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Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren't Racist?
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Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren't Racist?

When Google forced out two well-known artificial intelligence experts, a long-simmering research controversy burst into the open.

A Quantum Trick with Photons Gives ML a Speed Boost
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A Quantum Trick with Photons Gives ML a Speed Boost

Researchers at Austria's University of Vienna have accelerated machine learning using a quantum trick involving photons.

How Facebook Got Addicted to Spreading Misinformation
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How Facebook Got Addicted to Spreading Misinformation

The company's AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.

Trading Chicken Parts is Going Digital
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Trading Chicken Parts is Going Digital

Ashley Honey at New Zealand-based Nui hopes to use his company's electronic trading platforms to automate trading of meat and poultry products.

Researchers Are Peering Inside Computer Brains. What They've Found Will Surprise You
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Researchers Are Peering Inside Computer Brains. What They've Found Will Surprise You

Researchers at research company OpenAI developed new techniques to examine the inner workings of neural networks to help interpret their decision-making.

Your Loved Ones, and Eerie Tom Cruise Videos, Reanimate Unease With Deepfakes
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Your Loved Ones, and Eerie Tom Cruise Videos, Reanimate Unease With Deepfakes

A tool that allows old photographs to be animated, and viral videos of a Tom Cruise impersonation, shined new light on digital impersonations.

Furious AI Researcher Creates a List of Non-reproducible Machine Learning Papers
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Furious AI Researcher Creates a List of Non-reproducible Machine Learning Papers

The Papers Without Code website aims to create a centralized list of machine learning papers that are not implementable.

Facebook Researchers Report Advance in Computer Vision
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Facebook Researchers Report Advance in Computer Vision

A software toolkit developed by Facebook's artificial intelligence research arm could enable companies to create computer vision software more quickly.

An Autonomous High-Speed Transporter for Tomorrow's Logistics
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An Autonomous High-Speed Transporter for Tomorrow's Logistics

Automated aerial vehicles guided by artificial intelligence are under development to enhance logistics.

A.I. Here, There, Everywhere
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A.I. Here, There, Everywhere

Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized.

Google Employee Group Urges Congress to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for AI Researchers
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Google Employee Group Urges Congress to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for AI Researchers

A letter published by Google employees aired support of the Ethical AI team at Google and its former co-leads, both of whom were fired.

Honda Launches Advanced Self-Driving Cars in Japan
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Honda Launches Advanced Self-Driving Cars in Japan

Japanese automaker Honda has launched a limited roll-out of its new Legend, which it calls the most advanced driverless vehicle licensed for the road, in Japan....

Autonomous Underwater Robot Saves People From Drowning
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Autonomous Underwater Robot Saves People From Drowning

A research team has developed an underwater rescue robot with the help of the city of Halle, Germany, water rescue service.

The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting
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The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting

Many U.S. companies are adopting software to perform tasks that previously involved teams of employees, and white-collar workers are concerned.

How a 10-Second Video Clip Sold for $6.6 Million
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How a 10-Second Video Clip Sold for $6.6 Million

Art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile, who bought a 10-second video clip for $67,000 even though it was freely available to watch, recently sold it for $6.6 million...

Cybersecurity Researchers Build Better 'Canary Trap'
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Cybersecurity Researchers Build Better 'Canary Trap'

The WE-FORGE data protection system uses an artificial intelligence version of the "canary trap," which distributes multiple false documents to conceal secrets....

Way Beyond AlphaZero: Berkeley, Google Work Shows Robotics May Be Deepest Machine Learning of All
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Way Beyond AlphaZero: Berkeley, Google Work Shows Robotics May Be Deepest Machine Learning of All

A new report found that the hardest and perhaps most promising work of deep learning may lie in the realm of robotics,

The Bitcoin Blockchain Is Helping Keep a Botnet From Being Taken Down
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The Bitcoin Blockchain Is Helping Keep a Botnet From Being Taken Down

Researchers found that a botnet they have been following disguised one of its IP addresses in the bitcoin blockchain to guard against a command-and-control server...

AI Smashes Videogame High Scores by Remembering Its Past Success
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AI Smashes Videogame High Scores by Remembering Its Past Success

Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.

AI Panel Urges U.S. to Boost Tech Skills Amid China's Rise
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AI Panel Urges U.S. to Boost Tech Skills Amid China's Rise

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's final report to Congress calls on the U.S. to enhance its AI skills as a means of countering China...
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