CSIRO using artificial intelligence to map 1.7m Australian grain paddocks
It developed ePaddocks for the agriculture sector to better understand the boundaries of grain paddocks across the country.
An AI can make selfies look like they’re not selfies
Computer software can now edit selfie photos so it doesn’t appear the person in the image is holding the camera in their outstretched arm
Shrinking deep learning’s carbon footprint
Through innovation in software and hardware, researchers move to reduce the financial and environmental costs of modern artificial intelligence.
Scientists Oppose NSF’s New Graduate Fellowship Priority
More than 3,000 researchers have signed on to a petition that expresses concern over the agency's 2021 application for the funding program, which emphasizes three areas of computational science and might further disadvantage underrepresented groups.
Why ‘human-like’ is a low bar for most AI projects
Show me a human-like machine and I’ll show you a faulty piece of tech. The AI market is expected to eclipse $300 billion by 2025. And the vast majority of the companies trying to cash in on that bonanza are marketing some form of “human-like” AI. Maybe it’s time to reconsider that approach.
Summit supercomputer to advance research on wind power for renewable energy
With the help of the US Department of Energy-housed Summit supercomputer, GE Research is hoping to improve efficiencies in offshore wind energy production.
Researchers discover evidence of gender bias in major computer vision APIs
Researchers at Wunderman Thompson say they've found evidence of gender bias in major computer vision APIs from Google, IBM, and Microsoft.
Getting COVID-19 Results, Quickly…
More than four months have passed since the lockdown rules were implemented, though you may have applied a litre of hand sanitizer or gone through an uncountable number of face masks by now, we just want to be safe. And knowing if we have the disease
Uber's Q2 highlights COVID-19 economy shifts, worries
Uber's financials are better suited to be an economic barometer instead of any fundamental analysis.
How Thoughts Could Someday Control Electronic Prosthetics
A new wireless intracortical brain-computer interface neuroprosthesis is capable of transmitting accurate neural signals, using a tenth of the power required by its current systems.
Researchers say ‘The Whiteness of AI’ in pop culture erases people of color
Researchers argue predominantly portraying artificial intelligence as white in science fiction, stock imagery, and popular culture has consequences.
Google adds Digital Ink Recognition API for touch and stylus input to ML Kit
Google introduced a new API for touch and stylus input to ML Kit, its machine learning development toolkit for Android and iOS.
Google launches Android 11 Beta 3, lets COVID-19 apps work with location off
Google launches Android 11 Beta 3, hitting the Release Candidate and removing the Exposure Notification API location requirement for COVID-19 apps.
IBM details research on AI to measure Parkinson’s disease progression
IBM recently detailed its work to develop AI systems that can detect signs of disease progression in patients with Parkinson's.
ServiceNow's workplace safety suite integrates with Uber for Business
The integration aims to make commutes more safe and manageable as employees return to the office during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study: Instagram’s algorithm favored Trump over Biden
The Tech Transparency Report (TTP) found that Instagram pushed searches about Joe Biden towards negative hashtags, but blocked them for President Trump.
Best home office furniture and tech in 2020: Herman Miller chair, LG UltraWide monitor, and more
If you're setting up a home office or you've decided to upgrade your current home office for full-time work, we have great suggestions for you. We're not holding back on price in this list, but we're not going crazy either. All our suggestions are meant for a more functional, more productive work experience.
Explainable AI: A guide for making black box machine learning models explainable
In the future, AI will explain itself, and interpretability could boost machine intelligence research. Getting started with the basics is a good way to get there, and Christoph Molnar's book is a good place to start.