Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.
Security

Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.

AI-powered surveillance is becoming a staple in U.S. banks. Several banks are using cameras equipped with computer vision to bolster security and boost employee productivity, according to Reuters.

May 5, 20211 min read
Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.
Security

Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.

AI-powered surveillance is becoming a staple in U.S. banks. Several banks are using cameras equipped with computer vision to bolster security and boost employee productivity, according to Reuters.

May 5, 20211 min read
On Her Majesty’s Secret Algorithm: How the UKs GCHQ will use AI to augment intelligence ops.
Security

On Her Majesty’s Secret Algorithm: How the UKs GCHQ will use AI to augment intelligence ops.

The UK’s electronic surveillance agency published its plan to use AI. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) outlined its intention to use machine learning to combat security threats, human trafficking, and disinformation — and to do so ethically — in a new report.

March 31, 20211 min read
On Her Majesty’s Secret Algorithm: How the UKs GCHQ will use AI to augment intelligence ops.
Security

On Her Majesty’s Secret Algorithm: How the UKs GCHQ will use AI to augment intelligence ops.

The UK’s electronic surveillance agency published its plan to use AI. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) outlined its intention to use machine learning to combat security threats, human trafficking, and disinformation — and to do so ethically — in a new report.

March 31, 20211 min read
A Privacy Threat Revealed: How researchers cracked InstaHide for computer vision.
Security

A Privacy Threat Revealed: How researchers cracked InstaHide for computer vision.

With access to a trained model, an attacker can use a reconstruction attack to approximate its training data. A method called InstaHide recently won acclaim for promising to make such examples unrecognizable to human eyes while retaining their utility for training.

February 3, 20212 min read
A Privacy Threat Revealed: How researchers cracked InstaHide for computer vision.
Security

A Privacy Threat Revealed: How researchers cracked InstaHide for computer vision.

With access to a trained model, an attacker can use a reconstruction attack to approximate its training data. A method called InstaHide recently won acclaim for promising to make such examples unrecognizable to human eyes while retaining their utility for training.

February 3, 20212 min read
Draw a Gun, Trigger an Algorithm: These AI-enabled security cameras automatically ID guns.
Security

Draw a Gun, Trigger an Algorithm: These AI-enabled security cameras automatically ID guns.

Computer vision is alerting authorities the moment someone draws a gun. Several companies offer deep learning systems that enable surveillance cameras to spot firearms and quickly notify security guards or police.

January 20, 20211 min read
Draw a Gun, Trigger an Algorithm: These AI-enabled security cameras automatically ID guns.
Security

Draw a Gun, Trigger an Algorithm: These AI-enabled security cameras automatically ID guns.

Computer vision is alerting authorities the moment someone draws a gun. Several companies offer deep learning systems that enable surveillance cameras to spot firearms and quickly notify security guards or police.

January 20, 20211 min read
Cataloging AI Gone Wrong: The AI Incident Database tracks machine learning mistakes
Security

Cataloging AI Gone Wrong: The AI Incident Database tracks machine learning mistakes

A new database tracks failures of automated systems including machine learning models. The Partnership on AI, a nonprofit consortium of businesses and institutions, launched the AI Incident Database, a searchable collection of reports on the technology’s missteps.

December 2, 20201 min read
Cataloging AI Gone Wrong: The AI Incident Database tracks machine learning mistakes
Security

Cataloging AI Gone Wrong: The AI Incident Database tracks machine learning mistakes

A new database tracks failures of automated systems including machine learning models. The Partnership on AI, a nonprofit consortium of businesses and institutions, launched the AI Incident Database, a searchable collection of reports on the technology’s missteps.

December 2, 20201 min read
Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.
Security

Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.

Documentary filmmakers often shield the identities of people who might be harmed for speaking out. But typical tactics like blurring faces and distorting voices can make it hard for audiences to connect emotionally. A new

October 7, 20201 min read
Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.
Security

Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.

Documentary filmmakers often shield the identities of people who might be harmed for speaking out. But typical tactics like blurring faces and distorting voices can make it hard for audiences to connect emotionally. A new

October 7, 20201 min read
Credit Where It’s Due: How Visa powers real-time credit card approval with AI
Security

Credit Where It’s Due: How Visa powers real-time credit card approval with AI

A neural network is helping credit card users continue to shop even when the lender’s credit-approval network goes down. Visa developed a deep learning system that analyzes individual cardholders’ behavior in real time to predict whether credit card transactions should be approved or denied.

September 9, 20202 min read
Credit Where It’s Due: How Visa powers real-time credit card approval with AI
Security

Credit Where It’s Due: How Visa powers real-time credit card approval with AI

A neural network is helping credit card users continue to shop even when the lender’s credit-approval network goes down. Visa developed a deep learning system that analyzes individual cardholders’ behavior in real time to predict whether credit card transactions should be approved or denied.

September 9, 20202 min read
Race Recognition: Face recognition companies identify people by race.
Security

Race Recognition: Face recognition companies identify people by race.

Marketers are using computer vision to parse customers by skin color and other perceived racial characteristics. A number of companies are pitching race classification as a way for businesses to understand the buying habits of different groups.

August 26, 20201 min read

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