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Sci-Fi Surveillance: Europe's Secretive Push into Biometric Technology
A Robot Wrote This Entire Article. Are You Scared Yet, Human?
We asked GPT-3, OpenAI's powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace.
These Students Figured out Their Tests Were Graded by AI - and the Easy Way to Cheat
These Students Figured out Their Tests Were Graded by AI - and the Easy Way to Cheat
Edgenuity involves short answers graded by an algorithm, and students have already cracked it.
187 Things the Blockchain Is Supposed to Fix
Businesses and entrepreneurs are racing to deploy blockchain technology against all manner of problems, and perceived opportunities.
Overcoming Barriers to Cross-cultural Cooperation in AI Ethics and Governance
Overcoming Barriers to Cross-cultural Cooperation in AI Ethics and Governance
Achieving the global benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) will require international cooperation on many areas of governance and ethical standards, while allowing for diverse cultural perspectives and priorities.
Scientists Are Drowning in COVID-19 Papers. Can New Tools Keep Them Afloat?
Scientists Are Drowning in COVID-19 Papers. Can New Tools Keep Them Afloat?
The hunt is on for better ways to collect and search pandemic studies
Coronavirus in Context: Scite.ai Tracks Positive and Negative Citations for COVID-19 Literature
Coronavirus in Context: Scite.ai Tracks Positive and Negative Citations for COVID-19 Literature
Artificial-intelligence tool aims to reveal whether research findings are supported or contradicted by subsequent studies.
OpenAI's Jukebox Opens the Pandora's Box of AI-Generated Music
OpenAI released Jukebox, a state-of-the-art AI model capable of generating music with vocals in the style of various artists and genres. I highlight some of my favorite samples and discuss the legality of it all.
Powerful Antibiotics Discovered Using AI
Machine learning spots molecules that work even against 'untreatable' strains of bacteria.
Edward Snowden to the Hundreds of AMLD Participants at EPFL: "Don't Stay Safe. Stay Free! "
Edward Snowden to the Hundreds of AMLD Participants at EPFL: "Don't Stay Safe. Stay Free! "
The main points developed by Edward Snowden during his speech at the Applied Machine Learning Days at EPFL. In the second part of his speech, the American answered questions. The main part of this interview are also reported.
The Scientific Events That Shaped the Decade
The 2010s have seen breakthroughs in frontiers from gene editing to gravitational waves. The coming one must focus on climate change.
Advancing AI in Health Care: It's All About Trust
Predictions a few years ago that AI would soon replace radiologists haven't come to pass. AI has a long way to go before it can become autonomous.
Google Will Not Renew Pentagon Contract That Upset Employees
Diane Greene, the head of Google's Cloud business, is said to have told employees that it was backing away from the A.I. work with the military.
How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology
Millions of Flickr images were sucked into a database called MegaFace. Now some of those faces may have the ability to sue.
AI Equal with Human Experts in Medical Diagnosis, Study Finds
Research suggests AI able to interpret medical images using deep learning algorithm.
Ethicist Warns Universities Against Using AI in Admissions
Algorithms may simply lead to 'self-fulfilling prophecies' and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns.
Artificial Intelligence Confronts a 'Reproducibility' Crisis
Machine-learning systems are black boxes even to the researchers that build them. That makes it hard for others to assess the results.
The Global Landscape of AI Ethics Guidelines
As AI technology develops rapidly, it is widely recognized that ethical guidelines are required for safe and fair implementation in society. But is it possible to agree on what is 'ethical AI'? A detailed analysis of 84 AI ethics reports around the world, from national and international organizations, companies and institutes, explores this question, finding a convergence around core principles but substantial divergence on practical implementation.