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This AI spots local COVID-19 outbreaks before they’ve spun out of control
Researchers have developed a new machine learning-based tool that detects potential COVID-19 outbreaks in individual US counties. The system makes its assessments by analyzing reported COVID-19 cases and deaths, rates of…
YouTube removes record number of videos as human moderators replaced by AI
YouTube’s automated filters were less reliable than human moderators, but the company ‘accepted a lower level of accuracy; to ensure harmful content was removed Source:…
A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI’s Lethal Potential
Alphabet’s DeepMind pioneered reinforcement learning. A California company used it to create an algorithm that defeated an F-16 pilot in a simulation. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/dogfight-renews-concerns-ai-lethal-potential/ Proactive…
Controversial Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Is Teaming Up With ICE
In a pairing that has all the makings of a privacy and/or human rights nightmare waiting to happen, the dystopian facial recognition software maker Clearview…
Watch AI-controlled virtual fighters take on an Air Force pilot August 18th
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, DARPA will no longer hold an in-person event for its third and final AlphaDogfight Trial that’s scheduled to take place…
Google accidentally enables Home smart speakers to listen in to everyday house sounds
Users have received notifications when their Google Home speakers hear smoke alarms or breaking glass Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-home-smart-speakers-listen-switch-on-smoke-detector-glass-breaking-a9652991.html Proactive Computing found this story and shared it…
World's first fully self-driving car will be ready this year, Elon Musk claims
‘I’m very confident about full self-driving functionality being complete by the end of this year,’ he says. ‘It’s because I’m literally driving it’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/elon-musk-self-driving-tesla-artificial-intelligence-a9634311.html…
New York lawmakers agree to pause use of facial recognition in schools
New York lawmakers have passed a moratorium that would ban the use of facial recognition in schools until 2022. Their decision comes a month after…
Detroit Police Wrongfully Arrested Another Black Man Falsely Identified by Face Recognition
For more than a year, people opposed to giving police access to face recognition technology have pointed to criminal cases such as that of Willie…
YouTube to let creators use Google AI to automatically reply to comments
‘SmartReply’ system guesses what YouTubers might want to say and writes it out for them Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/youtube-google-comments-ai-artificial-intelligence-reply-smart-video-a9600216.html Proactive Computing found this story and shared it…
Members of Congress push to ban federal use of face recognition
A group of Democratic Senators and House representatives have introduced a bill that seeks to ban federal use of facial recognition technology. It follows an…
False facial recognition match leads to a wrongful arrest in Detroit
Many critics of police facial recognition use warn of the potential for racial bias that leads to false arrests, and unfortunately that appears to have…
Listen to a New Metallica Song Written by a Bot
“Deliverance Rides” is latest release from YouTuber who’s had computers write AC/DC and Nickelback tracks. Continue reading… Source: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/metallica-song-written-by-a-bot/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Artificial intelligence that mimics the brain needs sleep just like humans, study reveals
Researchers at Los Alamos discover neural network reaps benefits ‘equivalent to a good night’s rest’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/artificial-intelligence-human-sleep-ai-los-alamos-neural-network-a9554271.html Proactive Computing found this story and shared it…
‘GrokNet’, the AI behind Facebook Shops, looks for body type, skin tone, location, socioeconomic class in photos
• Yay, Clearview AI but for shopping! Facebook Mark Zuckerberg today announced the launch of Facebook Shops, an e-commerce feature to allows business users to…
NVIDIA is contributing its AI smarts to help fight COVID-19
Many people are lending their computing power to efforts researching and fighting COVID-19, and that now includes NVIDIA. The GPU maker has joined the COVID-19…
Pentagon prepares to accelerate use of AI in war by adopting 'ethical principles'
New principles lay foundation for ‘deployment and the use of AI by the Department of Defense’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/artificial-intelligence-war-pentagon-trump-ai-ethics-jedi-a9356616.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
How a Piece of Tape Tricked a Tesla Into Reading a 35MPH Sign as 85MPH
Researchers have identified a potential issue with sensors used in some older Tesla models that misinterpreted speed signs to read the speed limit as 50…
Facial recognition doesn't work – but that won't stop it from coming after you
There have been enough warnings about the technology and its effectiveness that the government should be holding back on any roll out Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/facial-recognition-technology-problems-racism-police-arrests-a9332516.html Proactive…
Siri will now answer your election questions
Apple’s built-in voice assistant won’t help you figure out who to vote for, but it will be able to update you on different races around…
The Newest Wyze Camera Update Kills Person Detection, But Motion Detection Stays
Wyze Last July, Wyze announced a surprising new feature for its cameras—free person detection. You didn’t need the cloud or subscription fees to benefit. That…
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