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AI Weekly: Facial recognition, deepfakes, privacy, and jobs automation defined 2019

December 27, 2019
As the year draws to a close, it’s instructive to look back at the months preceding to see what the future has in store. History is cyclical in nature, and this is true of the field of AI. Consider that backpropagation, an algorithm widely used in the training of machine learning systems, appeared as a theory as early as 1980, but it wasn’t until the 2010s that it returned thanks in part to…
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Microsoft proposes AI that improves when you smile

December 27, 2019
Positive affectivity, or the characteristic that describes how people experience affects (e.g., sensations, emotions, and sentiments) and interact with others as a consequence, has been linked to increased interest and curiosity as well as satisfaction in learning. Inspired…
MobileNews

These are the most important Android smartphones of the decade

December 27, 2019
You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to…
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ProBeat: Google only updated Android distribution data once in 2019

December 27, 2019
There are still a few days left in 2019, but I’m not holding my breath. After more than six months of no updates, Google updated its Android distribution data in May. Since then, more than seven months (234 days to be exact) have passed without a single update. The Android developer website hosts a distribution dashboard that details the adoption of Google’s mobile operating system versions.
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Corinna Kopf is the latest top streamer to jump to Facebook Gaming

December 27, 2019
Facebook still isn’t done snapping up big-name Twitch streamers. Corinna Kopf, who’s also known for her YouTube presence, is switching to Facebook Gaming for livestreams. Her first stream on the service will take place December 30th at 7PM Eastern. She explained the move as “expanding [her] gaming career,” and saw Facebook as a place that “empowers” both her…
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Ubisoft uses AI to teach a car to drive itself in a racing game

December 27, 2019
Reinforcement learning, an AI training technique that employs rewards to drive software policies toward goals, has been applied successfully to domains from industrial robotics to drug discovery. But while firms including OpenAI and Alphabet’s DeepMind have investigated…
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Google Messages starts testing floating conversations w/ Android Bubbles

December 27, 2019
You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel A hidden part of Android 10 is…
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