Top 5 stories of the week: AI revelations and Apple moves to kill passwords
Revelations, innovations and questions about AI unfolded in VentureBeat’s news coverage this week.Read More
Why humanity is needed to propel conversational AI
Conversational AI still has some way to go before all users feel accurately represented. Accounting for subtleties of dialect, the time taken for speakers to think, as well as the active nature of a conversation, will be pivotal to propelling this technology forward.Read More
Midjourney founder says ‘the world needs more imagination’
David Holz, founder of the AI text-to-image generator, MidJourney has big plans for the technology’s future, including text-to-3D capabilities.Read More
The People’s Joker: A New Take on the Batverse You May Never See
The film—a trans coming-of-age allegory—was pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival over “rights issues.”
The Uber Hack’s Devastation Is Just Starting to Reveal Itself
An alleged teen hacker claims to have gained deep access to the company’s systems, but the full picture of the breach is still coming into focus.
Neal Stephenson Named the Metaverse. Now, He’s Building It
Plus: Depicting the nerd mindset; the best lettuce; and the future is flooding.
The Best Fitness Trackers and Watches for Everyone
Whether you’re skiing in the backcountry or trampolining in the backyard, we have an activity tracker for you.
Which iPhone Should You Buy (or Avoid) Right Now?
Apple has several models in its lineup, from the iPhone SE to the iPhone 14. We break them all down.
Even smartest AI models don’t match human visual processing
Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) don’t see objects the way humans do — using configural shape perception — and that could be dangerous in real-world AI applications. The study employed novel visual stimuli called ‘Frankensteins’ to explore how the human brain and DCNNs process holistic, configural object properties.
Users trust AI as much as humans for flagging problematic content
Social media users may trust artificial intelligence (AI) as much as human editors to flag hate speech and harmful content, according to researchers at Penn State.