AI finds 250 foreign stars that migrated to our galaxy
Astronomers have used deep learning to discover 250 new stars in the Milky Way, which they believe were born outside the galaxy.
Transform 2020: Learn how to build edge AI to accelerate your business
With 5G and increasingly powerful smartphones and other devices, more companies are running AI applications at the "edge." Keep abreast at Transform 2020.
Facebook civil rights audit urges ‘mandatory’ algorithmic bias detection
An independent civil rights review found the company's efforts to detect algorithmic bias are falling short and leave users vulnerable to manipulation.
Breakthrough machine learning approach quickly produces higher-resolution climate data
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the resolution of wind velocity data by 50 times and solar irradiance data by 25 times—an enhancement that has never been achieved before with climate data.
Everything is virtual these days, even hackathons
The venerable hackathon will surely survive COVID-19, but only if transparency and fairness are preserved.
NVIDIA’s AI-focused Ampere GPUs are now available in Google Cloud
Google Cloud users can now harness the power of NVIDIA’s Ampere GPUs for their AI workloads.
Facebook is recycling heat from its data centers to warm up these homes
As it publishes its first sustainability report, Facebook showcased a new heat-recovery system in one of its data centers in Denmark.
These 2 books will strengthen your command of Python machine learning
Mastering machine learning is not easy, even if you’re a crack programmer. I’ve seen many people come from a solid background of writing software in different domains (gaming, web, multimedia, etc.) thinking that adding machine learning to their roster of skills is another walk in the park.
Robots, drones and surveillance apps: The unexpected future of medicine
Healthcare has traditionally been cautious about new technologies. But a new wave of innovation is likely to change all of that.
Kai-Fu Lee Gives AI a B-Minus Grade in the Covid-19 Fight
Robots and computer programs can help with social distancing and food delivery, but have been less helpful in developing a vaccine.
University of Melbourne and Cubic test AI camera to improve road safety
The camera can identify different road users as they pass into and through intersections.
LG expands service robot deployment to hospitals
LG Cloi Servebot will assist hospital staff by carrying medical equipment at Seoul National University Hospital.
New ‘Computer Prophet’ generates profound metaphors for life and death
UCLA student Elias Henriksen created the AI-powered Computer Prophet to answer existential questions through novel metaphors.
Researchers detail texture-swapping AI that could be used to create deepfakes
Researchers at UC Berkeley and Adobe Research propose in a paper Swapping Autoencoder, an AI tool that could be used to create realistic deepfakes.
Context reduces racial bias in hate speech detection algorithms
Understanding what makes something harmful or offensive can be hard enough for humans, never mind artificial intelligence systems.
WattScale is an open source AI tool that identifies energy-wasting homes
Researchers developed an AI tool -- WattScale -- that can identify energy-inefficient homes anywhere in a region with sufficient data.
An online propaganda campaign used AI-generated headshots to create fake journalists
An investigation by The Daily Beast has uncovered a network of fake journalists, analysts, and political consultants used to place op-eds favorable to certain Middle Eastern nations in conservative publications. AI-generated headshots were used to make the writers look like real people.
Teleoperated scooters: Go X and Tortoise test micromobility’s future in Georgia pilot
Tortoise and Go X have launched an experiment in Peachtree Corners, Georgia -- deploying 100 scooters that can be remotely operated.