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The pitfalls of a ‘retrofit human’ in AI systems

November 11, 2019
Stanislav Petrov is not a famous name in the computer science space, like Ada Lovelace or Grace Hopper, but his story serves as a critical lesson for developers of AI systems. Petrov, who passed away on May 19, 2017, was a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Union’s Air Defense Forces. On September 26, 1983, an alarm announced that the U.S. had launched five nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic…
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AI in patent law: Enabler or hindrance?

November 11, 2019
Filing a patent is the clerical equivalent of pulling teeth — at least in the U.S. It first requires inventors to determine the type of intellectual property (IP) protection they require (i.e., utility, design, or plant). Then they’re on the hook to conduct a United…
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Samsung Galaxy S10 update allows you to search images by keywords

November 11, 2019
Samsung has pushed another monthly update to the Galaxy S10 users and has brought some features that have been exclusive to Galaxy Note10 owners. Now, the Gallery app supports keyword search, and there are more Wi-Fi and content creation enhancements. The Gallery app update is over 200 MB in size and that brings some AI engine with it. It gradually learns what is on your photos and allows you to…
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Realme takes chunk of India mobile market as Samsung slides

November 11, 2019
Realme keeps on increasing its share of the Indian smartphone market, growing shipments more than 400 percent year-on-year to grab 14.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from IDC. That’s a huge increase on the 3.1 percent recorded a year ago when the brand had only just launched, initially as a spin-off from Oppo. IDC cites “heavy shipments” of the C2 phone as well…
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Microsoft AI helps diagnose cervical cancer faster

November 11, 2019
In some cases, AI-assisted cancer detection might be more than a convenience — it could be the key to getting a diagnosis in the first place. Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have developed an AI tool that helps detect cervical cancer, freeing doctors in India and other countries where the sheer volume of patients could prove overwhelming. The team trained an AI to spot signs of the cancer by…
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