No matter the claimed robustness of AI and machine learning systems in production, none are immune to adversarial attacks, or techniques that attempt to fool algorithms through malicious input. It’s been shown that generating even small perturbations on images can fool the best of classifiers with high probability. And that’s problematic considering the wide proliferation of the “AI as a…
One of the trends that came into sharp focus in 2019 was, ironically, a woeful lack of clarity around AI ethics. The AI field at large was paying attention to ethics, creating and applying frameworks for AI research, development, policy, and law, but there was no unified…
Lioness AI sex toy can teach you about your orgasms
January 20, 2020
Lioness has been pioneering sex tech since 2017, but CES 2020 was the first time the company was allowed to exhibit its AI-enabled sex toy at one of the world’s biggest tech shows.
The Consumer Technology Association backtracked on its earlier policies and allowed…
Apple should replace the iPhone’s Lightning port, not remove it
January 20, 2020
After blowing a decade releasing confusingly numerous Macintosh computers, Apple invited founder Steve Jobs back to his company, kicking off a historic period of growth through reduction. Jobs slashed entire product lines, redesigned Macs to focus on simplicity, and — with sharp marketing — turned the nearly bankrupt company into an industry leader. Apple then applied the “make it simpler”…
Readers share their fondest memories of the original Xbox
January 17, 2020
Think back to 2001: Lifehouse’s ‘Hanging by a Moment’ was (inexplicably) the number one song. NASA launched the Genesis space probe. Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters. The first…
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series is going official in just a few short weeks and this week we’ve learned pretty much all there is to learn about the entire collection. Today, another Galaxy S20 leak details the full specs on all three main models.
Courtesy of Ishan…
Chrome for Android tests recommending tabs you should close, even if you won’t listen
January 17, 2020
There are two types of people in this world — those who keep maybe three Chrome tabs open at most, and those who treat Chrome tabs like a running backlog of things you want to get done or look into but not . For those, like myself, in the latter category who end up with way too many open tabs, Chrome for Android is testing out a new recommendation to maybe close some of those, even though you…
World Economic Forum launches toolkit to help corporate boards build AI-first companies
January 17, 2020
The value of building data-driven businesses with AI at their core is well known today, and business executives are rushing to implement the technology into their operations and gain a competitive advantage, but it’s not as simple as creating a data lake and creating AI…
SenseTime’s AI generates realistic deepfake videos
January 17, 2020
Deepfakes — media that takes a person in an existing image, audio recording, or video and replaces them with someone else’s likeness — are becoming increasingly convincing. In late 2019, researchers at Seoul-based Hyperconnect developed a tool (MarioNETte) that could…
Steam might be coming to Chromebooks
January 17, 2020
Google is reportedly working to bring Steam to Chromebooks. Kan Liu, director of product management for Google’s Chrome OS, shared the news with Android Police. Unfortunately, Liu didn’t reveal a timeline or share which games might be available.
On Chromebooks, Steam would be enabled by Chrome OS’s Linux compatibility, Liu said. Since Chrome OS is essentially based on Linux…
