“But until we have a hint of a beginning of a design, with some visible path towards autonomous AI systems with non-trivial intelligence, we are arguing about the sex of angels.” Yann LeCun. There’s yet another online debate raging between world-renowned AI experts. This time it’s the big one: will AI rise up and murder […]
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A coral ‘rubblefield’ in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, that has been severely damaged by illegal dynamite fishing (Image: Tim Gordon) The destruction of the natural world is proving to be heartbreaking for many sensitive souls. So now scientists have said that it’s totally OK to cry when faced with climate change and the other ravages wrought
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You have probably heard that artificial intelligence could be used to do lots of impressive tasks and jobs. AI can help designers and artists make quick tweaks to visuals. AI can also help researchers identify “fake” images or connect touch and sense. AI is being used to program websites and apps by combining symbolic reasoning
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California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by assemblymember Phil Tang, a Democrat. Both San Francisco and Oakland previously passed similar bills preventing the use of facial recognition
Twitter launched its ‘hide reply’ feature earlier this year (Getty Images) Twitter has a little-known feature that allows users to hide any replies to a tweet they don’t like. It was quietly introduced earlier this year with the idea of giving Tweeters a way to control the conversations they want to have on the platform.
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The US city of Atlanta, Georgia alleged last week that contractors working on behalf of Google used confusing, aggressive tactics to exploit black people in order to obtain their likeness for facial recognition AI research. Now Google‘s responded, saying the contractors were conducting work related to the Pixel 4’s face unlock feature, and that it’s suspended
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Artist’s impression of a huge outburst shooting from the Milky Way’s core (Image: James Josephides/ Astro 3D) Earlier this week scientists announced that the nearest supermassive black hole to Earth erupted in an ‘cataclysmic’ explosion so dramatic it sent a huge gust of radiation ‘slicing’ through the Milky Way. Now an astronomer who led the
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It’s been almost six years since OnePlus entered the mobile market, and it’s safe to say it changed the notion that smartphones need not be expensive for being really good. Following its strategy of conducting two launch events a year, OnePlus just held its second event in 2019 and added a new device to its
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Instagram is rolling out a new security feature that makes it easy to spot phishing mails that make it seem like they come from the social network. The feature — dubbed “Emails from Instagram” — is accessible via the app settings, and allows you to check all the legitimate emails Instagram has sent over the last 14
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An illustration of the oasis on Mars, which has now dried up (Image: Nasa) A mysterious ‘oasis’ has been found on the surface of Mars, raising hopes that evidence of life may also one day be found on the Red Planet. The Nasa Curiosity Rover has found traces of ‘shallow, salty ponds that went through
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