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The Year in AI BRIEFS: 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: December 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: November 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: October 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: September 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: August 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS : July 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: June 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: May 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: April 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: March 2019

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…

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AI BRIEFS: February 2019

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.”…

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AI BRIEFS: January 2019

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 —…

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NEWS BRIEFS: 2018

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…

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NEWS BRIEFS: 2014-2016

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…

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AI BRIEFS: 2013-2018

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…

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