Jun 09, 2021

12 Posts

Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.
Jun 09, 2021

Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.

U.S. immigration officials expect over 2 million migrants to reach the country’s southern border by the end of the year. They’re counting on face recognition to streamline processing of those who seek asylum.

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Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.
Jun 09, 2021

Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.

U.S. immigration officials expect over 2 million migrants to reach the country’s southern border by the end of the year. They’re counting on face recognition to streamline processing of those who seek asylum.

1 min read
Irresponsible AI: Execs want AI's power, but not its ethical responsibilities.
Jun 09, 2021

Irresponsible AI: Execs want AI's power, but not its ethical responsibilities.

Few companies that use AI understand the ethical issues it raises. While many companies are ramping up investments in AI, few look for and correct social biases in their models, according to a report by the credit-scoring company Fico.

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The Batch: Face Recognition at the Border, Robot Manicurists, Irresponsible AI, Synthesizing Real-World Scenes
Jun 09, 2021

The Batch: Face Recognition at the Border, Robot Manicurists, Irresponsible AI, Synthesizing Real-World Scenes

Around the world, students are graduating. If you’re one of them, or if someone close to you is graduating, congratulations!!! My family swapped pictures on WhatsApp recently and came across this one, which was taken when I graduated from Carnegie Mellon (I’m standing in the middle).

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3D Scene Synthesis for the Real World: Generating 3D scenes with radiance fields and image data
Jun 09, 2021

3D Scene Synthesis for the Real World: Generating 3D scenes with radiance fields and image data

Researchers have used neural networks to generate novel views of a 3D scene based on existing pictures plus the positions and angles of the cameras that took them. In practice, though, you may not know the precise camera

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Congratulations to all the Graduates!
Jun 09, 2021

Congratulations to all the Graduates!

Around the world, students are graduating. If you’re one of them, or if someone close to you is graduating, congratulations!!! My family swapped pictures on WhatsApp recently and came across this one...

1 min read
3D Scene Synthesis for the Real World: Generating 3D scenes with radiance fields and image data
Jun 09, 2021

3D Scene Synthesis for the Real World: Generating 3D scenes with radiance fields and image data

Researchers have used neural networks to generate novel views of a 3D scene based on existing pictures plus the positions and angles of the cameras that took them. In practice, though, you may not know the precise camera

2 min read
Irresponsible AI: Execs want AI's power, but not its ethical responsibilities.
Jun 09, 2021

Irresponsible AI: Execs want AI's power, but not its ethical responsibilities.

Few companies that use AI understand the ethical issues it raises. While many companies are ramping up investments in AI, few look for and correct social biases in their models, according to a report by the credit-scoring company Fico.

1 min read
The Batch: Face Recognition at the Border, Robot Manicurists, Irresponsible AI, Synthesizing Real-World Scenes
Jun 09, 2021

The Batch: Face Recognition at the Border, Robot Manicurists, Irresponsible AI, Synthesizing Real-World Scenes

Around the world, students are graduating. If you’re one of them, or if someone close to you is graduating, congratulations!!! My family swapped pictures on WhatsApp recently and came across this one, which was taken when I graduated from Carnegie Mellon (I’m standing in the middle).

8 min read
Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails
Jun 09, 2021

Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails

Robots are brushing their way into the beauty market. A trio of companies is developing automated nail-painting devices that integrate robotics and computer vision.

1 min read
Congratulations to all the Graduates!
Jun 09, 2021

Congratulations to all the Graduates!

Around the world, students are graduating. If you’re one of them, or if someone close to you is graduating, congratulations!!! My family swapped pictures on WhatsApp recently and came across this one...

1 min read
Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails
Jun 09, 2021

Every Problem Looks Like a Nail: AI-powered devices that automatically paint fingernails

Robots are brushing their way into the beauty market. A trio of companies is developing automated nail-painting devices that integrate robotics and computer vision.

1 min read

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