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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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Some Artists Found a Lifeline Selling NFTs. Others Worry It's a Trap
Artists are jumping into a market that will pay thousands for their work. But they're running into scams, environmental concerns, and crypto hype.
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How AI Could Solve Supply Chain Shortages and Save Christmas
Just-in-time shipping is dead. Long live supply chains stress-tested with AI digital twins.
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How AI is Reinventing What Computers Are
Three key ways artificial intelligence is changing what it means to compute.
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AI Has Cracked a Key Mathematical Puzzle for Understanding Our World
Partial differential equations can describe everything from planetary motion to plate tectonics, but they're notoriously hard to solve.
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The Pandemic is Testing the Limits of Face Recognition
Government use of face ID systems exploded during the pandemic—but tying it to critical services has left some people locked out at the moment they needed help...
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2021 has Broken the Record for Zero-Day Hacking Attacks
The reasons why are complicated—and not all bad news.
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The Cloud: Game Changer in IT Security
The move to the cloud makes it harder for companies to keep track of all Internet-connected digital assets.
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U.S. Government Agencies to Increase Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A new survey shows the controversial systems are poised to play an even bigger role in federal business.
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Mathematicians Are Deploying Algorithms to Stop Gerrymandering
Mathematicians are implementing algorithms designed to halt gerrymandering—the partisan manipulation of U.S. Census data to redraw electoral maps for one political...
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We Tested AI Interview Tools. Here's What We Found.
One gave our candidate a high score for English proficiency when she spoke only in German.
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Using ML to Build Maps That Give Smarter Driving Advice
Scientists used machine learning to develop an automatic mapping service that can enhance traffic management with greater intelligence.
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We Investigated Whether Digital Contact Tracing Actually Worked in the U.S.
A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there's still potential.
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Geoffrey Hinton Has a Hunch about What's Next for AI
A decade ago, the artificial-intelligence pioneer transformed the field with a major breakthrough. Now he's working on a new imaginary system named GLOM.
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How Facebook Got Addicted to Spreading Misinformation
The company's AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.
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Google Says It's Too Easy for Hackers to Find New Security Flaws
Attackers are exploiting the same types of software vulnerabilities over and over again, because companies often miss the forest for the trees
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This Avocado Armchair Could Be the Future of AI
Researchers at artificial intelligence company OpenAI have engineered two deep learning models combining language and images to improve AI's understanding of text...
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AI Needs to Face Up to its Invisible-Worker Problem
Machine-learning models are trained by low-paid online gig workers. They're not going away—but we can change the way they work, says Saiph Savage.
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Tiny Four-Bit Computers Are Now All You Need to Train AI
IBM researchers have proposed reducing the number of computer bits from the current industry standard of 16 to just four.
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AI Needs to Face Up to its Invisible-worker Problem
Machine-learning models are trained by low-paid online gig workers. They're not going away—but we can change the way they work, says Saiph Savage.
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