Highlights from the AWS re:Invent keynote: Q AI, strong bedrock foundation, and a smarter cloud
In a wide ranging keynote session that was nearly 2.5 hours long, Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services, detailed the continued progressRead More
A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab
Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”
Researchers engineer a material that can perform different tasks depending on temperature
Researchers report that they have developed a new composite material designed to change behaviors depending on temperature in order to perform specific tasks. These materials are poised to be part of the next generation of autonomous robotics that will interact with the environment.
ChatGPT creates persuasive, phony medical report
A common truism among statisticians is that “the data don’t lie.” However, recent findings by Italian researchers may make those who study data think twice before making such assumptions.
‘Make it more’: generative AI memes explode onto the internet
We’re headed toward a future where the overwhelmingly majority of content on the web is AI generated — and likely, the vast majority overall.Read More
23 Best Cyber Monday TV Deals (2023): OLED, QLED, and More
Many of our favorite TVs are on sale for Cyber Monday, along with Hulu’s almost unbelievable annual $1 sale.
New method uses crowdsourced feedback to help train robots
A new technique enables an AI agent to be guided by data crowdsourced asynchronously from nonexpert human users as it learns to complete a task through reinforcement learning. The method trains the robot faster and better than other approaches.
Defending your voice against deepfakes
Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence have spurred developments in realistic speech synthesis. While this technology has the potential to improve lives through personalized voice assistants and accessibility-enhancing communication tools, it also has led to the emergence of deepfakes, in which synthesized speech can be misused to deceive humans and machines for nefarious purposes.
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From PS5 controllers to amazing mugs, this WIRED-approved (and tested) gear is extra affordable today.
Creating artistic collages using reinforcement learning
Researchers at Seoul National University have recently tried to train an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to create collages (i.e., artworks created by sticking various pieces of materials together), reproducing renowned artworks and other images. Their proposed model was introduced in a paper pre-printed on arXiv and presented at ICCV 2023 in October.