Tech & Society
Your Coworkers Aren’t Human: Confronting the Fear of a White Collar AI Takeover
The new remote administrative assistant is a little too perky, hardworking, and efficient. Is it because he’s a bot?
Tech & Society
Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?
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Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?
Tech & Society
The Black Box Awakens: Confronting the Fear of Self-Aware AI in 2022
AI researchers are starting to see ghosts in their machines. Are they hallucinations, or does a dawning consciousness haunt the trained weights?
Tech & Society
The Black Box Awakens: Confronting the Fear of Self-Aware AI in 2022
AI researchers are starting to see ghosts in their machines. Are they hallucinations, or does a dawning consciousness haunt the trained weights?
Tech & Society
AI Chips Spark International Tension: U.S. Blocks AI Chip Sales to China
New U.S. restrictions on chip sales aim to hamper China’s AI efforts. The U.S. government published sweeping limits on sales of processors that involve U.S. designs and technology to Chinese businesses. U.S. officials stated that the restrictions are meant to prevent China from militarizing AI.
Tech & Society
AI Chips Spark International Tension: U.S. Blocks AI Chip Sales to China
New U.S. restrictions on chip sales aim to hamper China’s AI efforts. The U.S. government published sweeping limits on sales of processors that involve U.S. designs and technology to Chinese businesses. U.S. officials stated that the restrictions are meant to prevent China from militarizing AI.
Tech & Society
New Clarity on Rules for Medical AI: FDA Guidance on AI Medical Devices for 2022
The United States paved the way to regulate AI systems in healthcare. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) interpreted existing rules that govern health-related software to include some machine learning algorithms.
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New Clarity on Rules for Medical AI: FDA Guidance on AI Medical Devices for 2022
The United States paved the way to regulate AI systems in healthcare. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) interpreted existing rules that govern health-related software to include some machine learning algorithms.
Tech & Society
Wreckage Recognition: AI System Spots Hurricane Ian Damage
A machine learning model identified areas likely to have been damaged by Hurricane Leo as it swept through the southern United States.
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Wreckage Recognition: AI System Spots Hurricane Ian Damage
A machine learning model identified areas likely to have been damaged by Hurricane Leo as it swept through the southern United States.
Tech & Society
Panopticon Down Under: Australian Prisons Adopt Face Recognition
A state in Australia plans to outfit prisons with face recognition. Corrective Services NSW, the government agency that operates nearly every prison in New South Wales, contracted the U.S.-based IT firm Unisys to replace a previous system.
Tech & Society
Panopticon Down Under: Australian Prisons Adopt Face Recognition
A state in Australia plans to outfit prisons with face recognition. Corrective Services NSW, the government agency that operates nearly every prison in New South Wales, contracted the U.S.-based IT firm Unisys to replace a previous system.
Tech & Society
Parsing Commands Into Actions: NLP Helps Google Robot Understand Spoken Instructions
A new method enables robots to respond helpfully to verbal commands by pairing a natural language model with a repertoire of existing skills.
Tech & Society
Parsing Commands Into Actions: NLP Helps Google Robot Understand Spoken Instructions
A new method enables robots to respond helpfully to verbal commands by pairing a natural language model with a repertoire of existing skills.
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