AI & RoboticsNews

Salesforce’s Simulation Cards spell out uses, risks, and bias to make AI models more transparent

October 21, 2020
Salesforce recently open-sourced Foundation (formerly AI Economist), an AI research simulation for exploring tax policies. To accompany its release, the company this week published what it’s calling a Simulation Card, a file to document the use, risks, and sources of bias in published versions of the simulation. Simulation Cards join ongoing efforts to bring transparency to historically…
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MobileNews

Quibi launches on Android TV/Google TV

October 20, 2020
Remember Quibi? The mobile-based streaming service launched earlier this year — perhaps at the worst possible time — and has since expanded its content to the TV via Chromecast. Now, Quibi is launching apps on select smart TV platforms including Android TV. Available…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

GM announces $2 billion for electric vehicle factory in Tennessee, will build Cadillac LYRIQ and more

October 20, 2020
GM announced today that it is investing $2 billion to produce electric vehicles at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The updated factory will produce the Cadillac LYRIQ electric SUV, among other electric vehicles. Only days after announcing Factory ZERO, GM’s new electric vehicle only factory built out of the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, GM is now announcing a new investment in…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google revives its AI-fueled photo printing service

October 20, 2020
Google just made good on its promise to bring back its AI-based Photos printing service, and this time it’s more affordable. The upcoming premium print series will once again have machine learning select your 10 best photos each month, but you’ll now pay a slightly more…
AI & RoboticsNews

Facebook uses AI to forecast COVID-19 spread across the US

October 20, 2020
It’s crucial to predict the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic when a poor estimate could lead to overcrowded hospitals or extra-strict lockdowns. Facebook is betting that AI could help. It just published a paper outlining an AI technique it will use to forecast the spread of COVID-19 in counties across the whole US. The system predicts infections 14 days ahead by accounting for both the…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Cyberpunk 2077's dialogue was lip-synced by AI

October 20, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 is just a few weeks away and the action-packed RPG will launch with support for dialogue in 10 languages and subtitle options for several others. CD Projekt Red is aiming to add a deeper layer of immersion for players by using artificial intelligence to lip…
GamingNews

A mini 'Pong' arcade machine is on the way

October 20, 2020
Atari and UNIS have teamed up for another Pong arcade machine you can play at home, albeit one that&aposs much smaller than UNIS&apos coffee table-sized analog models. The Mini Pong Jr has a 7.9-inch LCD screen and two classic dial controls so you can play with a friend. If you go it alone, you&aposll have ten difficulty settings to choose from.  There’s no built-in battery, but you…
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