Skylum Luminar 4’s A.I.-powered portrait editor zaps zits and whitens teeth
Skylum Luminar 4’s A.I.-powered portrait editor zaps zits and whitens teeth
Tired of individually zapping each zit and masking out skin in a photo editor? Skylum Luminar 4 will use artificial intelligence to retouch portraits using a set of sliders, the company shared in a teaser of the upcoming release. Skin Enhancer and Portrait Enhancer will be part of the fall release.
Team Rubicon revolutionizes disaster response. Microsoft wants to help
Team Rubicon revolutionizes disaster response. Microsoft wants to help
Coordinating a network of more than 100,000 volunteers is no easy feat -- Team Rubicon would know. Thankfully, as the disaster response non-profit grows and the toll of Hurricane Dorian continues to grow, Microsoft has a custom solution to make it all manageable.
The world’s most freakishly realistic text-generating A.I. just got gamified
The world’s most freakishly realistic text-generating A.I. just got gamified
What would an adventure game designed by the world’s most dangerous A.I. look like? A neuroscience grad student is here to help you find out. Welcome to the algorithmically generated GPT Adventure, a text adventure game that rewrites itself every time it is played by gamers.
5 ways that future A.I. assistants will take voice tech to the next level
5 ways that future A.I. assistants will take voice tech to the next level
Since Siri debuted on the iPhone 4s, voice assistants have gone from sci-fi gimmick to the basis for smart speaker technology found in one in six American homes. But what will it take to drive these A.I. assistants to the next level? Here are 5 challenges just waiting to be solved.
IBM Research is using A.I. algorithms to unlock the secrets of dark matter DNA
IBM Research is using A.I. algorithms to unlock the secrets of dark matter DNA
Scientists at IBM Research have used cutting-edge A.I. algorithms to help examine some of the secrets of dark matter DNA, the unexplored molecules and matter surrounding our genes which make up more than half of the human genome. Here's what they have discovered so far.
McDonald’s plans to serve up artificial intelligence at its drive-thru windows
McDonald’s plans to serve up artificial intelligence at its drive-thru windows
Fast-food giant McDonald’s is exploring ways to automate its drive-thru service with the help of artificial intelligence after acquiring voice technology startup Apprente. It means that you could soon be chatting with a robot rather than a human when you pull up to place your order.
Designing new drugs takes years, but A.I. could help reduce that to days
Designing new drugs takes years, but A.I. could help reduce that to days
A new biotech company called Insilico Medicine is using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to potentially discover the next world-changing drugs. Here's what it recently demonstrated, and why it could potentially prove to be such a big disruptor in the pharma space.
A.I. researchers create a facial-recognition system for chimps
A.I. researchers create a facial-recognition system for chimps
Facial recognition technology is pretty great ... for humans. Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Oxford and Japan's Kyoto University are opening that up with a new facial recognition system designed for chimpanzees. Here's why it could actually turn out to be useful.
Experts think America should consider giving A.I. control of the nuclear button
Experts think America should consider giving A.I. control of the nuclear button
In news to file under “W” for “What could possibly go wrong,” two U.S. deterrence experts have penned an argument suggesting that it might be time to hand control of the launch button for America’s nuclear weapons over to artificial intelligence. Here's why they believe that.
Tomorrow’s jobs: 7 future roles that will exist in the age of automation
Tomorrow’s jobs: 7 future roles that will exist in the age of automation
Forget Skynet gaining sentience, the real fear a lot of folks have about artificial intelligence and robots is what it means for all of our jobs. The good news: While robots will certainly eliminate certain jobs, new roles will be created as well. Here are seven great examples.
Facebook taps Minecraft as training ground for next stage of A.I.
Facebook taps Minecraft as training ground for next stage of A.I.
Facebook researchers have chosen Minecraft as the training environment for the next stage of artificial intelligence. A.I. assistants are currently limited to performing one task well, but the game may help create a generalist A.I. that is capable of carrying out different kinds of activities.
Elon Musk says computers will eventually surpass us in every single way
Elon Musk says computers will eventually surpass us in every single way
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that computers are getting smarter, so much so that they are surpassing human intelligence. At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Musk told Alibaba's Jack Ma that he guarantees humans will eventually be surpassed by computers “in every single way."
Cerebras’ enormous artificial intelligence chip is the size of an iPad
Cerebras’ enormous artificial intelligence chip is the size of an iPad
Californian startup Cerebras recently unveiled its new Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) chip, designed for carrying out artificial intelligence processing. It's easily the biggest chip we've ever seen -- the size of an iPad, in fact. Here's what its creators think makes it so very special.
The house appraiser of the future is probably an A.I. algorithm
The house appraiser of the future is probably an A.I. algorithm
To paraphrase 1984’s The Terminator, the artificial intelligence algorithm developed by residential real estate company HouseCanary will not stop, ever, until your house is properly valued. Here's how it works -- and why it could prove superior to a flesh-and-blood appraiser.
Photorealistic CGI product placement ads could soon invade your favorite movies
Photorealistic CGI product placement ads could soon invade your favorite movies
You know the kind of targeted advertising that you get online? Thanks to a new Hollywood visual effects startup, it could be coming to the world of movies and TV as well. Welcome to a future of personalized unskippable ads in your favorite media. Here's how the technology works.
Google Photos now lets you search for text in your images
Google Photos now lets you search for text in your images
Google Photos is getting a major update that allows users to essentially search for text in images. The update leverages Google Lens' OCR tech, and means that you could take photos of documents, and then copy that text to be used in other apps and services. The feature is now rolling out.
Amazon’s facial recognition updates can detect fear, among other emotions
Amazon’s facial recognition updates can detect fear, among other emotions
Amazon’s facial recognition software can detect emotion on people’s faces, including fear. The company announced improvements in gender identification and emotion detection, including: Happy, sad, angry, surprised, disgusted, calm, confused, and fear.
Google’s soccer-playing A.I. hopes to master the world’s most popular sport
Google’s soccer-playing A.I. hopes to master the world’s most popular sport
Think the player A.I. in FIFA ‘19 was something special? You haven’t seen anything yet! That’s because Google is developing its own soccer-playing artificial intelligence. And, if the company’s history with machine intelligence is anything to go by, it’ll be something quite special.
The best deepfakes on the web: Baby Elon, Ryan Reynolds Wonka, and beyond
The best deepfakes on the web: Baby Elon, Ryan Reynolds Wonka, and beyond
Deepfakes, the A.I.-aided face-swapping technology that threatens the future of truth as we know it, are everywhere. But while some of the potential applications are pretty darn unnerving, some of them are just plain fun as well. Here's a selection of the very best we've seen.
Why tech companies are ill-equipped to combat the internet’s deepfake problem
Why tech companies are ill-equipped to combat the internet’s deepfake problem
How do you solve a problem like deepfakes? It’s a question that everyone from tech companies to politicians are having to ask with the rise of A.I. manipulated video and images. Here's why it's such a major challenge -- and whether or not there's any way of answering it.
Avis is testing A.I. tech that scans your rental car for damage
Avis is testing A.I. tech that scans your rental car for damage
Avis Budget Group is running a pilot program for automated vehicle inspections. The system being tested uses CCTV cameras to scan vehicles, and A.I. to review the images for damage and potential maintenance issues. Avis is working with U.K.-based Ravin on the pilot program.
Don’t speak: This wearable lets you give voice commands without saying a word
Don’t speak: This wearable lets you give voice commands without saying a word
Imagine if you had a smart A.I. assistant in your head, capable of silently feeding you external information whenever you required it, without you needing to say a single word? That's exactly what MIT postdoctoral researcher Arnav Kapur has developed. Here's how it works.
The U.S. military is using solar-powered balloons to spy on parts of the Midwest
The U.S. military is using solar-powered balloons to spy on parts of the Midwest
The U.S. military is using balloons to monitor activity in the Midwest. The 25 solar-powered balloons are reportedly being launched from South Dakota and used to monitor portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. They're also capable of tracking multiple individuals or vehicles during the day or night
With voice and gestures, Google’s Pixel 4 takes us closer to a hands-free future
With voice and gestures, Google’s Pixel 4 takes us closer to a hands-free future
The forthcoming Pixel 4 smartphone from Google is going to feature gestures using a radar system, secure face unlock, and a whole new level of contextual voice commands. Google is leading the way towards a hands-free future that may finally free us from the tyranny of the touchscreen.
Saudi prince is planning a futuristic city with robot dinosaurs and flying cars
Saudi prince is planning a futuristic city with robot dinosaurs and flying cars
Want to live in a city featuring drone taxis, A.I. maids, glow-in-the-dark beaches, artificial rain, and robot dinosaurs? It sounds like something straight out of a Michael Crichton techno-thriller, but it’s actually a real proposal by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
You can now moonwalk on the moon with Nvidia’s A.I. and ray tracing tech
You can now moonwalk on the moon with Nvidia’s A.I. and ray tracing tech
Thought Nvidia's remastered images of the Apollo 11 lunar landing using ray-tracing tech were impressive? Nvidia is now leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to let SIGGRAPH attendees create video selfies of themselves doing the moonwalk as if they were part of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.
Google’s DeepMind is training Waymo’s self-driving cars like StarCraft II bots
Google’s DeepMind is training Waymo’s self-driving cars like StarCraft II bots
DeepMind is teaming up with Waymo, a fellow unit of Google parent Alphabet, to train the neural networks of self-driving cars. The partnership is using the technique named population-based training, which was created as a way to speed up the learning process of computers playing StarCraft II.
Deepfake-hunting A.I. could help strike back against the threat of fake news
Deepfake-hunting A.I. could help strike back against the threat of fake news
Deepfakes are an amazing use of A.I. technology in action. They're also a terrifying glimpse at the future of fake news. At Drexel University, researchers have developed a neural network which can spot these manipulated images with a high degree of accuracy.
The Keystone keyboard powers your typing or gaming with built-in A.I.
The Keystone keyboard powers your typing or gaming with built-in A.I.
A new keyboard from Input Club, called Keystone, aims to improve consumer's typing response and accuracy by including an adaptive A.I. process in the hardware. By finding patterns in typists' behavior, it adapts for greater efficiency.
A.I. cameras could help stomp out wildfires before they become disastrous
A.I. cameras could help stomp out wildfires before they become disastrous
This summer marks one year since California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever. Could cutting-edge technology help avoid future incidents? The folks behind Bee2FireDetection certainly believe that it can. They’ve developed technology aimed at helping spot fires earlier.
IBM’s Wimbledon-watching A.I. is poised to revolutionize sports broadcasts
IBM’s Wimbledon-watching A.I. is poised to revolutionize sports broadcasts
IBM has developed a smart artificial intelligence with an appreciation for what makes a great tennis match. On display at the recent Wimbledon, it was used to create highlights packages. Here's how IBM developed it -- and why tools like it are the future of sport broadcasting.
FaceApp says it won’t hold on to your face photos. Should you trust it?
FaceApp says it won’t hold on to your face photos. Should you trust it?
If you use FaceApp, you've given its parent company permission to use your face photos for pretty much anything -- even though the app-maker says it won't use them for nefarious purposes or sell them to a third party.
Photorealistic A.I. tool can fill in gaps in images, including faces
Photorealistic A.I. tool can fill in gaps in images, including faces
Chinese researchers at Sun Yat-sen University and Beijing’s Microsoft Research lab have developed a smart new artificial intelligence system which can accurately fill in blank areas in an image, whether that’s a missing face or the front of a building. Here's how it works.
Stallone in Terminator 2? How one deepfake prankster is changing cinema history
Stallone in Terminator 2? How one deepfake prankster is changing cinema history
Ever wanted to see The Shining with Jim Carrey instead of Jack Nicholson? How about Stallone in Terminator 2: Judgement Day? Thanks to the unnerving magic of deepfake AI technology, this kind of fantasy recasting is now possible -- as one creator ably demonstrates.