AI Weekly: Announcing our ‘Automation and jobs in the new normal’ special issue
The global pandemic is changing the nature of work, as companies seek efficiency through automation -- and people seek jobs.
How Facebook’s Yann LeCun is charting a path to human-level intelligence
Facebook's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun told TNW about the latest work at FAIR, the social network's research lab.
Google researchers use quantum computing to help improve image classification
In a new tutorial, Google researchers demonstrate how quantum computing techniques can improve accuracy in tasks like image classification.
Horrific AI surveillance experiment uses convicted felons as human guinea pigs
When a convicted felon in the US completes their court-mandated sentence(s) they’re considered a free citizen with limited rights. Felons can only vote in two states, they cannot legally own a firearm, and they may not serve on a jury. Otherwise the
Toshiba laptops through the ages
Toshiba’s 35-year run in the laptop business is at an end, but what a journey it has been.
Google open-sources LIT, a toolset for evaluating natural language models
Google-affiliated researchers developed an open source framework -- Language Interpretability Tool (LIT) -- designed to explore and audit language models.
How to improve AI economics by taming the long tail of data
Long-tailed distributions of data make it difficult to build efficient AI companies. Here's some advice from practitioners on how to fix the problem.
An AI algorithm to help identify homeless youth at risk of substance abuse
While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the prevalence of substance abuse among homeless youth in the United States, they don't always include data-driven insights about environmental and psychological factors that could contribute to an individual's likelihood of developing a substance use disorder.
Problematic study on Indiana parolees seeks to predict recidivism with AI
A four-year effort to monitor parolees in Indiana with bracelets and use AI algorithms to predict their behavior raises red flags.
Artificial Intelligence in Intelligence- the influence of AI in Spytech
Intelligence agencies are already using AI in ways big and little, to scan the news for dangerous developments, send alerts to ships about rapidly changing conditions, and speed up the regular works by a significant amount. But before the&n
This AI simulation of Roger Federer can help him overcome his Wimbledon SHAME
A new AI system generates stunningly realistic controllable graphics of Roger Federer and his tennis rivals to recreate classic games.
Deep learning-based cough recognition model helps detect the location of coughing sounds in real time
The Center for Noise and Vibration Control at KAIST announced that their coughing detection camera recognizes where coughing happens, visualizing the locations. The resulting cough recognition camera can track and record information about the person who coughed, their location, and the number of coughs on a real-time basis.
Contact tracing: England's new NHS Test and Trace app finally sees the light of day
The new NHS contact-tracing app has entered trials on the Isle of Wight, this time based on technology from Apple and Google.
Cyborg construction workers and the quest for efficiency
Robots are heading to the job site eventually, but first we'll see a proliferation of tech add-ons designed to augment human workers.
U.S. Justice Department going ‘full tilt’ on tech antitrust probe
The U.S. Justice Department is moving "full-tilt" on its antitrust investigation of Alphabet's Google and other Big Tech platforms.
Japan aims to send flying cars into Tokyo skies in only three years
The Japanese government is backing the launch of private flying vehicles by 2023.
Sounds of action: Using ears, not just eyes, improves robot perception
People rarely use just one sense to understand the world, but robots usually only rely on vision and, increasingly, touch. Carnegie Mellon University researchers find that robot perception could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing.
Scott Morrison backs IBM and Soldier On to upskill Aussie veterans in tech
SkillsBuild hopes to help former defence personnel and veterans secure their future post-service career faster.