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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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Sony's Metaverse Bet: A Wearable to Record Your Moves
Sony Group Corp. has announced a system of wearable motion trackers that may be worn on a user's wrists, ankles, head, and hips to animate avatars inside metaverse...
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Contactless ECG Continuously Monitors the Heart
Researchers in China have invented a contactless electrocardiogram system that infers electrical signals through artificial intelligence and millimeter-wave radar...
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We Could Run Out of Data to Train AI Language Programs
Researchers at the Epoch artificial intelligence research and forecasting organization warn of the potential depletion of data for training AI language algorithms...
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'Innovation Hubs' Aim to Lift Distressed Areas. Congress Just Has to Fund Them
A new report suggests where 20 newly created research centers could best revitalize struggling economies and accelerate new technologies
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We are Still Failing to Learn the Most Important Lesson in Cybersecurity
We know the problems and the answers. So why do so few organizations act?
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Uber's Facial Recognition is Locking Indian Drivers Out of their AccountsÂ
Uber checks that a driver's face matches what the company has on file through a program called "Real-Time ID Check."
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The Crypto Industry Struggles for a Way Forward
The implosion of the exchange FTX shows how an industry built in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has drifted far from its original ideals.
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TSA Now Wants to Scan Your Face at Security. Here are Your Rights.
16 major domestic airports are testing facial recognition tech to verify IDs — and it could go nationwide in 2023.
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How China's Police Used Phones, Faces to Track Protesters
China's police used an advanced surveillance system to track protesters who rallied against the government's pandemic policies this past week.
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Facebook Failed to Stop Ads Threatening Election Workers
Researchers tested Facebook's automated moderation system by submitting ads around Election Day that contained direct threats against election workers.
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Supercomputer Simulation Animates Evolution of the Universe
An international team of researchers has engineered the most accurate supercomputer animation of the cosmos' early evolution to date.
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Amazon's Quest for the 'Holy Grail' of Robotics
Automating some warehouse functions could let the giant do more with its existing workforce—or the retailer may not require all the humans it employs today.
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Why Researchers Are Teaching AI to Play Minecraft
OpenAI has developed a Minecraft-playing bot that can build pixelated tools and buildings in the game via a combination of imitation and reinforcement learning....
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Physicists Observe Wormhole Dynamics Using Quantum Computer
Physicists created a quantum experiment to study the dynamics of a specific type of theoretical wormhole that can predict quantum gravity.
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We Will See a Completely New Type of Computer, Says AI Pioneer Hinton
ACM A.M. Turing award recipient Geoffrey Hinton envisions a "mortal" neuromorphic computer combining hardware and software.
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Hundreds of Scam Predatory Loan Platforms Found on App Stores
App store comment sections were overrun with users saying they were hit with hidden fees, high interest rates, and predatory repayment terms after they signed up...
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling. ...
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China Clamps Down on Internet as It Seeks to Stamp Out Covid Protests
Online regulators tell big tech companies to expand censorship of information on demonstrations and take steps to curb the virtual private networks used to bypass...
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New AI Speeds Computer Graphics by Up to 5x
Neural rendering harnesses machine learning to paint pixels.
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