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This Startup’s Racial-Profiling Algorithm Shows AI Can Be Dangerous Way Before Any Robot Apocalypse
The new algorithm which promises to accurately look at images of people and determine their ethnic background.
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The Future of AI Depends on High-School Girls
Women make up one-quarter of computer scientists. But in the field of artificial intelligence those numbers are likely much lower.
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A County Using Amazon’s Facial Recognition Worried About Giving Off “A Big Brother Vibe”
The county has reportedly used the facial recognition tools about 20 times per day.
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Microsoft Acquired an AI Startup That Helps it Take on Google Duplex
Now it’s just a matter of who can build that technology fastest.
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How NATO’s Transformation Chief Is Pushing the Alliance to Keep Up in AI
Experimental robot medics and autonomy-driven base protection highlight NATO’s race to keep up with China, Russia, and the U.S. in emerging technology.
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How to Boost Border Security While Protecting Privacy
Artificial intelligence will be a powerful tool for border control agencies, but security must be built in at every level to protect privacy.
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How NATO’s Transformation Chief Is Pushing the Alliance to Keep Up in AI
Experimental robot medics and autonomy-driven base protection highlight NATO’s race to keep up with China, Russia, and the U.S. in emerging technology.
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The Future of Meetings Could Include Facial Recognition and AI
Microsoft's new prototype device can track everything you say in a meeting.
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White House Announces Select Committee of Federal AI Experts
The new interagency group will coordinate artificial intelligence programs and research across government.
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Here’s How to Make Alexa the Default Assistant on an Android Phone
Talk to your preferred digital assistant on the go.
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Amazon, Facebook and Other Tech Giants Will Talk AI With White House
Executives from nearly 40 companies will discuss ramifications and regulations of artificial intelligence with White House officials.
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Driverless Car Startup Drive.ai Is Launching a Ride-Hailing Service in Texas
Drive.ai was founded in late 2015 by a group of deep-learning experts at Stanford University.
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Data May Be The New Oil But Artificial Intelligence Is The Engine That It Fuels
Balancing benefits and risks will continue to be a challenge for federal agencies.
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Chrome Will Now Block Annoying Autoplaying Videos
Google will learn its user preferences over time.
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AI Is the New Space Race. Here’s What the Biggest Countries Are Doing
Unlike space, there’s no clear finish line.
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200,000 Volunteers Have Become the Fact Checkers of the Internet
The creation process of Wikipedia is largely transparent.
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Artificial Intelligence for Policing Stirs Ethics Concerns
A top body camera company has launched a panel to explore the issue. Civil rights and privacy groups aren't totally satisfied.
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Tax Fraud
Machine-learning technology can serve as a valuable tool for tax auditors, but what is the best technique?
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Experts Say AI Could Raise the Risks of Nuclear War
A new RAND report says ideas like mutually assured destruction and minimal deterrence strategy offer a lot less assurance in the age of intelligent software.
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