Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.
Google

Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.

Smart doorbell maker Ring has built its business by turning neighborhoods into surveillance networks. Now the company is drawing fire for using private data without informing customers and sharing data with police.

December 11, 20192 min read
Seeing the World Blindfolded: The observational dropout technique, explained
Google

Seeing the World Blindfolded: The observational dropout technique, explained

In reinforcement learning, if researchers want an agent to have an internal representation of its environment, they’ll build and train a world model that it can refer to. New research shows that world models can emerge from standard training, rather than needing to be built separately.

December 11, 20192 min read
Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.
Google

Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.

Smart doorbell maker Ring has built its business by turning neighborhoods into surveillance networks. Now the company is drawing fire for using private data without informing customers and sharing data with police.

December 11, 20192 min read
Seeing the World Blindfolded: The observational dropout technique, explained
Google

Seeing the World Blindfolded: The observational dropout technique, explained

In reinforcement learning, if researchers want an agent to have an internal representation of its environment, they’ll build and train a world model that it can refer to. New research shows that world models can emerge from standard training, rather than needing to be built separately.

December 11, 20192 min read
Google's AI Explains Itself: How Google's xAI tools help evaluate model performance
Google

Google's AI Explains Itself: How Google's xAI tools help evaluate model performance

Google's AI platform offers a view into the mind of its machines. Explainable AI (xAI) tools show which features exerted the most influence on a model’s decision, so users can evaluate model performance and potentially mitigate biased results.

December 4, 20192 min read
Google's AI Explains Itself: How Google's xAI tools help evaluate model performance
Google

Google's AI Explains Itself: How Google's xAI tools help evaluate model performance

Google's AI platform offers a view into the mind of its machines. Explainable AI (xAI) tools show which features exerted the most influence on a model’s decision, so users can evaluate model performance and potentially mitigate biased results.

December 4, 20192 min read
When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.
Google

When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.

Google spent the past year training an AI-powered health care program using personal information from one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S. Patients had no idea — until last week.

November 20, 20192 min read
Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.
Google

Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.

Predicting a molecule’s aroma is hard because slight changes in structure lead to huge shifts in perception. Good thing deep learning is developing a sense of smell.

November 20, 20192 min read
When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.
Google

When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.

Google spent the past year training an AI-powered health care program using personal information from one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S. Patients had no idea — until last week.

November 20, 20192 min read
Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.
Google

Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.

Predicting a molecule’s aroma is hard because slight changes in structure lead to huge shifts in perception. Good thing deep learning is developing a sense of smell.

November 20, 20192 min read
Public Access, Private Faces
Google

Public Access, Private Faces

One of the largest open datasets for training face recognition systems has its roots in a popular photo-sharing service. Companies that have used this data could find themselves liable for millions in legal recompense.

October 23, 20192 min read
Public Access, Private Faces
Google

Public Access, Private Faces

One of the largest open datasets for training face recognition systems has its roots in a popular photo-sharing service. Companies that have used this data could find themselves liable for millions in legal recompense.

October 23, 20192 min read
Deep Learning Tackles Skin Ailments
Google

Deep Learning Tackles Skin Ailments

Skin conditions are the fourth-largest cause of nonfatal disease worldwide, but access to dermatological care is sparse. A new study shows that a neural network can do front-line diagnostic work.

October 9, 20192 min read
AI Startups in Demand
Google

AI Startups in Demand

AI startups are being scooped up at an accelerating pace, many by companies outside the tech sphere. A report by CB Insights shows that, as of August, 2019 was on track to surpass last year’s record number of AI startup acquisitions.

October 9, 20191 min read
AI Startups in Demand
Google

AI Startups in Demand

AI startups are being scooped up at an accelerating pace, many by companies outside the tech sphere. A report by CB Insights shows that, as of August, 2019 was on track to surpass last year’s record number of AI startup acquisitions.

October 9, 20191 min read

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