Psychological Effects Of AI
The use of artificial intelligence for behavioural analysis could provide doctors with valuable insights. Studies have shown that machine-learning algorithms, trained to judge the choice of words, are better able to distinguish between real and fake
Detroit’s fight over policing and facial recognition is a microcosm of the nation
Everything you need to know about policing and facial recognition is happening right now in Detroit, where the scales are tipping.
Congress introduces bill that bans facial recognition use by federal government
The bill would prohibit facial recognition use by the federal government and withhold funds from state and local governments that use the tech.
Professor proposes guide for developing common data science approaches
The use of data science tools in research across campuses has exploded—from engineering and science to the humanities and social sciences. But there is no established data science discipline and no recognized way for various academic fields to develop and integrate accepted data science processes into research.
Boston Dynamics will ship Spot with a robot arm ‘in a few months’ and for home use ‘someday’
Boston Dynamics will start selling Spot with a robot arm to businesses interested in mobile manipulation in a few months, and eventually for home use.
Waymo inks deal with Volvo to develop self-driving electric cars
Waymo has inked a deal with Volvo Cars Group to develop fully electric self-driving passenger cars, the two companies announced.
Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston City Council has voted to ban the use of facial recognition by the municipality, joining a growing list of US cities to restrict use of the tech.
From Stonewall 1969 to Black Lives Matter 2020: How technology ignites change
US Customs and Border Patrol agents flew unmanned aerial vehicles over crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters in at least 15 cities in June. According to government officials, the feds were just keeping an eye on the situation. Despite the fact thes
AI monitoring of laser welding processes: X-ray vision and eavesdropping ensure quality
Laser welding is a process suitable for joining metals and thermoplastics. It has become particularly well established in highly automated production, for example in the automotive industry, because a laser operates with virtually no wear, is very fast and offers high precision.
AI and Food?
Have you ever wanted to try something new to eat? Or figure out what you're eating? This may have been a problem 20 years ago, where you might have consulted a culinary expert, but not anymore…
IBM’s new open-source ‘COVID notebooks’ arrive chocked full of data for deep analysis
IBM today launched ‘COVID notebooks,’ an open-source data solution designed to help overwhelmed developers, researchers, and policy-makers. When the big-wigs put their heads together to work on pandemic solutions, they need solid datasets full of up-to-date, organized, clean data.
Google releases TensorFlow privacy testing module
Google released a toolset accessory this week that will allow developers working with machine learning models to better rein in leaks of private data.
Google’s MixIT AI isolates speakers in audio recordings
In a new paper, researchers at Google describe an AI system that isolates speakers' voices in audio recordings using an unsupervised approach.
Lyft releases new self-driving vehicle data set and launches $30,000 challenge
Lyft released a data set containing logs recorded by its self-driving vehicles' sensors to kick off a new AI research challenge.
A method to protect audio classifiers against adversarial attacks
In recent years, machine learning algorithms have attained remarkable results in a variety of tasks, including the classification of both images and audio files. A class of algorithms that has proven to be particularly promising are deep neural networks (DNNs) that can automatically learn to solve specific problems by analyzing large quantities of data.
Artificial intelligence produces data synthetically to help treat diseases like COVID-19
Data driven technologies and "big data" are revolutionizing many industries. However, in many areas of research—including health and drug development—there is too little data available due to its sensitive nature and the strict protection of individuals.
Ford plans private 5G network to speed up electric vehicle manufacturing
New private network will replace Wi-Fi and support electric car ambitions.
The ACLU uncovers the first known wrongful arrest due to AI error
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) has forced the police to acknowledge a wrongful arrest due to an erroneous algorithm.