Text-to-Image Goes Viral: Inside Craiyon, Formerly Known as DALL·E Mini
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Text-to-Image Goes Viral: Inside Craiyon, Formerly Known as DALL·E Mini

A homebrew re-creation of OpenAI’s DALL·E model is the latest internet sensation. Craiyon has been generating around 50,000 user-prompted images daily, thanks to its ability to produce visual mashups like Darth Vader ice fishing and photorealistic Pokemon characters.

July 13, 20221 min read
When Self-Driving Cars Won’t Drive: Cruise Self-Driving Cars Cause Traffic Jams in San Francisco
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When Self-Driving Cars Won’t Drive: Cruise Self-Driving Cars Cause Traffic Jams in San Francisco

Dormant robotaxis are snarling traffic on the streets of San Francisco.What’s new: Cruise self-driving cabs lately have stalled en masse, Wired reported.

July 13, 20221 min read
Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery
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Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery

Computer vision systems are scanning satellite photos to track construction on the Earth’s surface — an exercise in behavior recognition on a global scale.

July 6, 20223 min read
AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean
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AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean

An autonomous research ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean — with a few pit stops to address challenges along the way. Built by IBM and marine research nonprofit ProMare, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship 400 (MAS400) last week completed a voyage from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

July 6, 20222 min read
Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery
Tech & Society

Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery

Computer vision systems are scanning satellite photos to track construction on the Earth’s surface — an exercise in behavior recognition on a global scale.

July 6, 20223 min read
AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean
Tech & Society

AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean

An autonomous research ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean — with a few pit stops to address challenges along the way. Built by IBM and marine research nonprofit ProMare, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship 400 (MAS400) last week completed a voyage from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

July 6, 20222 min read
U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms
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U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms

Regulators are forcing Meta (formerly Facebook) to display certain advertisements more evenly across its membership. The United States government compelled Meta to revise its ad-placement system to deliver ads for housing to members regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity.

June 29, 20222 min read
U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms
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U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms

Regulators are forcing Meta (formerly Facebook) to display certain advertisements more evenly across its membership. The United States government compelled Meta to revise its ad-placement system to deliver ads for housing to members regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity.

June 29, 20222 min read
Toward Next-Gen Language Models: New Benchmarks Test the Limits of Large Language Models
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Toward Next-Gen Language Models: New Benchmarks Test the Limits of Large Language Models

A new benchmark aims to raise the bar for large language models. Researchers at 132 institutions worldwide introduced the Beyond the Imitation Game benchmark (BIG-bench), which includes tasks that humans perform well but current state-of-the-art models don’t.

June 22, 20222 min read
Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output
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Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output

Machine learning is making wind power more predictable. Engie SA, a multinational energy utility based in France, is the first customer for an AI-powered tool from Google that predicts the energy output of wind farms.

June 22, 20221 min read
Toward Next-Gen Language Models: New Benchmarks Test the Limits of Large Language Models
Tech & Society

Toward Next-Gen Language Models: New Benchmarks Test the Limits of Large Language Models

A new benchmark aims to raise the bar for large language models. Researchers at 132 institutions worldwide introduced the Beyond the Imitation Game benchmark (BIG-bench), which includes tasks that humans perform well but current state-of-the-art models don’t.

June 22, 20222 min read
Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output
Tech & Society

Wind in the Forecast: AI Tool Predicts Wind Turbine Energy Output

Machine learning is making wind power more predictable. Engie SA, a multinational energy utility based in France, is the first customer for an AI-powered tool from Google that predicts the energy output of wind farms.

June 22, 20221 min read
Ethics Team Scuttles Taser Drone: Axon Cancels Plans to Sell a Taser Drone
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Ethics Team Scuttles Taser Drone: Axon Cancels Plans to Sell a Taser Drone

A weaponized AI system intended to protect students has been grounded. Axon, which makes law-enforcement equipment such as tasers and body cameras, canceled a plan to sell remote-controlled drones capable of firing electroshock darts.

June 15, 20222 min read
LaMDA Comes Alive?: Google Engineer Says LaMDA AI is Sentient
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LaMDA Comes Alive?: Google Engineer Says LaMDA AI is Sentient

A chatbot persuaded at least one person that it has feelings. A senior engineer at Google announced his belief that the company’s latest conversational language model is sentient.

June 15, 20222 min read
LaMDA Comes Alive?: Google Engineer Says LaMDA AI is Sentient
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LaMDA Comes Alive?: Google Engineer Says LaMDA AI is Sentient

A chatbot persuaded at least one person that it has feelings. A senior engineer at Google announced his belief that the company’s latest conversational language model is sentient.

June 15, 20222 min read

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