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Jan 19
2020

Whoever leads in artificial intelligence in 2030 will rule the world until 2100

Indermit Gill predicts the dominant player for the age of artificial intelligence: the United States, China, or the European Union.

Jan 19
2020

Hackers Dupe Facial Recognition Systems With Creepy Mask

Some systems didn’t even need a mask to be fooled.

Jan 19
2020

‘It’s a war between technology and a donkey’ – how AI is shaking up Hollywood

The film business used to run on hunches. Now, data analytics is far more effective than humans at predicting hits and eliminating flops. Is this a brave new world – or the death knell of creativity?

Jan 19
2020

An Idea From Physics Helps AI See in Higher Dimensions

The laws of physics stay the same no matter one’s perspective. Now this idea is allowing computers to detect features in curved and higher-dimensional space.

Jan 19
2020

A human-in-the-loop deep learning paradigm for synergic visual evaluation in children | Article

Recently published an article on Deep Learning.

Examining the visual acuity of children who are younger than three years old is important for the early discovery of abnormal visual development, potential ophthalmic diseases, and neurological disease.

If the visual abnormal development is not diagnosed in time, later development will be affected, but performing visual examination in children is challenging due to their lack of understanding of instructions. Evaluating the visual acuity of children remains difficult since many children are unable to effectively express their understanding, especially with respect to directions (i.e., up, down, left and right). In addition, it is difficult for children to concentrate for a long time during the vision examination. The Teller visual acuity (TVA) card can be used to evaluate the visual acuity of children, but not all the operations are recorded and can be reviewed.

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Jan 19
2020

AI empowers conservation biology

Faced with mountains of image and audio data, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to answer pressing ecological questions.

Jan 19
2020

This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish

The sneaky, hungry invasives have been messing with reef ecosystems for decades—but Florida says, no more!

Jan 18
2020

An emotionally intelligent AI could support astronauts on a trip to Mars

An AI assistant with empathy could be exactly what’s needed to provide emotional support for astronauts on deep-space missions to Mars.

NASA’s working with startups like Akin to develop human-like AI systems that could one day play a critical role in supporting astronauts in space.

Jan 18
2020

Clearview app lets strangers find your name, info with snap of a photo, report says

What if a stranger could snap your picture on the sidewalk then use an app to quickly discover your name and address? A startup called Clearview AI has made that possible.

It may not be long before you’ll have to forget about walking down the street anonymously, says a New York Times report.

Jan 18
2020

Apple’s Latest AI Acquisition Is A Glimpse Into Future Devices

Apple has reportedly paid $200 million to acquire Seattle-based artificial intelligence company Xnor.ai, which specialises in edge-based AI.

The purchase is one of many for Apple, which has become adept at vacuuming up tech startups, but it also gives us a glimpse into the company’s thinking when it comes to future devices.

Xnor.ai’s work on hyper-efficient, low-power AI that doesn’t require powerful processing or a connection to the cloud (processing locally on-device instead), neatly slots into a few areas Apple is currently working on.