Regulators Target Deepfakes: China's new law limits AI-generated media.
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Regulators Target Deepfakes: China's new law limits AI-generated media.

China’s internet watchdog issued new rules that govern synthetic media. Legislation from the Cyberspace Administration of China limits the use of AI to create or edit text, audio, video, images, and 3D digital renderings. The law took effect on January 10.

January 26, 20231 min read
Alon Halevy: Facebook AI director Alon Halevy envisions your personal data timeline
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Alon Halevy: Facebook AI director Alon Halevy envisions your personal data timeline

The important question of how companies and organizations use our data has received a lot of attention in the technology and policy communities. An equally important question that deserves more focus in 2023 is how...

December 28, 20222 min read
Alon Halevy: Facebook AI director Alon Halevy envisions your personal data timeline
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Alon Halevy: Facebook AI director Alon Halevy envisions your personal data timeline

The important question of how companies and organizations use our data has received a lot of attention in the technology and policy communities. An equally important question that deserves more focus in 2023 is how...

December 28, 20222 min read
Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI
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Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI

AI-driven signs are deciding what to display based on data harvested from passersby. Companies that sell advertising in public spaces use face analysis and personal data to match ads with potential viewers in real time.

November 30, 20222 min read
Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI
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Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI

AI-driven signs are deciding what to display based on data harvested from passersby. Companies that sell advertising in public spaces use face analysis and personal data to match ads with potential viewers in real time.

November 30, 20222 min read
Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy
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Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy

Artists are rebelling against AI-driven imitation. DeviantArt, an online community where artists display and sell their work and marketplace for digital art, launched DreamUp, a text-to-image generator that aims to help artists thwart attempts to imitate their styles or works.

November 23, 20222 min read
Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy
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Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy

Artists are rebelling against AI-driven imitation. DeviantArt, an online community where artists display and sell their work and marketplace for digital art, launched DreamUp, a text-to-image generator that aims to help artists thwart attempts to imitate their styles or works.

November 23, 20222 min read
When Safety Becomes Surveillance: Colleges Track Students Using AI Designed to Monitor Mental Health
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When Safety Becomes Surveillance: Colleges Track Students Using AI Designed to Monitor Mental Health

United States colleges tracked activists using a natural language processing system intended to monitor their mental health.

November 9, 20222 min read
When Safety Becomes Surveillance: Colleges Track Students Using AI Designed to Monitor Mental Health
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When Safety Becomes Surveillance: Colleges Track Students Using AI Designed to Monitor Mental Health

United States colleges tracked activists using a natural language processing system intended to monitor their mental health.

November 9, 20222 min read
Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads
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Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads

As the United States (along with several other countries) gears up for general elections, AI is helping campaigns attract voters with increasing sophistication.

November 2, 20222 min read
Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads
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Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads

As the United States (along with several other countries) gears up for general elections, AI is helping campaigns attract voters with increasing sophistication.

November 2, 20222 min read
When Data = Danger: Consumer Behavior App Removes Planned Parenthood Data
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When Data = Danger: Consumer Behavior App Removes Planned Parenthood Data

Amid rising social tension in the United States over reproductive freedom, a company that analyzes location data on abortion clinics stopped distributing its findings after a critical press report.

May 18, 20222 min read
When Data = Danger: Consumer Behavior App Removes Planned Parenthood Data
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When Data = Danger: Consumer Behavior App Removes Planned Parenthood Data

Amid rising social tension in the United States over reproductive freedom, a company that analyzes location data on abortion clinics stopped distributing its findings after a critical press report.

May 18, 20222 min read
Yoav Shoham: Language models that reason
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Yoav Shoham: Language models that reason

I believe that natural language processing in 2022 will re-embrace symbolic reasoning, harmonizing it with the statistical operation of modern neural networks. Let me explain what I mean by this.

December 29, 20212 min read
Yoav Shoham: Language models that reason
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Yoav Shoham: Language models that reason

I believe that natural language processing in 2022 will re-embrace symbolic reasoning, harmonizing it with the statistical operation of modern neural networks. Let me explain what I mean by this.

December 29, 20212 min read

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