Google's AI Assistant Does Your Talk Tasks
The new Google AI voice assistant, called Duplex, highlights the intricacies of carrying out a mundane human-style conversation, as it keeps you off the phone.
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So, Umm, Google Duplex's Chatter Is Not Quite Human
A systems scientist breaks down the intricacies of making a machine that can fool humans into thinking it’s one of us
Can Gender Be Computed?
The use of algorithms to guess a person’s gender based on images, video or audio raise significant social and ethical concerns yet to be fully explored
Radar Scans Detail North Korean Nukes
Scientists have added radar info to seismic data, isotope measurements and optical imagery to study covert nuclear tests. Christopher Intagliata reports.
AI Re-Creates Activity Patterns That Brain Cells Use in Navigation
Deep-learning algorithm spontaneously mimicked the activity of specialized neurons that tell us where we are in space
Cryptojacking Spreads across the Web
Right now, your computer might be using its memory and processor power—and your electricity—to generate money for someone else, without you ever knowing
The "Clips" Camera Just Might Be the Weirdest Product Ever
Google's new camera decides what to photograph, based on AI algorithms
Defending Hospitals against Life-Threatening Cyber Attacks
Despite widespread concern about lack of cybersecurity funding, two surprising factors more directly determine whether a hospital is well protected
IKEA-Building Robot Conquers Touchy-Feely Challenge
The Swedish furniture has become something of a benchmark for robotics engineers
Mine Social Media Posts to Predict Flu
Researchers used Twitter searches for nonflu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance.
The Internet Needs a Tune-Up
Princeton University's Jennifer Rexford talks about optimizing the internet for the uses it got drafted into performing.
Can AI Really Solve Facebook's Problems?
Despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to reassure Congress that artificial intelligence can help find fake news and protect privacy, lawmakers worry the tech may be “biased”
Automobile Dashboard Technology Is Simply Awful
New cars have amazing technology everywhere but the dashboard
Urban Bungle: Atlanta Cyber Attack Puts Other Cities on Notice
The city has spent the past two weeks restoring online services disrupted by ransomware that held encrypted data hostage
How Twitter Bots Help Fuel Political Feuds
Automated social media accounts can create “misinformation networks” that spread falsehoods and fan the flames of partisan disagreement
Ready Player One: We Are Surprisingly Close to Realizing Just Such a VR Dystopia
In the Steven Spielberg movie’s vision of the future, people go to school, go to work, socialize and spend leisure time in a vast virtual environment
Spot the Fake: Artificial Intelligence Can Produce Lifelike Photographs
By pitting AIs against one another, tech companies are creating realistic computer-generated images
Intelligent to a Fault: When AI Screws Up, You Might Still Be to Blame
Interactions between people and artificially intelligent machines pose tricky questions about liability and accountability, according to a legal expert
An AI That Knows the World Like Children Do
Artificial intelligence has staged a revival by starting to incorporate what we know about how children learn
Supreme Court Skeptical of Microsoft's Ireland E-Mail Privacy Claims
Justices are considering whether a law passed prior to the Web and cloud computing allows companies to hide data stored abroad