New Zealand claims world first in setting standards for government use of algorithms
Exclusive: Statistics minister says new charter on algorithms – used from traffic lights to police decision-making – an ‘important part of building public trust’
Army research enables conversational AI between soldiers, robot
Dialogue is one of the most basic ways humans use language, and is a desirable capability for autonomous systems. Army researchers developed a novel dialogue capability to transform Soldier-robot interaction and perform joint tasks at operational speeds.
How OpenAI is Leading a Creative Revolution
Imagine a world where all the best-selling novels and highest-rated screenplays are written by AI. Imagine a world where your favourite songs are written, produced and performed entirely by AI. Thanks to OpenAI, that world might soon be our reality.
A video camera in a public place can tell the density of people or vehicles more accurately
Deep learning applied for image/video processing opened the door for the practical deployment for object detection and identification with acceptable accuracy. Crowd counting is another application of image/video processing. The scientists at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) designed a new DNN with backward connection, which achieved more accurate estimation of the density of objects.
NIST study finds that masks defeat most facial recognition algorithms
A National Institutes of Science and Technology found that 89 commercial facial recognition algorithms were defeated by masks.
Shopify’s 6 River Systems CEOs talk Chuck robots, automation, and the pandemic
6 River Systems co-CEOs Jerome Dubois and Rylan Hamilton discuss the Shopify acquisition, Chuck robots, automation, the pandemic, and everything in between.
Researchers aim to measure the impact of imprecise medical data on AI predictions
In a preprint study, researchers sought to measure the impact of medical data imprecision on the clinical predictions made by AI systems.
Elon Musk claims AI will overtake humans 'in less than five years'
Existential threat posed by artificial intelligence is much closer than previously predicted, billionaire warns
MIT CSAIL employs machine learning to optimize vaccine designs
Researchers at MIT CSAIL designed a system that can identify optimal vaccine designs for a large swath of the population.
OpenSpace raises $15.9 million to automate photo documentation on construction sites
OpenSpace, which helps construction teams track the progress of projects by capturing navigable 360-degree photos, has raised $15.9 million.
AI software identifies individual wild birds without need for ringing or tagging
Non-invasive means of identifying birds could cut need for expensive and lengthy fieldwork, allowing for more broad-ranging research
This AI tool can identify individual birds with 90% accuracy
An AI tool trained on images of great tits, sociable weavers, and zebra finches could accurately identify the birds in new photos of them.
Data governance and context for evidence-based medicine: Transparency and bias in COVID-19 times
In the early 90s, evidence-based medicine emerged to make medicine more data-driven. Three decades later, we have more data, but not enough context, or transparency.
Data scientists are creating the hidden rules of the world. But how do we know they are up to the job?
Data science, as a profession, lacks the formal standards that will win the public's trust. A new initiative hopes to change that.
This is what a deepfake voice clone used in a failed fraud attempt sounds like
Listen to the audio used in a would-be deepfake scam. Attackers use machine learning to clone a target’s voice, and then call companies, trying to convince employees to move money where it shouldn’t be. This attack, as reported by security consulting firm NISOS, was unsuccessful.
Facebook’s ‘Red Team’ Hacks Its Own AI Programs
Attackers increasingly try to confuse and bypass machine-learning systems. So the companies that deploy them are getting creative.
AI model developed to identify individual birds without tagging
Distinguishing individual birds using AI could aid avian behaviour research
Victoria and Queensland to kick-off mobile phone detection camera trials
The cameras in Queensland can also catch people who fail to wear a seatbelt.