Invented By AI: South Africa awards a patent to an AI inventor.
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Invented By AI: South Africa awards a patent to an AI inventor.

An algorithm received a patent for its invention. What’s new: South Africa’s intellectual property office issued a patent that names an AI system as the inventor of a food container.

August 18, 20211 min read
Invented By AI: South Africa awards a patent to an AI inventor.
Tech & Society

Invented By AI: South Africa awards a patent to an AI inventor.

An algorithm received a patent for its invention. What’s new: South Africa’s intellectual property office issued a patent that names an AI system as the inventor of a food container.

August 18, 20211 min read
User Privacy Versus Child Safety: Apple to scan user phones for images of child abuse.
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User Privacy Versus Child Safety: Apple to scan user phones for images of child abuse.

Apple, which has made a point of its commitment to user privacy, announced that it will scan iPhones for evidence of child abuse. The tech giant will include a machine learning model on the device.

August 18, 20212 min read
User Privacy Versus Child Safety: Apple to scan user phones for images of child abuse.
Tech & Society

User Privacy Versus Child Safety: Apple to scan user phones for images of child abuse.

Apple, which has made a point of its commitment to user privacy, announced that it will scan iPhones for evidence of child abuse. The tech giant will include a machine learning model on the device.

August 18, 20212 min read
Fresh Funds for U.S. Research: The U.S. plans to build new civilian AI research labs.
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Fresh Funds for U.S. Research: The U.S. plans to build new civilian AI research labs.

The U.S. plans to build nearly a dozen new civilian AI research labs. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) committed $220 million to fund 11 National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, complementing seven other AI research institutes that were established last year.

August 11, 20211 min read
Fresh Funds for U.S. Research: The U.S. plans to build new civilian AI research labs.
Tech & Society

Fresh Funds for U.S. Research: The U.S. plans to build new civilian AI research labs.

The U.S. plans to build nearly a dozen new civilian AI research labs. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) committed $220 million to fund 11 National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, complementing seven other AI research institutes that were established last year.

August 11, 20211 min read
AI Sees Race in X-Rays
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AI Sees Race in X-Rays

Researchers from Emory University, MIT, Purdue University, and other institutions found that deep learning systems trained to interpret x-rays and CT scans also were able to identify their subjects as Asian, Black, or White.

August 11, 20212 min read
AI Sees Race in X-Rays
Tech & Society

AI Sees Race in X-Rays

Researchers from Emory University, MIT, Purdue University, and other institutions found that deep learning systems trained to interpret x-rays and CT scans also were able to identify their subjects as Asian, Black, or White.

August 11, 20212 min read
Insurance Coverage for AI: Medicare covers AI stroke detection.
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Insurance Coverage for AI: Medicare covers AI stroke detection.

The U.S. government’s largest national health insurance plan will pay for hospital use of a deep learning model, building momentum for AI to become an integral part of the doctor’s toolkit.

August 6, 20212 min read
Insurance Coverage for AI: Medicare covers AI stroke detection.
Tech & Society

Insurance Coverage for AI: Medicare covers AI stroke detection.

The U.S. government’s largest national health insurance plan will pay for hospital use of a deep learning model, building momentum for AI to become an integral part of the doctor’s toolkit.

August 6, 20212 min read
Olympic AI: 2020 Tokyo Olympics times athletes using AI.
Tech & Society

Olympic AI: 2020 Tokyo Olympics times athletes using AI.

Computer vision is keeping a close eye on athletes at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Omega Timing, a Swiss watchmaker and the Olympic Games’ official timekeeper, is providing systems that go far beyond measuring milliseconds.

August 4, 20211 min read
Biomedical Treasure Chest: DeepMind open sources AlphaFold and protein databases.
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Biomedical Treasure Chest: DeepMind open sources AlphaFold and protein databases.

DeepMind opened access to AlphaFold, a model that finds the shapes of proteins, and to its output so far — a potential cornucopia for biomedical research. The research lab, a division of Google’s parent company Alphabet, made AlphaFold freely available.

August 4, 20212 min read
Shots in the Dark: Evidence shows Shotspotter altered evidence for police.
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Shots in the Dark: Evidence shows Shotspotter altered evidence for police.

A crime-fighting AI company altered evidence to please police, a new investigation claims — the latest in a rising chorus of criticism. ShotSpotter modified the system’s findings in some cases.

August 4, 20212 min read
Shots in the Dark: Evidence shows Shotspotter altered evidence for police.
Tech & Society

Shots in the Dark: Evidence shows Shotspotter altered evidence for police.

A crime-fighting AI company altered evidence to please police, a new investigation claims — the latest in a rising chorus of criticism. ShotSpotter modified the system’s findings in some cases.

August 4, 20212 min read
Olympic AI: 2020 Tokyo Olympics times athletes using AI.
Tech & Society

Olympic AI: 2020 Tokyo Olympics times athletes using AI.

Computer vision is keeping a close eye on athletes at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Omega Timing, a Swiss watchmaker and the Olympic Games’ official timekeeper, is providing systems that go far beyond measuring milliseconds.

August 4, 20211 min read

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