Something for the Weekend, Sir?
How to get banned from social media without posting a thing
Mme D finally takes to the Web 2.0 stage and becomes a bad actor
28 Jan 10:17 | 80
AI + ML
AI + ML
Korea gives a $7.5bn nod to the metaverse and AI projects
Move over K-pop, the K-metaverse is coming
26 Jan 15:32 | 1
AI + ML
Baidu's AI predictions for 2022: Autonomous driving! Quantum computing! Space! Human-machine symbiosis!
Did a computer program tell them to write this?
25 Jan 21:14 | 5
AI + ML
Meta says it's building world's largest AI supercomputer out of Nvidia, AMD chips
Facebook owner needs 16,000 GPUs, 4,000 Epyc processors – good luck, everyone else
25 Jan 01:53 | 19
In brief
IBM finally finds a private equiteer willing to purchase Watson Health
As poker players ponder whether tech is ruining their favourite game
24 Jan 03:01 | 9
AI + ML
Meta trains data2vec neural network to grok speech, images, text so it can 'understand the world'
Whatever it takes, Mark
21 Jan 23:44 | 31
AI + ML
Nvidia pushes crowd-pleasing container support into AI Enterprise suite
As long as you're running on VMware
21 Jan 22:01 |
AI + ML
AI tool finds hundreds of genes related to human motor neuron disease
Breakthrough could lead to development of drugs to target illness
19 Jan 22:40 | 1
AI + ML
UK government backs away from proposals to remove individuals' rights to challenge AI decision making
Meanwhile, ICO says government should not be choosing its CEO in debate over its future independence
19 Jan 11:48 | 23
AI + ML
UK police lack framework for adopting new tech like AI and face recognition, Lords told
Governance structure is 'a bush, not a tree' – whatever that means
19 Jan 09:30 | 18
AI + ML
Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after deadly Autopilot crash
Prosecution seems to be first of its kind in America
19 Jan 00:58 | 234
In brief
Tesla Full Self-Driving videos prompt California's DMV to rethink policy on accidents
Plus: AI systems can identify different chess players by their moves and more
15 Jan 11:01 | 104
AI + ML
Alibaba gazes into crystal ball to spy coming advances in AI and silicon photonics
Machine learning to propel us into glorious era of scientific discovery
14 Jan 23:15 | 6
AI + ML
UK competition watchdog closes the comment book on Microsoft's Nuance merger
European Commission gives an unconditional green light, but Blighty needs a bit more time
12 Jan 12:32 | 6
In brief
Free AI protein software packages nearly predicted structure of the Omicron coronavirus variant correctly
Plus: IBM Watson Health reportedly up for sale over $1bn, and more
11 Jan 12:33 | 16
AI + ML
Look, we did a survey that shows AIOps is ready for the primetime, says AIOps firm
Move fast and break things – with help from machine-learning algorithms
07 Jan 15:00 | 9
AI + ML
Car makers lock in long-term deals with chip giants for future autonomous vehicles
Not going to get stuck in first gear again with supply-chain crises
06 Jan 11:27 | 17
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
On Christmas night, a computer logs a call to say his user has stopped working…
Let’s take a look into the future cher-cher-cher…
24 Dec 12:30 | 88
AI + ML
Would you like a side of data with your chips? Silicon-slingers start bundling info with their hardware
Intel, Nvidia, and others have figured out you need help getting started with AI
23 Dec 01:59 | 2
AI + ML
US Commerce Dept says China has brain-control weaponry
Academy of Military Medical Sciences lands on the Entity List for its role, along with 36 other orgs
17 Dec 07:02 | 61
Popular
Exclusive
Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations
Bitter contract dispute revealed HLR lookup capability baked into agreement
HPC
Hardware boffin starts work on simulation of an entire IBM S/360 Model 50 mainframe
With microcode intact so it can talk to an original operator's console
Personal Tech
Imagination GPU cleared for RISC-V CPU compatibility, licensed to chip designers
We love it when a plan comes together
OSes
For first time in nearly 17 years, stable Linux kernel version has over 999 commits – but not everyone heard about it
'Script was adding the cc: to msg.000 not msg.0000'
In brief
US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans
Plus: Apple patches exploited-in-the-wild bug, White House zero-trust order, and more
Networks
Toaster-friendly alternative web protocol Gemini attracts criticism for becoming exclusive clique
While creators were stripping away annoying styling, users started to make Geminispace a bunker, says engineer
Science
Something 4,000 light years away emitted strange radio bursts. This is where we talk to scientists for actual info
'This experience has taught me that it's worth trying out looking at the sky in entirely new ways'
Updated
Instant Ump: HP Inc's subscription ink services hiking prices from next month
Customers in mid-tier band facing up to 50% higher fees... and they're delighted
Security
Intel fails to get Spectre, Meltdown chip flaw class-action super-suit tossed out
Cheesed-off customers have 'alleged enough facts at this stage' to allow legal battle to continue, says judge
On-Prem
Twelve years after Intel was fined $1.2bn for unfairly running over rivals, an EU court says: No need to pay
Ah, y'know what, maybe those rebates for not using AMD chips weren't so anti-competitive after all, eh?
STORIES
Webinar
AI in the enterprise? It’s time to stop playing and start deploying
Here’s how to open up your development pipeline
15 Dec 18:00 |
AI + ML
British watchdog begins probing Microsoft's acquisition of AI speech specialist Nuance
You have until 10 January to make your feelings felt
13 Dec 13:29 | 3
AI + ML
Clearview's selfie-scraping AI facial recognition technology set to be patented
Plus: DeepMind's latest language model research and more
11 Dec 14:01 | 22
AI + ML
Pentagon wants to drive digital and AI onto the battlefield
Re-orgs bureaucracy to deliver 'stronger alignment and synchronization'
10 Dec 04:31 | 7
AI + ML
Road to nowhere: UK plans for an 'AI assurance industry' but destination is unclear
Govt hopes for 'mature, world-class' sector, but doubts linger over regulation
09 Dec 13:00 | 4
AI + ML
Ex-Qualcomm Snapdragon chief turns CEO at AI chip startup MemryX
Meet the new boss
08 Dec 23:35 |
AI + ML
Self-driving towards an IPO? Intel unveils plans for Mobileye offering
Chipzilla to keep its hands on the wheel
07 Dec 12:25 | 1
Webinar
Enterprise AI is too important to be ‘experimental’. Here’s how to speed your way into production
This webinar will show you how to get a (Open) shift on
06 Dec 17:59 |
In brief
Prisons transcribe private phone calls with inmates using speech-to-text AI
Plus: A drug designed by machine learning algorithms to treat lung disease reaches human clinical trials and more
04 Dec 15:48 | 54
AI + ML
UK privacy watchdog may fine selfie-hoarding Clearview AI £17m... eventually, perhaps
Regulator's 'assertions are factually and legally incorrect' biz tells El Reg
30 Nov 08:26 | 21
AI + ML
Warning: China planning to swipe a bunch of data soon, so quantum computers can decrypt it later
Meanwhile, the Middle Kingdom’s military plans an AI offensive – in the labs and on the field of combat
29 Nov 06:31 | 73
Poll
Robotaxis freed to charge across 60km2 of Beijing
Baidu's Apollo tech exits testing phase, so punters must now pay the machine for a ride. Would you?
25 Nov 07:56 | 50
AI + ML
UK data guardian challenges government proposals on automated decision-making
Plans to change UK regulations could mean a 'significant departure' from EU law, watchdog says
23 Nov 13:33 | 34
Paid Post
Machine learning can improve your public services. Are you ready to take the red pill?
This briefing takes you through the matrix and steers you past the dark side
22 Nov 07:30 |
In brief
AI surveillance software increasingly used to make sure contract lawyers are doing their jobs at home
Plus: GPT-3 is now generally available and one man goes undercover in Amazon to live under AI
20 Nov 11:01 | 24
AI + ML
Robo-Shinkansen rolls slowly – for now – across 5km of Japan
Railway wants self-driving bullet trains overseen by staff that aren't trained as drivers
19 Nov 04:54 | 83
Event
MCubed does web workshops: Join Mark Whitehorn’s one-day introduction to machine learning next month
Tired of reading about AI? Why not give it a go yourself!
18 Nov 08:30 |
Paid Feature
There just aren’t enough doctors. So, can we rely on smarter healthcare technology?
Can’t read your GP’s notes? Don’t worry, the AI can
17 Nov 07:00 |
AI + ML
UK aims for 'openness and fairness' in its AI Strategy – unless we're talking about favoured contractors
Or the government itself, of course
11 Nov 09:30 | 12
AI + ML
Nvidia open to third parties making custom silicon tuned for CUDA applications
Who's going to be the first to bite? Hint, you may need to be the size of Facebook or Google
10 Nov 23:37 | 3
AI + ML
Turns out there is something everyone may agree on in Congress: Let netizens use mostly algorithm-lite apps
Dems, Repubs in House, Senate unite for Filter Bubble Transparency Act
10 Nov 02:51 | 13
AI + ML
Nvidia anoints itself a creator of the metaverse
That's so Meta
09 Nov 09:30 | 15
AI + ML
Truck, sweet truck: Volvo's Chinese owner unveils methanol/electric truck with bathroom and kitchen
'Homtruck' also packs a tea maker, washing machine, the feel of a bamboo forest – and a roadmap to autonomous ops
09 Nov 05:56 | 61
AI + ML
Why machine-learning chatbots find it difficult to respond to idioms, metaphors, rhetorical questions, sarcasm
'Understanding the meaning of such expressions relies on shared cultural and commonsense cues' ... which machines lack, new study details
08 Nov 22:40 | 95
In brief
Alphabet launches new AI drug discovery startup, Isomorphic Labs, led by DeepMind CEO
Plus: Waymo's self-driving cars are mapping the mean streets of NYC
08 Nov 11:43 | 1
Feature
AI algorithms can help erase bright streaks of internet satellites – but they cannot save astronomy
'We are absolutely losing some science'
06 Nov 09:15 | 117
Analysis
What will the factory of the future look like? Let's start with Intel, Red Hat, and 5G
Machine-to-machine communications, AI, DevOps tech all coming together
03 Nov 08:27 | 16
AI + ML
Joint UK-Oz probe finds face-recognition upstart Clearview AI is rubbish at privacy
Brit watchdog considering next steps, Australia's orders deletion of scraped image trove
03 Nov 07:44 | 14
Ignite
If you're deemed cool enough, Microsoft will offer you access to Azure-based GPT-3
Text'n'code-emitting system still available from OpenAI
03 Nov 00:49 | 2
Updated
Facebook ditches its creepy, controversial robot – yes, its facial-recognition AI
Social network is going to sit this one out until clear rules are formulated
02 Nov 21:47 | 14
AI + ML
Linux Foundation backs Project OpenBytes: An attempt to slash legal risk of sharing data for training AI
Common format and license floated to foster greater exchange of info for ML
02 Nov 18:49 | 6
In brief
Twitter's algos favour tweets from conservatives over liberals because they generate more outrage online – study
Plus: Microsoft acquires an AI content moderation startup to prevent hate speech on the Xbox and more
30 Oct 11:05 | 52
AI + ML
When AI and automation come to work you stress less – but hate your job more
It's better to work for the Man than the Machine
29 Oct 04:59 | 5
AI + ML
Chinese server builder Inspur trains monster text-generating neural network
Yuan 1.0 said to pass Turing test, and require many fewer GPUs than the GPT-3 Microsoft licensed from OpenAI
28 Oct 09:40 | 43
AI + ML
Big Blue scoffs a Happy Meal: McDonald's sells automated order-taking tech to IBM
Would you like AI with that?
27 Oct 22:46 | 32
AI + ML
UK schools slap a hold on facial scanning of children amid fierce criticism
'Consent cannot be truly freely given' says privacy campaigner
26 Oct 13:45 | 68
AI + ML
Intel hopes to burn newly open-sourced AI debug tech into chips
Chipzilla dreams of planting ControlFlag in hardware
25 Oct 14:45 | 8
AI + ML
Twitter's machine learning algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians over those on the left
Engineers and researchers don't know why
25 Oct 11:02 | 65
In brief
Japanese bloke collared after using AI software to uncensor smut and flogging it
Plus: Explore the limits of language models in bizarre research experiment, and more
23 Oct 03:30 | 47
AI + ML
Arm teases its GPU that will follow next year's graphics processor tech
Pushing for a 5x performance boost albeit over a 2018 cousin
21 Oct 06:27 | 7
Updated
Give us your biometric data to get your lunch in 5 seconds, UK schools tell children
Facial recognition for meal payment system works for kids, supplier says
18 Oct 12:15 | 126
In brief
Bank manager tricked into handing $35m to scammers using fake 'deep voice' tech
Plus: Microsoft Translator machine learning software now supports over 100 languages
16 Oct 11:01 | 26
AI + ML
Former Intel AI boss Naveen Rao is now counting the cost of machine learning, literally
MosaicMLdelving into the details
14 Oct 00:40 | 1
AI + ML
Megachips or decoupled approach? AI chip design companies accounting for operating costs
Chip crunch pulls focus
12 Oct 18:10 | 1
AI + ML
Astroboffins reckon they've detected four hidden exoplanets by probing distant radio waves
It could help us find more exoplanets far out in the universe
12 Oct 01:30 | 10
AI + ML
Behold the Megatron: Microsoft and Nvidia build massive language processor
MT-NLG is a beast that fed on over 4,000 GPUs
12 Oct 00:36 | 23
In brief
Clearview CEO doubles down, claims biz has now scraped over ten billion social media selfies for surveillance
Plus: DeepMind makes its first profit... by selling to its stablemates
09 Oct 18:08 | 25
Feature
How not to train your Dragon: What happens when you teach an AI game sex-abuse stories then blame players
Next chapter in AI Dungeon saga: Banning gamers for what the bot said
08 Oct 00:04 | 96
AI + ML
Euro Parliament backs ban on cops using blanket facial-recognition surveillance
Majority of MEPs want end to police face-ID'ing anyone and everyone in public, and more
07 Oct 06:22 | 19
AI + ML
Open Sesame, says Google... to voice identification: Speech ID adds biometric security to call-centre bots
Eleven. Eleh-ven. Ala-vuhn*. Oh never mind
06 Oct 18:21 | 15
Special series
Join our MCubed web lecture this week to find out how to get machine learning into production
Learn more about the operational side of AI on October 7 at 11am BST
06 Oct 13:30 |
AI + ML
User to chatbot: Help! My kid has COVID! Chatbot to user: Always wear a condom
Singapore pulls plug on 'Ask Jamie' after it also suggested polio jabs and other 'misaligned replies'
06 Oct 05:00 | 34
In brief
Waymo, Cruise get green light from California's DMV for self-driving taxi services
Plus: Experts dubious of Apple's AI algorithm being able to detect depression and anxiety
03 Oct 23:33 | 21
AI + ML
University, Nvidia team teaches robots to get a grip with OpenAI's CLIP
Gone are the days where you have to show a machine a gazillion images in different poses and lighting conditions
01 Oct 14:32 | 2
AI + ML
Intel offers Loihi 2 to boffins: A 7nm chip with more than 1m programmable neurons
Before you call it dumb, take a look at its biological counterparts on this planet
01 Oct 02:28 | 10
AI + ML
EU and US seek 'common principles' for data governance and AI
Technology, security, competitiveness also on agenda. *Cough* Privacy Shield *cough*
30 Sep 16:57 | 11
AI + ML
If it's going to rain within the next 90 mins, this very British AI system can warn you
Met Office, DeepMind, uni team hope their work will make a splash
30 Sep 06:35 | 58
AI + ML
US drug watchdog green-lights first prostate-cancer-predicting AI software
Computer vision tool mildly helps doctors identify potentially cancerous cells
30 Sep 01:43 | 5
AI + ML
Seeing as everyone loves cloud subscriptions, get ready for car-as-a-service future
Chip titans driving shift to paid-for over-the-air feature upgrades
29 Sep 00:46 | 39
Video
Amazon's AI chips find their way into Astro butler bot, latest wall-hanging display
$1,500 gets you a robo-dog that can't handle stairs ... so here's a flying camera, too
28 Sep 21:10 | 12
AI + ML
Self-sailing Mayflower ship to have another crack at Atlantic crossing next year
Big Blue to return to the big blue waves
27 Sep 22:14 | 16
In brief
Amazon delivery staff 'denied bonus' pay by AI cameras misjudging their driving
Plus: Why trans gamers are turning to deepfake voices, and more bits and bytes
27 Sep 19:06 | 39
AI + ML
EurekAI... Neural network leads chemists to discover 'four new materials'
All said to conduct lithium atoms, may be useful for electric car batteries
24 Sep 17:36 | 20
AI + ML
Unable to test every tourist and unable to turn them away, Greece used ML to pick visitors for COVID-19 checks
Inside the software built to figure out groups of potentially infected, asymptomatic passengers
23 Sep 06:26 | 33
AI + ML
Britain publishes 10-year National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Aw, look. It wants to be a 'global science superpower'
22 Sep 21:18 | 18
AI + ML
Nvidia cosies up to Open Robotics for hardware-accelerated ROS
Hopes to tempt roboticists over to its Jetson platform with new simulation features, drop-in acceleration code
22 Sep 17:13 | 2
AI + ML
Court of Appeal says AI software cannot be listed as patent inventor
'A patent is a statutory right and it can only be granted to a person'
22 Sep 06:35 | 45
AI + ML
UK's Surveillance Commissioner warns of 'ethically fraught' facial recognition tech concerns
How about being an anonymous face in a crowd? Is that not allowed anymore?
21 Sep 13:45 | 12
DSEI 2021
Royal Navy will be getting autonomous machines – for donkey work humans can't be bothered with
No robot killers 'in my lifetime' says admiral
17 Sep 05:47 | 37
AI + ML
Businesses put robots to work when human workers are hard to find, argue econo-boffins
The lure of shiny new tech isn't a motivator, although in the USA bots are used to cut costs
17 Sep 03:55 | 15
AI + ML
It's bizarre we're at a point where reports are written on how human rights trump AI rights
But that's what UN group has done
16 Sep 21:40 | 13
AI + ML
If it were possible to evade facial-recognition systems using just subtle makeup, it might look something like this
Interested in poking away at machine-learning models? This academic study could be a good start
16 Sep 13:47 | 41
AI + ML
US Air Force puts Godzilla in charge of autonomous warfare effort with Project Kaiju
Pulls Mothra, Mecha Rodan, King Ghidorah, Kumonga, and even King Kong along for the $150m ride
14 Sep 16:01 | 15
In Brief
Report: Microsoft and AWS scored $50m in contracts after Google pulled out of Pentagon's AI drone plan
Plus: Smart software ugrade means Roomba can recognise dog poo
13 Sep 12:17 | 2
Feature
AI caramba, those neural networks are power-hungry: Counting the environmental cost of artificial intelligence
(And, also worryingly, its increasing financial cost)
13 Sep 10:03 | 64
Opinion
Ghosts in the machine learning pipeline will be impossible to exorcise
Who wants to live forever? It could be the offer you can't refuse
13 Sep 08:30 | 38
AI + ML
Right to contest automated AI decision under review as part of UK government data protection consultation
Right not to be subjected to solely automated decisions might not be keeping pace with 'data-driven economy' says document
10 Sep 14:35 | 36
AI + ML
Intel's Mobileye unveils first 'production-grade fully electric self-driving vehicle,' partners with Sixt for Munich launch
Quietly adds that it hasn't yet received regulatory approval
08 Sep 12:59 | 21
In-depth
A developer built an AI chatbot using GPT-3 that helped a man speak again to his late fiancée. OpenAI shut it down
Crackdown on open-ended, unfiltered simulations branded 'a hyper-moral stance'
08 Sep 10:43 | 81
AI + ML
Academics tell UK lords that folk aren't keen on predictive policing, facial recognition, heightened surveillance
Philip K Dick is rolling in his grave
07 Sep 15:20 | 21
