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 |
AI + ML
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 | 12
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 | 62
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
Sponsored
Why your next co-worker could be a bot
Why now is the time for public services to embrace bots and where they can make a real positive difference
09 Sep 07:30 |
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 | 80
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
AI + ML
China blurs borders with Macau to advance chipmaking and AI plans
Special administrative region to share economic zone located on Chinese soil
07 Sep 01:58 |
In Brief
Facebook apologises after its AI system branded Black people as primates
Plus: Google Health app for NHS hospitals discontinued, and Tesla under the spotlight
06 Sep 12:02 | 40
Updated
Only 'natural persons' can be recognized as patent inventors, not AI systems, US judge rules
This isn't over says man pushing for neural networks' rights
04 Sep 10:28 | 93
AI + ML
Banned: The 1,170 words you can't use with GitHub Copilot
Hash cracking reveals verboten slurs, terms like 'liberals, 'Palestine,' and 'socialist' ... and Quake's famous Fast InvSqrt
02 Sep 22:01 | 94
AI + ML
Hyundai reveals the robotaxi it built for Lyft, and a version for its very own metaverse
Hey kids? Wanna play with the future of electro-robotic transport? You get to do it two years before Lyft
01 Sep 08:11 | 6
AI + ML
Toyota resumes autonomous Paralympics buses after vehicle hit judo competitor, forced him out of match
More human guides recruited, trained to keep eyes on machines, athletes
30 Aug 23:27 | 18
Opinion
Adding AI to everything won't make sense until we can use it for anything
You've gotta have standards
30 Aug 09:36 | 68
In brief
Leaked: List of police, govt, uni orgs in Clearview AI's facial-recognition trials
Plus: Mortgage algorithm bias, and an AI-guided play comes to London
29 Aug 09:48 | 17
Special series
Ready, set ... ML! Just one day to go to our first Mcubed web lecture on practical AI
Tune in on Sept 2 to find out more about Benford’s distribution
27 Aug 15:00 |
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Edge + IoT
Ex-DJI veep: There was no drone at Gatwick during 2018's hysterical shutdown
Bold words from Boston Dynamics' new man
Security
Ransomware crims saying 'We'll burn your data if you get a negotiator' can't be legally paid off anyway
Grief Corp are already under US sanctions, says Emsisoft
Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's end-of-summer software security cleanse crushes more than 80 bugs
Hole in Azure Linux guest agent, MSHTML exploit tackled, and much more – Plus: Adobe and SAP issue updates
Software
Linux kernel minimum compiler raised to GCC 5.1, allowing potential C11 use
Change also has handy side effect of fixing some warnings as errors
Bootnotes
The Register speaks to one of the designers behind the latest Lego Ideas marvel: A clockwork solar system
Who needs a 3,000-piece orrery? We do, of course
Legal
Wikipedia bans seven Chinese users amid concerns of 'infiltration, physical harm'
Removes sysop privileges for another dozen, warns more about doxing, frets about preserving freedom to edit in the face of hostile regimes
On-Prem
China to push RISC-V to global prominence – but maybe into a corner, too, says analyst
Which may not be a good thing for Arm, or anyone
Networks
Catch of the day... for Google, anyway: Transatlantic Cornwall cable hauled ashore
Grace Hopper landed
Personal Tech
Activision Blizzard accused of union busting, intimidating staff in complaint to watchdog
CWA, employees file lawsuit on same day HR head ejects
Security
Ex-US intel, military trio were cyber-mercenaries for UAE, say prosecutors
Three men charged with breaking export, security laws, agree to deal after infiltrating smartphones with zero-click exploits
STORIES
AI + ML
Machine learning data pipeline outfit Splice Machine files for insolvency
That went well
26 Aug 17:37 | 3
AI + ML
America's Argonne lab buys AI super from HPE, AMD, Nvidia while waiting for Intel
44-PFLOPS Polaris 'testbed' ordered ahead of Chipzilla-powered Aurora
26 Aug 01:45 | 2
AI + ML
Cops responding to ShotSpotter's AI alerts rarely find evidence of gun crime, says Chicago watchdog
It may hurt community policing, too
25 Aug 22:38 | 54
AI + ML
GitHub's Copilot may steer you into dangerous waters about 40% of the time – study
Unless you like shipping buggy or vulnerable code, keep your hands on the wheel
25 Aug 12:06 | 33
AI + ML
Samsung testing memory with built-in processing for AI-centric servers
Suggests standard for this stuff should land in 2022 and tech improves performance by 40 per cent or more
25 Aug 09:14 | 6
AI + ML
Robots don't smoke, says Alibaba, and that's why they deliver parcels so fast
Rolling out test fleet of 1000 in low-traffic locations across China
24 Aug 03:04 | 38
Interview
We spoke to a Stanford prof on the tech and social impact of AI's powerful, emerging 'foundation models'
From single points of failure to training and policies, Percy Liang covers a wide range of topics in this Q&A
23 Aug 10:25 | 10
In brief
A man spent a year in jail on a murder charge that hinged on disputed AI evidence. Now the case has been dropped
Plus: Intel winds down RealSense, and more
22 Aug 03:30 | 126
Updated
Using 'AI-based software like Proctorio and ProctorU' to monitor online exams is a really bad idea, says uni panel
Academics find algorithmic surveillance just isn't worth it
20 Aug 23:30 | 44
AI + ML
Tesla promises to build robot you could beat up – or beat in a race
May have unbeatable powers of distraction as automaker talks up its coming-soon-now AI supercomputer and glosses over product delays
20 Aug 08:04 | 74
AI + ML
Apple's bright idea for CSAM scanning could start 'persecution on a global basis' – 90+ civil rights groups
Letter to Cook & Co warns image-probing tech could also harm kids
19 Aug 19:22 | 109
AI + ML
Baidu unveils AI chip to go in its fancy-pants robocar – and anywhere else someone may want to use it
Second-gen silicon to be more accessible for devs and applications
19 Aug 09:37 | 3
AI + ML
Senators urge US trade watchdog to look into whether Tesla may just be over-egging its Autopilot, FSD pudding
The day before Elon's big party, too
19 Aug 00:33 | 71
AI + ML
Apple didn't engage with the infosec world on CSAM scanning – so get used to a slow drip feed of revelations
Starting with: Neural net already found in iOS, hash collisions, and more
18 Aug 21:52 | 95
Video
Boston Dynamics spends months training its Atlas robots to perform one minute of parkour almost perfectly
Sarah Connor is safe for now
18 Aug 06:36 | 58
AI + ML
US watchdog opens probe into Tesla's Autopilot driver assist system after spate of crashes
Lights, cones, illuminated arrows all involved, say investigators
16 Aug 15:59 | 106
