Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden's mental health
It's easy to edit video of public figures to make them appear asleep, confused, drunk or cognitively impaired when they are not. The technique is being used to undermine Joe Biden's campaign.
IBM announces the 2020 Call for Code regional finalists
It’s that time of year again! The David Clark Cause and its partner IBM have officially announced the regional finalists for the 2020 Call for Code challenge. Call for Code is a multiyear challenge issued in 2018 with the purpose of soliciting solutions from the global developer’s community.
Your thoughts can be displayed on this cyborg garment
Instead of being able to wear your heart on your sleeve, you will soon be able to wear robotic clothes that show real-time visualizations of your thought waves.
New data processing module makes deep neural networks smarter
Artificial intelligence researchers at North Carolina State University have improved the performance of deep neural networks by combining feature normalization and feature attention modules into a single module that they call attentive normalization (AN).
Google announces AI-boosted virtual meeting system
The coronavirus epidemic has brought virtually nothing other than misery, pain, fear and disruption. Though we may still be far off from the day we can close the book on this scourge, we are now inching towards what seems like such a long-lost sense of normalcy.
Qualcomm details Cloud AI 100 chipset, announces developer kit
Qualcomm shared details about the Cloud AI 100 chipset it announced last year, along with the Cloud Edge AI Development Kit.
Aidoc raises $20 million more for its computer vision medical tools
Aidoc, which bills itself as an AI solutions provider for radiologists, today closed a $20 million extension to the series B it raised in April 2019.
AI-driven robot Mayflower recreates historic voyage
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship will collect data on marine life, including sampling for plastics.
How automation is helping companies pivot in the pandemic (VB Live)
The pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of automation in business. Learn how the technology is evolving, the benefits of automation, and more.
Future autonomous machines may build trust through emotion
Army research has extended the state-of-the-art in autonomy by providing a more complete picture of how actions and nonverbal signals contribute to promoting cooperation. Researchers suggested guidelines for designing autonomous machines such as robots, self-driving cars, drones and personal assistants that will effectively collaborate with soldiers.
Over 1,000 parents sign open letter protesting facial recognition in schools
More than 1,000 parents from all 50 U.S. states signed an open letter advocating for a ban on facial recognition in schools.
JupiterOne raises $19 million to automate IT asset management
JupiterOne, a cybersecurity management automation startup whose customers include Reddit, Databricks, and Auth0, raised $19 million in venture capital.
Promises, promises – what will Johnson break next? Inside the 18 September Guardian Weekly
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Services Australia to introduce self-service kiosks and track wait times at service centres
It touts the solutions would help improve face-to-face citizen service delivery.
New data processing module makes deep neural networks smarter
Artificial intelligence researchers have improved the performance of deep neural networks by combining feature normalization and feature attention modules into a single module that they call attentive normalization. The hybrid module improves the accuracy of the system significantly, while using negligible extra computational power.
Security software for autonomous vehicles
Before autonomous vehicles participate in road traffic, they must demonstrate conclusively that they do not pose a danger to others. New software prevents accidents by predicting different variants of a traffic situation every millisecond.
Sony’s new AI agent achieves superhuman Gran Turismo Sport scores
One of the best things about computers is that they can learn just as much from a simulation as they can from so-called ‘real world’ experiences. That means, given the proper simulator, we can teach AI to drive cars without ever putting a single human in danger.
Defense Innovation Board: The Pentagon should hire remote workers who can handle classified info
The Defense Innovation Board advises the Pentagon to hire remote workers as a way to compete with private companies who are also recruiting tech talent.