Rumors have been swirling about a forthcoming new console from Nintendo, possibly called the Switch Pro. It is said to be a bit larger and more powerful, but now, we’re hearing about a possible feature that could be a changer for Nintendo’s handheld/console hybrid. While Nintendo’s console contemporaries — like the Xbox Series X, PlayStation […]
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Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren’t Racist?
Listen to This Article To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Hundreds of people gathered for the first lecture at what had become the world’s most important conference on artificial intelligence — row after row of faces. Some were East Asian, a few were […]
These apps use A.I. to automate your life and save you time
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) can do a huge amount to help our lives, and that’s especially evident in the devices we use every day. There are tons of apps that make great use of A.I. to introduce fantastic new features that save huge amounts of time, identify whatever you point your camera at, and much more. […]
Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Paper Highlighting Bias in A.I.
Artificial Intelligence The Bot That Writes Are These People Real? Algorithms Against Suicide Robots Without Bias Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Paper Highlighting Bias in A.I. Timnit Gebru, one of the few Black women in her field, had voiced exasperation […]
Neuroscience’s superstar explains how A.I. is weak, why we dream, and more
Kimberly White/Getty Images If you’re interested in the brain, then you’re interested in the work of David Eagleman. Whether it’s his bestselling popular science books, his Emmy-nominated television series The Brain with David Eagleman, or his groundbreaking research published in journals like Science and Nature, there’s a good chance you’re already very familiar with what […]
Wild new ‘brainsourcing’ technique trains A.I. directly with human brainwaves
Picture a room full of desks, numbering more than two dozen in total. At each identical desk, there is a computer with a person sitting in front of it playing a simple identification game. The game asks the user to complete an assortment of basic recognition tasks, such as choosing which photo out of a […]
What is Photoshop Camera? How Adobe’s new A.I. app edits photos before you take them
Photoshop has long been the industry standard of photo editing, but Adobe’s latest mobile app takes the Photoshop name in a new direction. Photoshop Camera, now officially out of beta, edits an image before it’s taken. Available for both iOS and Android, Photoshop Camera creates effects that previously would have required a lot of time behind […]
When copyrights make finding video soundtracks hard, this A.I. musician can help
To help social media’s content creators find music for their videos that isn’t protected by copyright, photo- and video-editing app PicsArt created an artificially intelligent musician that composes endless, rights-free music. Simply called A.I. Music, it shows up as a new tab in the app’s video editor and automatically generates music based on a mood […]
IBM turned its Jeopardy-winning A.I. into the world’s smartest COVID-19 chatbot
IBM’s question-answering Watson A.I. is most famous for whooping the butt of human champions on quiz show Jeopardy. Now, IBM has repurposed its famous creation to help government agencies, health care organizations, and academic institutions around the world cope with the massive overload of questions that citizens have about the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the […]
A.I. could help spot telltale signs of coronavirus in lung X-rays
There are many pain points when it comes to the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. One of them is how exactly to test people for it when the necessary testing kits are in short supply and, according to at least some theories, many more people may have already had it than current estimates suggest. One […]
Worried about bills during the coronavirus pandemic? This A.I. lawyer can help
Anyone who says they’re not worried about the future right now isn’t telling the truth. But while we’re all worried about the health implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus, for many the economic ramifications run an extremely close second. Especially for those without savings, or those in low-paid gig economy jobs, anxieties about how to pay […]
Juul patents an A.I. vape to help people quit nicotine
Juul has been at the center of the vaping illness epidemic for its easy-to-use e-cigarette devices but now, a new patent suggests that the company might be looking to make a product to help people quit nicotine. A patent application for a new vaping product was filed by Juul last summer and was recently made […]
The Drone Racing League’s newest racing rig is piloted entirely by A.I.
[embedded content] Professional drone racing circuit the Drone Racing League (DRL), has unleashed its first autonomous racing drone. Called RacerAI, the innovative new drone changes the drone racing game by flying itself, rather than requiring a human to steer it. Resembling a stealth aircraft with its angular, arrow-shaped body, RacerAI is built for speed — […]
A.I. musicians are a growing trend. What does that mean for the music industry?
The most prolific musical artists manage to release one, maybe two, studio albums in a year. Rappers can sometimes put out three or four mixtapes during that same time. However, Auxuman plans to put out a new full-length album, featuring hot up-and-coming artists like Yona, Mony, Gemini, Hexe, and Zoya, every single month. How? The […]
Skydio’s new auto-follow drone is basically a flying A.I. cinematographer
[embedded content] Up-and-coming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Skydio unveiled a new drone today. The Skydio 2, as it’s called, is essentially a new-and-improved version of the Skydio R1 — an autonomy-focused camera drone that was released in early 2018. The new version boasts a bundle of improvements, including better battery life, longer range, and […]