveals 1,000 'dark discharges' of untreated sewage in England
Paper says machine learning could prove crucial tool in efforts to improve quality of country’s rivers
Move over, Deep Nostalgia, this AI app can make Kim Jong-un sing I Will Survive
Wombo AI can animate any face to sing songs in a way that is unbelievable enough to help the fight against deepfakes, say some experts
How do you make a convincing deepfake video? – podcast
Alex Hern finds out about the latest in deepfakes, and hears from the man behind the recent AI-generated Tom Cruise TikTok videos
How to make all headphones intelligent
How do you turn 'dumb' headphones into smart ones? Engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into smartphones, identify their users, monitor their heart rates and perform other services. Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device.
Robots learn faster with quantum technology
Artificial intelligence is part of our modern life. A crucial question for practical applications is how fast such intelligent machines can learn. An experiment has answered this question, showing that quantum technology enables a speed-up in the learning process.
How British Airways Is Using AI To Revamp Air Travel
Alex Cruz spoke at the AI Summit at London Tech Week about how artificial intelligence is going to change industry of air travel.
How British Airways Is Using AI To Revamp Air Travel
Alex Cruz spoke at the AI Summit at London Tech Week about how artificial intelligence is going to change industry of air travel.
Robots can use eye contact to draw out reluctant participants in groups
Researchers published results of experiments in which robots led a Swedish word game with individuals whose proficiency in the Nordic language was varied. They found that by redirecting its gaze to less proficient players, a robot can elicit involvement from even the most reluctant participants.
Learning to help the adaptive immune system
Scientists studied the adaptive immune system as a kind of artificial intelligence that can be trained to produce the correct response to invasion by pathogens. This work may lead to more effective vaccines and immune boosting therapies.
#DeepNostalgia – how animating portraits with AI is both bolstering and undoing historic painted lies
Not everything that was painted can be taken as fact.
The Prospects of AI Facial Scanning In Healthcare
AI is now able to diagnose genetic disorders just by examining an individual’s face.
'Typographic attack': pen and paper fool AI into thinking apple is an iPod
OpenAI’s Clip system fails to correctly decipher images when words are pasted on picture
Algorithm helps artificial intelligence systems dodge 'adversarial' inputs
A deep-learning algorithm developed by researchers is designed to help machines navigate in the real world, where imperfect or 'adversarial' inputs may cause uncertainty.
Fear itself is the real threat to democracy, not tall tales of Chinese AI | John Naughton
Stoking panic about China’s dominance is just another way for western technology giants to avoid scrutiny and gain power
This AI-powered app will tell you if you're beautiful – and reinforce biases, too | Arwa Mahdawi
Biased algorithms influence what faces we’re shown on social media, and entrench our opinions about what is attractive