What a machine learning tool that turns Obama white can (and can’t) tell us about AI bias
The AI Face Depixelizer tool uses machine learning to generate high-resolution faces from low-resolution inputs. But many say the algorithm is biased, defaulting toward white faces, as illustrated when an input using Barack Obama is turned into a white man.
Machine Learning Has a Huge Flaw: It’s Gullible
Research shows how humans can shield machine learning from manipulation. Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are poised to supercharge productivity in the knowledge economy, transforming the future of work. But they’re far from perfect.
Facebook claims wav2vec 2.0 tops speech recognition performance with 10 minutes of labeled data
In a new paper, Facebook researchers detail wav2vec 2.0, which ostensibly achieves state-of-the-art speech recognition performance.
Trump’s latest immigration ban is bad news for US AI ambitions
Trump's suspension of the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled workers will cut off US access to international AI talent.
Letter decrying predictive criminality AI research paper passes 1,000 signatures
In response to a research paper that claims to predict criminality from people's faces, hundreds demand its withdrawal from publication.
Deep drone acrobatics
A navigation algorithm developed at the University of Zurich enables drones to learn challenging acrobatic maneuvers. Autonomous quadcopters can be trained using simulations to increase their speed, agility and efficiency, which benefits conventional search and rescue operations.
Google divorces ML Kit from Firebase, adds entity extraction and pose detection APIs
Google is making it easier to use ML Kit, its suite of machine learning tools for mobile app developers, without Firebase.
Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz detail self-driving system with automated routing and parking
Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz detailed the autonomous driving system that'll power forthcoming vehicles from the latter company.
AI tool turns low-pixel faces into realistic images
A photo editing tool designed by a programming team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, raises prospects for sharper, cleaner images in digital presentations and also promises hours of fun for older-video game fans who can now generate crystal clear faces for low-pixel characters who populated early products.
SqueezeBERT promises faster mobile NLP while maintaining BERT levels of accuracy
SqueezeBERT is NLP from former DeepScale CEO Forrest Iandola that's 4.3 times faster than BERT on a Pixel smartphone, with lower latency than MobileBERT.
Lyft crowdsources driver data to train its autonomous vehicle systems
Lyft says that it has begun collecting data from ride-hailing drivers in its network to better train its autonomous vehicle systems.
Silicon Valley summers ... and winter is coming
Silicon Valley once had plenty of time to schmooze and give out awards. COVID-19 accelerated many technology trends, which means that it also accelerated the arrival of future problems. We will need some solutions pretty fast.
Autonomous forklift developer Third Wave emerges from stealth with $15 million
Third Wave Automation, a startup developing an autonomous forklift platform, emerged from stealth with $15 million in series A funding.
Nylas nabs $25 million as the API economy explodes
Nylas, which provides email, calendar, and contact APIs for developers to build into their own apps, has raised $25 million in a series B round of funding.
Fork off: This ubiquitous machine is about to turn into a robot
Humans have a role in the future of work, but shared autonomy may be the new reality for warehouse and logistics.
Apple Big Sur: Here's what makes new macOS 'biggest update to design in over a decade'
Apple has revamped the macOS desktop in Big Sur in preparation for a future more aligned with iOS and iPadOS.
Didi Chuxing targets 1 million autonomous taxis by 2030
Chinas ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its platform by 2030.
Researchers propose AI system that reverse-engineers black box apps
In a preprint paper, researchers propose an AI technique that reverse-engineers programs without any privileged knowledge.