Google’s controversial voice Assistant is getting a series of new commands designed to work like privacy-centric ‘undo’ buttons.
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Emotion-detection in AI should be regulated, AI Now says
It’s built on junk science, yet it’s being used to determine who gets hired, fired, insured, medicated and more, the research institute says.
Master Go player retires citing AI supremacy
Master Go player Lee Se-dol has handed in his stones after deciding that there’s just no way to beat a machine when playing the ancient Chinese board game.
Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground
The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.
Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails
Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn’t mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.
AI wordsmith too dangerous to be released… has been released
The text-generating AI has only been released in neutered forms until now, for fear it would be used to mass-produce fake news and spam.
Pentagon publishes AI guidelines
As the specter of warrior robots looms large, the Pentagon has published a set of ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence.
Twitter bans political ads
Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.
New Facebook AI fools facial recognition
The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.
Robotic hand solves Rubik’s Cube by learning how to learn about it
The system figured out how to overcome little hurdles, like being nudged by a stuffed giraffe when trying to do important robot work.