Artificial Intelligence

Google’s Withdrawal from Pentagon AI Project Risks U.S. Lives, Says Work

Former deputy defense secretary says the tech giant should consider how its work might help save U.S. troops — and how it is currently helping China.

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IBM's Project Debater Wants to Argue With You

It just might win.

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New Data Could Help Siri And Alexa Know When They’re Being Unhelpful

Knowing when there isn’t enough information to provide an accurate answer is a tricky skill to learn.

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The Unbearable Awkwardness of Automation

The machine age is changing the nature of work. In the process, it is also transforming buildings, and making them less hospitable for human use.

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Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Is Building a Defense Contractor With Consumer Technology

Its first major project: A virtual border wall between the United States and Mexico.

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Here’s How Google Pitched AI Tools to Special Operators Last Month

Even as the company drew back from its work on Project Maven, a sales team was going full steam ahead at a big SOF conference.

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Here’s How Google Pitched AI Tools to Special Operators Last Month

Even as the company drew back from its work on Project Maven, a sales team was going full steam ahead at a big SOF conference.

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Google’s New Ethics Rules Forbid Using Its AI For Weapons

Alongside these broad ethical guidelines, Google has also drawn a line in the sand for the AI it will not develop.

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AI Needs to Earn Our Trust, Just Like Any Human Relationship

The entire premise behind machine learning is that it learns from failure or success.

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Report: Trust in Data, Computing Power Are Keys to Embracing Emerging Tech

Agencies should strengthen endpoints to handle new technologies like AI and extended reality, a report suggests.

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Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Malfunction, It Was Just Bad

There were no software glitches or sensor breakdowns that led to a fatal crash, merely poor object recognition, emergency planning, system design, testing methodology, and human operation.