The dangers of voice fraud: We can’t detect what we can’t see
Effectively combating voice fraud requires a combination of education, caution, business practices, technology and government regulation.Read More
Light-controlled artificial maple seeds could monitor the environment even in hard-to-reach locations
Researchers have developed a tiny robot replicating the aerial dance of falling maple seeds. In the future, this robot could be used for real-time environmental monitoring or delivery of small samples even in inaccessible terrain such as deserts, mountains or cliffs, or the open sea. This technology could be a game changer for fields such …
From chatbots to superintelligence: Mapping AI’s ambitious journey
The path to AGI and superintelligence is uncertain — but the rapid evolution of AI is undeniable, promising transformative advancements.Read More
Is ChatGPT the key to stopping deepfakes? Study asks LLMs to spot AI-generated images
When most people think of artificial intelligence, they’re probably thinking of—and worrying about—ChatGPT and deepfakes. AI-generated text and images dominate our social media feeds and the other websites we visit, sometimes without us knowing it, and are often used to spread unreliable and misleading information.
CData scores $350M as data integration needs surge in the age of AI
CData has built a library of over 300 standards-based data connectors, which are being used by more than 7000 global organizations.Read More
Activists Disrupt Amazon Conference Over $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel
Members of the activist group No Tech for Apartheid interrupted a senior Amazon executive’s speech at a conference in Washington, DC, on Wednesday over the company’s Project Nimbus cloud contract.
Researchers develop new training technique that aims to make AI systems less socially biased
Researchers have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially biased.
New work explores optimal circumstances for reaching a common goal with humanoid robots
Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) have demonstrated that under specific conditions, humans can treat robots as co-authors of the results of their actions. The condition that enables this phenomenon is that a robot behaves in a human-like, social manner. Engaging in gaze contact and participating in a common emotional …
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Researchers develop new training technique that aims to make AI systems less socially biased
An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially biased.
Cozey Ciello XL Couch: Fine—If You’ve Got the Space for It
This oversize couch can offer cloudlike comfort, provided you sit in it correctly.