Phone use while driving remains a problem in many parts of the world, in no small part due to the difficulty of enforcing laws. How do you catch someone in the act? Australian police might not have that problem. The New South Wales government has started using the first cameras that can automatically detect when drivers are using their phones. The system uses AI to review photos for telltale…
Starting in 2020, China will require videos created using AI or VR to be clearly marked
November 30, 2019
(Reuters) — Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online, including a ban on the publishing and distribution of “fake news” created with technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
Any use of AI or virtual…
Engadget readers can save on iRobot Roomba i7 vacuums
November 30, 2019
If the price of vacuum robots has kept you away from the tech, we may be able to help. We’ve partnered with Wellbots to provide Engadget readers with an exclusive discount on iRobot’s high-end Roomba i7+ and i7 series vacuums.
You can get the i7+ for $699…
AI Weekly: With AI-empowered devices, consider what you’re buying
November 29, 2019
It’s Black Friday, and throngs of people are shopping for deals on virtual assistant-powered smart home devices from the likes of Amazon and Google. The initial appeal of smart speakers, smart displays, voice-controlled lights is obvious, and according to Strategy Analytics, growth in the smart speaker segment alone is expected to grow 57% by the end of 2019. But as we consider whether these…
English, Arabic, and French dialects can be found on parts of the African continent and are used across tribes, ethnic groups, and national borders, but none is native to Africa. Some estimates put the number of living languages on the continent at 2,000 or more. This can…
What if you could manipulate the facial features of a historical figure, a politician, or a CEO realistically and convincingly using nothing but a webcam and an illustrated or photographic still image? A tool called MarioNETte that was recently developed by researchers at…
The actionable insights AI can unlock from consumer conversation
November 27, 2019
“We’re interested in using AI to understand what’s happening in customer conversations at a high level,” says Chris Hausler, Senior Data Science Manager, Zendesk. “The AI understands the patterns that emerge, and does it in a way that’s a lot more scalable than what an individual human could gain by reading through all of them.”
Reviews, support ticketing, and chat are great ways of…
Coralogix raises $10 million to apply AI to software logs
November 26, 2019
Canvasing software logs is tricky business when you’re juggling multiple dev environments. About 50% of logging statements don’t include any information about critical things like variable state at the time of an error, according to GitHub and OverOps surveys, which is…
Pricefx raises $25.3 million to optimize prices with AI
November 26, 2019
It’s not easy for corporations to price their goods and services appropriately, but getting pricing right is critically important to their success. According to a McKinsey & Company report, a 1% price increase translates to an 8.7% increase in operating profits on…
Google Assistant ambient mode turns some phones into smart displays
November 26, 2019
After first teasing it in September, Google has detailed exactly how its new Assistant ambient mode will work on smartphones. The idea is to make your phone more useful by while it’s charging by letting you see Google photo images, play music, control your smart home devices and more. The feature started rolling out to Nokia and Xiaomi devices last week, and will come to Sony and an OEM…
