This AI app enhances your crappy photos — or turns them into monstrosities

This AI app enhances your crappy photos — or turns them into monstrosities

AI is having a big impact on photo editing, but the results are proving divisive .The proponents say...

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Facebook AI boss Yann LeCun goes off in Twitter rant, blames talk radio for hate content

Facebook AI boss Yann LeCun goes off in Twitter rant, blames talk radio for hate content

Yann LeCun, Facebook’s world-renowned AI guru, had some problems with an article written about his c...

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Mushrooms on Mars is a hoax — stop believing hack ‘scientists’

Mushrooms on Mars is a hoax — stop believing hack ‘scientists’

There is no evidence that mushrooms or any other form of life exists on Mars.The Mars rover did not take...

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AI can now farm crickets (and hopefully solve world hunger in the process)

AI can now farm crickets (and hopefully solve world hunger in the process)

Earth’s expanding population and unequal distribution of natural resources are pushing the planet to...

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AI algorithms are puzzled by our online behavior during the coronavirus pandemic

AI algorithms are puzzled by our online behavior during the coronavirus pandemic

At some point, every one of us has had the feeling that online applications like YouTube, Amazon, an...

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Building a virtual Earth could be the key for clean energy

Building a virtual Earth could be the key for clean energy

More than 100 countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, have committed...

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US banks turn to AI to tell homeless people to go away — along with fraud prevention and stuff

US banks turn to AI to tell homeless people to go away — along with fraud prevention and stuff

Banks have long embraced surveillance systems to prevent robbery. But they’re also using the technol...

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The promise of voice AI lies at work, not at home

The promise of voice AI lies at work, not at home

Conversational AI has been around for a few years now, in our phones, smart speakers, and throughout...

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Dating app Badoo is now using AI to detect unsolicited dick pics

Dating app Badoo is now using AI to detect unsolicited dick pics

Dating apps are depressing enough if you’re a straight man, but at least we don’t have to deal with...

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EU commission to take hard-line stance against ‘high-risk’ AI

EU commission to take hard-line stance against ‘high-risk’ AI

The European Commission is set to unveil a new set of regulations for artificial intelligence products...

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WTF is Science Corp? Neuralink co-founder creates secretive brain-hacking company

WTF is Science Corp? Neuralink co-founder creates secretive brain-hacking company

Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall ? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will...

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Meta’s Yann LeCun is betting on self-supervised learning to unlock human-compatible AI

Meta’s Yann LeCun is betting on self-supervised learning to unlock human-compatible AI

This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research .What is the next step toward bridging...

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Chinese tech giant Baidu reportedly plans to launch an AI chip company

Chinese tech giant Baidu reportedly plans to launch an AI chip company

Baidu is reportedly planning to launch a subsidiary AI chip firm, which could boost China‘s efforts...

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This new robotics challenge could bring us closer to human-level AI

This new robotics challenge could bring us closer to human-level AI

This is because that many of our intuitive planning and motor skills—things that we take for granted...

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AI diversity groups snub future funding from Google over staff treatment

AI diversity groups snub future funding from Google over staff treatment

Google’s AI ethics drama has taken another twist. Three groups working to promote diversity in AI sa...

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AI forensics reveals a Grassy Knoll-style ‘second author’ mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls

AI forensics reveals a Grassy Knoll-style ‘second author’ mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls

AI has helped discover new insights about the authors of the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls.Researchers in...

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Scientists say GPT-3 could handle your overloaded inbox so you can get back to work

Scientists say GPT-3 could handle your overloaded inbox so you can get back to work

A team of researchers from University College Maastricht recently published a study exploring the use...

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This tiny robot is supposed to stop you from revenge texting

This tiny robot is supposed to stop you from revenge texting

It isn’t every day you stumble across the weirdest robot ever. But if you can guess this little mach...

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How AI can give endangered elephants a fighting chance

How AI can give endangered elephants a fighting chance

At present, more African elephants are dying than being born. Over the last century, the world’s ele...

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US companies need to hold themselves accountable for racist algorithms — or the FTC will do it for them

US companies need to hold themselves accountable for racist algorithms — or the FTC will do it for them

The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a stark warning to companies using sexist and racist algo...

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