Information Warfare Covid Edition: Facebook used humans and AI to spot false Covid claims.
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Information Warfare Covid Edition: Facebook used humans and AI to spot false Covid claims.

Facebook’s AI can’t spot Covid-19 disinformation on its own. But with human help, it can slow the spread. Facebook uses a combination of humans and neural nets to crack down on messages that make false claims about Covid-19, which may have deadly consequences.

May 20, 20201 min read
Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.
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Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.

Are you secretly yearning to have a My Little Pony character voice your next online presentation? A new web app can make your dreams come true. 15.ai translates short text messages into the voices of popular cartoon and videogame characters.

April 1, 20201 min read
Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.
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Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.

Are you secretly yearning to have a My Little Pony character voice your next online presentation? A new web app can make your dreams come true. 15.ai translates short text messages into the voices of popular cartoon and videogame characters.

April 1, 20201 min read
That Swipe-Right Look: Photofeeler-D3 AI chooses the best pics for dating profiles.
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That Swipe-Right Look: Photofeeler-D3 AI chooses the best pics for dating profiles.

In an online dating profile, the photo that highlights your physical beauty may not be the one that makes you look smart or honest — also important traits in a significant other. A new neural network helps pick the most appealing shots.

February 12, 20202 min read
That Swipe-Right Look: Photofeeler-D3 AI chooses the best pics for dating profiles.
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That Swipe-Right Look: Photofeeler-D3 AI chooses the best pics for dating profiles.

In an online dating profile, the photo that highlights your physical beauty may not be the one that makes you look smart or honest — also important traits in a significant other. A new neural network helps pick the most appealing shots.

February 12, 20202 min read
Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.
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Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.

YouTube is a great place to learn about new ideas — including some that have been thoroughly discredited. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is helping spread misinformation about climate change, according to research by Avaaz, a self-funded activist group.

January 22, 20202 min read
Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.
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Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.

YouTube is a great place to learn about new ideas — including some that have been thoroughly discredited. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is helping spread misinformation about climate change, according to research by Avaaz, a self-funded activist group.

January 22, 20202 min read
Facebook vs Deepfakes: How Facebook cracked down on deepfakes
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Facebook vs Deepfakes: How Facebook cracked down on deepfakes

Facebook announced a ban on deepfake videos, on the heels of a crackdown on counterfeit profiles that used AI-generated faces. Facebook declared this week that it will remove deepfake videos it deems deliberately misleading.

January 8, 20201 min read
Facebook vs Deepfakes: How Facebook cracked down on deepfakes
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Facebook vs Deepfakes: How Facebook cracked down on deepfakes

Facebook announced a ban on deepfake videos, on the heels of a crackdown on counterfeit profiles that used AI-generated faces. Facebook declared this week that it will remove deepfake videos it deems deliberately misleading.

January 8, 20201 min read
Richard Socher — Boiling the Information Ocean: Using AI summarization to help with information overload
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Richard Socher — Boiling the Information Ocean: Using AI summarization to help with information overload

Ignorance is a choice in the Internet age. Virtually all of human knowledge is available for the cost of typing a few words into a search box.

January 1, 20202 min read
Richard Socher — Boiling the Information Ocean: Using AI summarization to help with information overload
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Richard Socher — Boiling the Information Ocean: Using AI summarization to help with information overload

Ignorance is a choice in the Internet age. Virtually all of human knowledge is available for the cost of typing a few words into a search box.

January 1, 20202 min read
Deepfakes Go Mainstream: Why 2019 was a big year for deepfakes
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Deepfakes Go Mainstream: Why 2019 was a big year for deepfakes

Society awakened to the delight, threat, and sheer weirdness of realistic images and other media dreamed up by computers.

December 24, 20192 min read
Deepfakes Go Mainstream: Why 2019 was a big year for deepfakes
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Deepfakes Go Mainstream: Why 2019 was a big year for deepfakes

Society awakened to the delight, threat, and sheer weirdness of realistic images and other media dreamed up by computers.

December 24, 20192 min read
Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.
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Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.

China announced a ban on fake news, targeting deepfakes in particular. The Cyberspace Administration of China issued new rules restricting online audio and video, especially content created using AI.

December 11, 20192 min read
Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.
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Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.

China announced a ban on fake news, targeting deepfakes in particular. The Cyberspace Administration of China issued new rules restricting online audio and video, especially content created using AI.

December 11, 20192 min read

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