25 Oct

“Japan Has Birthed a New Life Form: The Drunk Android”

“Japan has a unique fascination with androids and the quest to make robots more like humans. One of the country’s most original thinkers in this area is Professor Takashi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo. He has created androids filled with sensors and artificial intelligence software.”

Read: Japan Has Birthed a New Life Form: The Drunk Android

20 Oct

“Racial Disparities in Police ‘Stingray’ Surveillance, Mapped”

“Cops are using secret cellphone trackers nationwide to collect cellphone data—especially in poor, black neighborhoods. Louise Goldsberry, a Florida nurse, was washing dishes when she looked outside her window and saw a man pointing a gun at her face.”

Read: Racial Disparities in Police ‘Stingray’ Surveillance, Mapped

19 Oct

“Microsoft reaches ‘human parity’ with new speech recognition system”

“Researchers at Microsoft have published details of new speech recognition technology that they say transcribes conversational speech as well as a human does. “We’ve reached human parity,” says Microsoft’s chief speech scientist Xuedong Huang in a statement. “This is an historic achievement.””

Read: Microsoft reaches ‘human parity’ with new speech recognition system

19 Oct

“Police should rein in facial recognition programs, says new report”

“A coalition that includes the ACLU, EFF, and 50 other organizations has asked the Department of Justice to investigate how the FBI and police are using large-scale facial recognition databases in criminal investigations.”

Read: Police should rein in facial recognition programs, says new report

13 Oct

“How a Facial Recognition Mismatch Can Ruin Your Life”

“It was just after sundown when a man knocked on Steve Talley’s door in south Denver. The man claimed to have hit Talley’s silver Jeep Cherokee and asked him to assess the damage. So Talley, wearing boxers and a tank top, went outside to take a look.”

Read: How a Facial Recognition Mismatch Can Ruin Your Life

12 Oct

“The Administration’s Report on the Future of Artificial Intelligence”

“Under President Obama’s leadership, America continues to be the world’s most innovative country, with the greatest potential to develop the industries of the future and harness science and technology to help address important challenges.”

Read: The Administration’s Report on the Future of Artificial Intelligence

12 Oct

“The Administration’s Report on the Future of Artificial Intelligence”

“Under President Obama’s leadership, America continues to be the world’s most innovative country, with the greatest potential to develop the industries of the future and harness science and technology to help address important challenges.”

Read: The Administration’s Report on the Future of Artificial Intelligence

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