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Oct 11, 2020
Australia wants AI to handle divorces — here’s why
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, government, robotics/AI
An online app called Amica is now using artificial intelligence to help separating couples make parenting arrangements and divide their assets.
For many people, the coronavirus pandemic has put even the strongest of relationships to the test. A May survey conducted by Relationships Australia found 42% of 739 respondents experienced a negative change in their relationship with their partner under lockdown restrictions.
There has also been a surge in the number of couples seeking separation advice. The Australian government has backed the use of Amica for those in such circumstances. The chatbot uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make suggestions for how splitting couples can divide their money and property based on their circumstances.
Oct 10, 2020
This robot is a more affordable Boston Dynamics Spot look-alike
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: robotics/AI
You can buy your own robot dog.
Presenting a (comparatively) more affordable robot dog: the $10,000 Unitree A1.
Oct 10, 2020
Decolonizing Artificial Intelligence | Genevieve Bell | TEDxRosario
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability
In this talk, professor Bell breaks down the very foundations of AI –viewed as an inescapable and univocal technology- and opens up a space for other truths and possibilities by visiting AI’s alternative stories in the past, present and future. By doing so, she claims, we might make room for a more sustainable, safe and responsible AI, and ultimately a more human-centric one.
Genevieve Bell is a cultural anthropologist and technologist who has spent her career at the intersection between places, people and things. From growing up in indigenous communities in Australia’s outback to Silicon Valley, from Stanford University and Intel Corporation back to Australia’s only national university, she has always questioned what it means to be human in an increasingly digital world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Oct 10, 2020
Tanks vs. Drones Isn’t Rock, Paper, Scissors
Posted by Vivek Jaiswal in categories: drones, robotics/AI
Unmanned combat air vehicles have notched up kills against armored fighting vehicles all over the world. Does it mean the end of the tank?
Oct 10, 2020
These Robotic Virtual Reality Boots Make It Feel Like You’re Walking While You Stay in Place
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: robotics/AI, virtual reality
VR Boots for gaming.
Last year I did a VR experience meant to simulate what it’s like to be at the US-Mexico border wall. The tall, foreboding wall towered above me, and as I turned from side to side there were fields of grass with some wildlife and a deceivingly harmless-looking border patrol station. I wanted to explore more, so I took a few steps toward the wall, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Mexico side through its tall metal slats.
Oct 10, 2020
Kubota taps Nvidia tech for smart-farming autonomous tractors
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: food, robotics/AI, sustainability
Autonomous tractors for farming.
OSAKA — Kubota has partnered with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia to develop highly sophisticated self-driving farm tractors, the Japanese machinery maker said Tuesday.
The tractors will be equipped with Nvidia graphics processing units and artificial intelligence, coupled with cameras to instantly process collected data.
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Oct 10, 2020
‘I have no desire to wipe out humans,’ robot writes in ominous op-ed
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: robotics/AI
An AI used to write articles was tasked to write an article convincing people that AI was not dangerous to humans. Re-sharing article by Market Watch.
Oct 9, 2020
CLEANN: A framework to shield embedded neural networks from online Trojan attacks
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: cybercrime/malcode, information science, robotics/AI
With artificial intelligence (AI) tools and machine learning algorithms now making their way into a wide variety of settings, assessing their security and ensuring that they are protected against cyberattacks is of utmost importance. As most AI algorithms and models are trained on large online datasets and third-party databases, they are vulnerable to a variety of attacks, including neural Trojan attacks.
A neural Trojan attack occurs when an attacker inserts what is known as a hidden Trojan trigger or backdoor inside an AI model during its training. This trigger allows the attacker to hijack the model’s prediction at a later stage, causing it to classify data incorrectly. Detecting these attacks and mitigating their impact can be very challenging, as a targeted model typically performs well and in alignment with a developer’s expectations until the Trojan backdoor is activated.
Researchers at University of California, San Diego have recently created CLEANN, an end-to-end framework designed to protect embedded artificial neural networks from Trojan attacks. This framework, presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv and set to be presented at the 2020 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, was found to perform better than previously developed Trojan shields and detection methods.
Oct 9, 2020
A New Factory in France Will Mass-Produce Bugs as Food
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: food, robotics/AI, space, sustainability
It looks like our food for the future will be bugs. A factory in France will grow bugs as a food source.
Enter the insects. Or, more appropriately in this case, enter Ÿnsect, the French company with big ambitions to help change the way the world eats. Ÿnsect raised $125 million in Series C funding in early 2019, and at the time already had $70 million worth of aggregated orders to fill. Now they’re building a bug-farming plant to churn out tiny critters in record numbers.
You’ve probably heard of vertical farms in the context of plants; most existing vertical farms use LED lights and a precise mixture of nutrients and water to grow leafy greens or other produce indoors. They maximize the surface area used for growing by stacking several layers of plants on top of one another; the method may not make for as much space as outdoor fields have, but can yield a lot more than you might think.
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