Tech & Society
Animal Animations From Video: ZooBuilder AI Tool Converts Animal Videos into Animations'
A video game studio is looking to machine learning to cut the effort and expense of populating three-dimensional scenes with animated animals.
Tech & Society
The Hammer Drops: Government Fines Company for Misusing Child Data
The U.S. government punished an app vendor for building an algorithm based on ill-gotten data. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. agency in charge of consumer protection, ruled that an app developed by WW International (formerly Weight Watchers) violated data-collection laws.
Tech & Society
Native Processing: Intelligent Voices of Wisdom Teaches Native Culture to AI
A group of media and technology experts is working to give AI a better understanding of indigenous peoples. IVOW is a consultancy that aims to reduce machine learning bias against cultures that are underrepresented in training data by producing knowledge graphs and other resources.
Tech & Society
Native Processing: Intelligent Voices of Wisdom Teaches Native Culture to AI
A group of media and technology experts is working to give AI a better understanding of indigenous peoples. IVOW is a consultancy that aims to reduce machine learning bias against cultures that are underrepresented in training data by producing knowledge graphs and other resources.
Tech & Society
Know When to Fold ’Em: Casinos use AI to spot gambling addicts.
Lose too much money at Texas hold ’em, and you may get an AI-generated warning. Casinos and gaming websites are using machine learning to flag gamblers who show signs of addictive behavior.
Tech & Society
AI for President: How South Korean president's campaign used deepfakes
A deepfake of South Korea’s new president helped propel him into office. Yoon Suk-yeol, who won the country’s March 9 election, campaigned using videos that featured an AI-generated likeness of himself answering voters’ questions.
Tech & Society
Barnyard Sentiment Analysis: AI calculates a pig's mood using snorts.
Neural networks may help farmers make sure their animals are happy. Researchers led by Elodie Briefer and Ciara Sypherd at University of Copenhagen developed a system that interprets the moods behind a pig’s grunts and squeals.
Tech & Society
Barnyard Sentiment Analysis: AI calculates a pig's mood using snorts.
Neural networks may help farmers make sure their animals are happy. Researchers led by Elodie Briefer and Ciara Sypherd at University of Copenhagen developed a system that interprets the moods behind a pig’s grunts and squeals.
Tech & Society
Know When to Fold ’Em: Casinos use AI to spot gambling addicts.
Lose too much money at Texas hold ’em, and you may get an AI-generated warning. Casinos and gaming websites are using machine learning to flag gamblers who show signs of addictive behavior.
Tech & Society
AI for President: How South Korean president's campaign used deepfakes
A deepfake of South Korea’s new president helped propel him into office. Yoon Suk-yeol, who won the country’s March 9 election, campaigned using videos that featured an AI-generated likeness of himself answering voters’ questions.
Tech & Society
Algorithms for the Aged: World Health Organization wants better AI for the elderly
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that elders may not receive the full benefit of AI in healthcare. It highlights sources of bias in such systems and offers recommendations for building them.
Tech & Society
Algorithms for the Aged: World Health Organization wants better AI for the elderly
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that elders may not receive the full benefit of AI in healthcare. It highlights sources of bias in such systems and offers recommendations for building them.
Tech & Society
The Global Landscape of AI Power: Study suggests China will dominate AI.
China is poised to become the dominant national power in AI, new research suggests. The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public-policy think tank, assessed which of 50 countries are best positioned to become AI powerhouses.
Tech & Society
The Global Landscape of AI Power: Study suggests China will dominate AI.
China is poised to become the dominant national power in AI, new research suggests. The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public-policy think tank, assessed which of 50 countries are best positioned to become AI powerhouses.
Tech & Society
Clues to the Secret Identity of Q: AI researchers claim to unmask Q.
Machine learning algorithms may have unmasked the authors behind a sprawling conspiracy theory that has had a wide-ranging impact on U.S. politics.
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