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Researchers detail TrojAI, a framework for hardening AI models against adversarial attacks

March 17, 2020
One way to test machine learning models for robustness is with what’s called a trojan attack, which involves modifying a model to respond to input triggers that cause it to infer an incorrect response. In an attempt to make these tests more repeatable and scalable, researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed a framework dubbed TrojAI, a set of tools that generate triggered data sets and…
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Doom Eternal — A double boss fight

March 17, 2020
Doom Eternal is a long game, and when you run into a boss encounter, you think you’re getting close to the end. The problem — or perhaps the good thing about this great first-person shooter — is that there are a lot of these boss fights. I discovered that with my…
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Doom Eternal — my lucky shot at a Cacodemon

March 17, 2020
Doom Eternal has a lot of great moments, and nothing feels better than getting a lucky shot at a demon. I had my chance when I switched from an ineffective plasma gun to a shotgun in this scene. I jumped down a hole and avoided the gnashing teeth at the bottom with a dash to the side at the last second. Then I got a boost up to the top of a shaft, where a bunch of new enemies awaited…
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Doom Eternal — one of my favorite firefights in the game

March 17, 2020
Never stop moving. Aggression solves every problem. That’s the mantra of the game designers for Doom Eternal. You can’t hide out in one place in this single-player first-person shooter, because the enemies will just spawn right on top of you. A good example of this is…
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Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages

March 17, 2020
Google Translate today launched Transcribe for Android, a feature that delivers a continual, real-time translation of a conversation. Transcribe will begin by rolling out support for 8 languages in the coming days: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish…
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Doom Eternal — the opening fight scenes turn you into a demon slayer

March 17, 2020
The game designers at id Software throw you into the fire early on with Doom Eternal. You can see that in this video of my gameplay of the first 21 minutes or so of Bethesda’s big game, which debuts on March 20 on the consoles, Stadia, and the PC. You have to learn how to get competent with a shotgun early, and you learn the leveling system for improving your weapons, your firing modes, and how…
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Magic Leap releases Magicverse SDK with XR Kits for Android, iOS, and Unreal

March 17, 2020
Modest adoption by developers and enterprises may have stunted Magic Leap’s augmented reality hardware ambitions, but its Magicverse — a shared digital world overlaid upon the real one — is one step closer to real today, as the company has released an early version of its Magicverse SDK for developers. The technical preview of the Magicverse SDK enables developers to offer…
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