Facebook does something right for a change

Facebook does something right for a change

As one of the 21st Century’s most powerful data brokers, Facebook is best known for its role in sucking up the personal information of billions of users for its advertising clients. That lucrative model has led to ever-heightening risks — Facebook recently shared private messages between a Nebraska mother and her teenage daughter with police […]

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AI does not have thoughts, no matter what you think

AI does not have thoughts, no matter what you think

As the sun set over Maury Island, just south of Seattle, Ben Goertzel and his jazz-fusion band had one of those moments that all bands hope for — keyboard, guitar, saxophone and lead singer coming together as if they were one. Goertzel was on keys. The band’s friends and family listened from a patio overlooking […]

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US appeals court says artificial intelligence can’t be patent inventor

US appeals court says artificial intelligence can’t be patent inventor

An artificial intelligence system cannot be an inventor under United States patent law, a US appeals court affirmed Friday. The Patent Act requires an “inventor” to be a natural person, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said, rejecting computer scientist Stephen Thaler’s bid for patents on two inventions he said his DABUS […]

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Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says

Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says

The research firm estimated that the market for personal and education category robots would exceed $4.5 billion by 2025 The research firm estimated that the market for personal and education category robots would exceed $4.5 billion by 2025 The global consumer service robotics market grew last year, and the trend is expected to extend over […]

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MIT researchers make stamp-size stickers that can scan the human body

MIT researchers make stamp-size stickers that can scan the human body

MIT professor Xuanhe Zhao said the development could open a new era of wearable imaging MIT professor Xuanhe Zhao said the development could open a new era of wearable imaging MIT researchers have developed small stickers that can capture images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs using ultrasound technology. (Sign up to our Technology […]

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AI predicts the shape of nearly every protein known to science

AI predicts the shape of nearly every protein known to science

In 2020, an artificial intelligence lab called DeepMind unveiled technology that could predict the shape of proteins — the microscopic mechanisms that drive the behavior of the human body and all other living things. A year later, the lab shared the tool, called AlphaFold, with scientists and released predicted shapes for more than 350,000 proteins, […]

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IIT Madras AI tool maps cancer-causing genes

IIT Madras AI tool maps cancer-causing genes

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based tool, PIVOT, that can predict cancer-causing genes in an individual. This early information can not only help prevent cancer but even devise personalised cancer treatment strategies. The cancer-causing gene prediction is based on a model that utilises information on mutations, […]

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German cartel office greenlights automated driving cooperation between VW, Bosch

German cartel office greenlights automated driving cooperation between VW, Bosch

The duo intends to develop a joint software solution in the area of semi-automated driving The duo intends to develop a joint software solution in the area of semi-automated driving The German cartel office said on Monday it would allow Volkswagen and Bosch to start an automated driving development cooperation but would monitor the alliance’s […]

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It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend is sentient. “We’re not talking about crazy people or people who are hallucinating or having delusions,” said Chief Executive Eugenia Kuyda. “They talk […]

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Wimbledon 2022 to offer AI-powered digital experiences to fans globally

Wimbledon 2022 to offer AI-powered digital experiences to fans globally

The new and existing digital experiences are designed to help tennis fans stay more informed and engaged with players, matches and the tournament The new and existing digital experiences are designed to help tennis fans stay more informed and engaged with players, matches and the tournament Wimbledon 2022, the 135th edition of the oldest tennis […]

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