Tag: BRIEFS

The noticeable, the useful, the quirky: the pieces we noted as AI BRIEFS for 2019. In reverse chronology (January is at the bottom). Also available by month:  Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec December Art meets artificial intelligence: Austin…

Art meets artificial intelligence: Austin artists explore new meaning in data | Stephenville Empire-Tribune | DEcember 31, 2019 | by Hojun Choi | ‘Morton said the new brand of AI-powered generative art forces people to look inward for meaning rather…

AI Stats News: Chatbots Increase Sales By 67% But 87% Of Consumers Prefer Humans | FORBES | November 25, 2019 | by Gil Press | ‘…consumers say humans are better at answering a variety of questions, understanding complex situations, and…

KFC Hints at AI, License Plate Recognition for Drive-thrus | THE SPOON | October 30, 2019 | by Jennifer Marston | ‘drive-thru technology could bump up check averages thanks to better personalization and suggestive selling — one of the key…

Artificial intelligence and face scanning technology is being used in UK job interviews for the first time to identify best candidates DAILY MAIL | September 28, 2019 | by Faith Ridler | ‘…using algorithms to evaluate an applicant’s 15-minute video…

AI and machine learning set to change science journalism landscape INDIA SCIENCE WIRE | August 30, 2019 | by Umashankar Mishra | ‘In journalism, content is crucial, not the person who writes it,’ said Vasudeva Varma, an AI expert from…

Translation advances are now posing a risk to jobs | VERDICT | July 31, 2019 | ‘Ofer Shoshan, CEO of translation company One Hour Translation expects that “by 2022 most business translations will be carried out by NMT engines, which…

Watch artificial intelligence predict Conan O’Brien’s gestures just from the sound of his voiceSCIENCE | June 21, 2019 | by Matthew Hutson |‘Every time you talk, your body moves in sync, whether it’s something as subtle as eyes widening or more extreme…

Hollywood is quietly using AI to help decide which movies to makeTHE VERGE | May 28, 2019 | by James Vincent |‘…software lets customers play fantasy football with their movie, inputting a script and a cast, then swapping one actor…

AI writers will never replace quality content creators THE DRUM | April 30, 2109 | by Andy Evans | ‘AI-generated content will never truly engage readers or speak to them on a deeper level because robots are lacking the human…

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Write Amazing Content — What Does That Mean For Humans? FORBES | March 29, 2019 | by Bernard Marr | ‘If you believe anything can and will be automated with artificial intelligence (AI), then you might…

The truth behind deepfakes THE DAILY | February 28, 2019 | by Ayisha Guillen | ”This is a constant arms race… Those that are creating fake content will continue to try and subvert those that are trying to detect it.”…

Google releases dataset to help AI systems spot fake audio recordings VENTURE BEAT | January 2019 |‘When Google announced the Google News Initiative in March 2018, it pledged to release datasets that would help “advance state-of-the-art research” on fake audio detection —…

This is a list of news stories from 2018, displayed by recency, and human-selected for relevance. It’s not intended to include all references in the period. Headlines are direct links to the full story. AI: An invaluable sixth sense for…

This is a list of news stories from 2014 through 2018, displayed by recency, and human-selected for relevance. The list is not intended to include all references in the period. Headlines are direct links to the full story. Will artificial…

This is a curated list of news stories in computer/data science from 2013 through 2018, displayed by recency, and human-selected for relevance. The list is not intended to include all references in the period. Headlines are direct links to the…