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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Robot Prototype for Microsurgery
Seems a considerable advance. Full and more technical article at the linkRobot Prototype Shows Promise for Microsurgery on Eyes, AneurysmsBy Vanderbilt School...
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Drones and Facial Recognition in the UK
Another example that will likely be criticized as being easy to mis-use.Police to Use Facial Recognition Drones to Help Find the MissingBBC News (U.K.)By Ken Macdonald...
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Malevolence of the Use of Evolving Images
Good-non technical view of the current state of creating and evolving images. Somewhat like the 'photo shopping' enigma still going on, but more subtle and automated...
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Vint Cerf Takes a Driverless Ride
Vint Cerf takes a hands-free, unaccompanied drive in a Waymo and muses the technology.A Hands-Free Ride By Vinton G. CerfCommunications of the ACM, December 2019...
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Our Relationship with AI
Wired Launches a new podcast: Sleepwalkers, in the post below with links to it. Will be listening to and following. Posting comments here.Rethinking Our Relationship...
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Robots Supporting Teachers in Class Sessions
Assistance is important, especially with respect to repetitive tasks that need strong context.Robots can learn how to support teachers in class sessionsby University...
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Fighting Cybercrime in the Cloud
Evidence for Cybercrime in the cloud.Machine Learning Advances Tool to Fight Cybercrime in the CloudPurdue University NewsBy Chris AdamPurdue University researchers...
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Designing Games
There is value in having game developers aid in designing interaction with business problems.The Sims’ Creator Shares His Secrets“If I was going to teach somebody...
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Predicting Humor for Engagement
Humor as engagement. Can it be delivered artificially, as a strong component of story?It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh |by Dina Gerdeman...
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Benchmarking a Big Quantum Computer
This article ultimately gets very technical, but attracted me because the bit size starts to get interesting for real problems. The abstract and intro part are...
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Novel Mobile Mapping Algorithm
As I read this, it too could have been used usefully for our forestry application, since we had large scale databases of measurements based on location contexts...
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Preventing Theft By Drones
Brief, intriguing piece in Coindesk, a blockchain App of the tracking type. Seems a very simple solution regarding altitude and IOT. No indication anything...
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AI Storytelling Companies
Not quite all the same thing, but interesting spins on the idea. Like the idea of a story, like a contract, that could adapt readily to an audience and context...
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Harvard Robobee Powered by Soft Muscles
Back to the interest in the tiny drone.RoboBee Powered by Soft MusclesHarvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesLeah BurrowsResearchers...
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Talk on Explainable AI
All analytics should be explainable in business context. And the person responsible for that part of the business should also be able to explain how and why it...
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Berners-Lee Launches a Contract for the Web
Admirable, but will it work? As one of the inventors of the Web, he will be heard, but will the contract be accepted, followed?Tim Berners-Lee Launches a 'Contract...
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Google G Suite Adds AI in Beta
Always looking for ways to integrate smarts into enterprise business designs and tasks, so this is worth looking at. Looks like its taking a step ahead of Amazon...
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From the Possible Minds Conference
From 'The Edge', a huge amount of information on AI and Minds. Below an intro, full text and video at the link.The Possible Minds ConferenceI am puzzled by the...
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New Alexa Emotions
New complexity in voice expression is announced for Alexa. Need to see this in useful context, but intrigued by possibilities.Use New Alexa Emotions and Speaking...
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