AI & RoboticsNews

Google used AI and human moderation to take down over 75 million Google Maps reviews

February 19, 2020
Hundreds of millions of people contribute over 20 million reviews, ratings, and other pieces of content to Google Maps’ over 200 million points of interest daily — it’s how the platform continues to grow so rapidly. But user contributions are intrinsically fraught. That’s why increasingly, Google is using AI and machine learning to spot malicious contributions at submission time, ensuring…
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Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 1

February 19, 2020
Google today launched the first Android 11 developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com. The preview includes a preview SDK for developers with system images for the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, and the official Android Emulator. While it’s the fifth year running that Google has released the first developer…
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Google Fit update makes it easier to check your stats on Android, iOS

February 19, 2020
A recent update to Google Fit has now made it even easier to check your current fitness tracking stats on Android and iOS. While Google Fit is a solid — but basic — fitness tracking companion on both Android and Wear OS, it’s not been all that easy to check your movement statistics quickly without a wrist-mounted wearable. Luckily, this newly announced Google Fit update makes it far easier…
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AI & RoboticsNews

EU introduces AI strategy to build ‘ecosystem of trust’

February 19, 2020
The European Commission unveiled today a sweeping set of proposals that it hopes will establish the region as a leader in artificial intelligence by focusing on trust and transparency. The proposals would lead to changes in the way data is collected and shared in an effort to level the playing field between European companies and competitors from the U.S. and China. The EC wants to prevent…
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