Transparency for Smart Cities: Amsterdam and Helsinki launch public AI registries.
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Transparency for Smart Cities: Amsterdam and Helsinki launch public AI registries.

Two European capitals launched public logs of AI systems used by the government. Amsterdam and Helsinki provide online registries that describe the algorithms that govern municipal activities, such as automated parking control and a public health chatbot.

October 14, 20201 min read
Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.
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Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.

Documentary filmmakers often shield the identities of people who might be harmed for speaking out. But typical tactics like blurring faces and distorting voices can make it hard for audiences to connect emotionally. A new

October 7, 20201 min read
Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.
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Protected By Deepfakes: Documentary uses deepfakes to protect its sources.

Documentary filmmakers often shield the identities of people who might be harmed for speaking out. But typical tactics like blurring faces and distorting voices can make it hard for audiences to connect emotionally. A new

October 7, 20201 min read
A Good Look for AI: How L’Oreal uses AI to power its virtual makeup try-on
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A Good Look for AI: How L’Oreal uses AI to power its virtual makeup try-on

Trying on new makeup is a hassle — apply, inspect, wash off, repeat. Not to mention the tribulation of visiting brick-and-mortar stores during the pandemic. Augmented reality is helping people try on all the makeup they want without leaving home.

September 30, 20202 min read
A Good Look for AI: How L’Oreal uses AI to power its virtual makeup try-on
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A Good Look for AI: How L’Oreal uses AI to power its virtual makeup try-on

Trying on new makeup is a hassle — apply, inspect, wash off, repeat. Not to mention the tribulation of visiting brick-and-mortar stores during the pandemic. Augmented reality is helping people try on all the makeup they want without leaving home.

September 30, 20202 min read
YouTube vs. Conspiracy Theorists: How YouTube uses AI to spot conspiracies
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YouTube vs. Conspiracy Theorists: How YouTube uses AI to spot conspiracies

Facing a tsunami of user-generated disinformation, YouTube is scrambling to stop its recommendation algorithm from promoting videos that spread potentially dangerous falsehoods.

September 23, 20202 min read
YouTube vs. Conspiracy Theorists: How YouTube uses AI to spot conspiracies
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YouTube vs. Conspiracy Theorists: How YouTube uses AI to spot conspiracies

Facing a tsunami of user-generated disinformation, YouTube is scrambling to stop its recommendation algorithm from promoting videos that spread potentially dangerous falsehoods.

September 23, 20202 min read
Chess: The Next Move: Chess masters use AI to test variants of the game.
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Chess: The Next Move: Chess masters use AI to test variants of the game.

AI has humbled human chess masters. Now it’s helping them take the game to the next level. DeepMind and retired chess champion Vladimir Kramnik trained AlphaZero, a reinforcement learning model that bested human experts in chess, Go, and Shogi, to play-test changes in the rules.

September 16, 20201 min read
Toward 1 Trillion Parameters: Microsoft upgrades its DeepSpeed optimization library.
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Toward 1 Trillion Parameters: Microsoft upgrades its DeepSpeed optimization library.

An open source library could spawn trillion-parameter neural networks and help small-time developers build big-league models. Microsoft upgraded DeepSpeed, a library that accelerates the PyTorch deep learning framework.

September 16, 20202 min read
Toward 1 Trillion Parameters: Microsoft upgrades its DeepSpeed optimization library.
Tech & Society

Toward 1 Trillion Parameters: Microsoft upgrades its DeepSpeed optimization library.

An open source library could spawn trillion-parameter neural networks and help small-time developers build big-league models. Microsoft upgraded DeepSpeed, a library that accelerates the PyTorch deep learning framework.

September 16, 20202 min read
Chess: The Next Move: Chess masters use AI to test variants of the game.
Tech & Society

Chess: The Next Move: Chess masters use AI to test variants of the game.

AI has humbled human chess masters. Now it’s helping them take the game to the next level. DeepMind and retired chess champion Vladimir Kramnik trained AlphaZero, a reinforcement learning model that bested human experts in chess, Go, and Shogi, to play-test changes in the rules.

September 16, 20201 min read
The Geopolitics of Data: How data impacts military uses of AI
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The Geopolitics of Data: How data impacts military uses of AI

Some politicians and pundits believe that, in the AI era, the military with the most data wins. A new analysis disputes this notion. A report by Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology examines the relative strengths of the Chinese and U.S. militaries in AI.

September 9, 20202 min read
The Geopolitics of Data: How data impacts military uses of AI
Tech & Society

The Geopolitics of Data: How data impacts military uses of AI

Some politicians and pundits believe that, in the AI era, the military with the most data wins. A new analysis disputes this notion. A report by Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology examines the relative strengths of the Chinese and U.S. militaries in AI.

September 9, 20202 min read
Coding AI is the New Literacy
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Coding AI is the New Literacy

Today we take it for granted that many people know how to read and write. Someday, I hope, it will be just as common that people know how to write code. Several hundred years ago, society didn’t view language literacy as a necessary skill.

September 9, 20202 min read
Coding AI is the New Literacy
Tech & Society

Coding AI is the New Literacy

Today we take it for granted that many people know how to read and write. Someday, I hope, it will be just as common that people know how to write code. Several hundred years ago, society didn’t view language literacy as a necessary skill.

September 9, 20202 min read

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