AI “paper-clip maximizer” metaphor can explain humanity’s imminent doom As technology progresses at an exponential rate, we must take a step back to ask what we’re optimizing for. Source: Artificial intelligence’s “paper-clip maximizer” metaphor can…
Facial recognition technology is improving by leaps and bounds. Some commercial software can now tell the gender of a person in a photograph. When the person in the photo is a white man, the software…
Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook’s self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you. Source: Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ — ProPublica
Moving beyond a back-end tool for the enterprise, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking on more sophisticated roles within technology interfaces. From autonomous driving vehicles that use computer vision, to live translations made possible by machine…
A decade ago companies were mainly focused on data mining, search technology, and virtual collaboration. Today, executives are directing their energy toward artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things. In 2007, companies lacked…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging in applications like autonomous vehicles and medical assistance devices. But even when the technology is ready to use and has been shown to meet customer demands, there’s still a great…
Artificial intelligence picks up racial and gender biases when learning language from text, researchers say. Without any supervision, a machine learning algorithm learns to associate female names more with family words than career words, and…
This could spell the end of long lines at the store—and millions of cashier jobs. Source: Amazon is opening a grocery store with no cashiers and no checkout lines
Humanoid robots are increasingly lifelike but it’ll be a while before they can hold conversations, bleed, and of course, fuck. Source: How Long Before We Can Build ‘Westworld’ Host Robots for Real? | Motherboard
Children can learn to quiet their inner racist. Source: Researchers developed a facial photo-matching game that reverses racial bias in children — Quartz