Category: Artificial Intelligence
Facial recognition technology used to discover emotional state of pigs
Scientists are using facial recognition technology to assess pigs’ emotional states in a project to help improve animal wellbeing. Researchers hope that being able to tell from a pig’s expression if it is content or distressed will lead to the development of a tool that can monitor individual faces and alert farmers to any health and…
Facebook launches new AI detection tool to help revenge porn victims
Facebook is launching new detection technology that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to detect nude images, in a bid to better protect victims of revenge porn. The social network is using machine learning to identify near nude images or videos that have been shared on both Facebook and Instagram, which will then be sent to a…
Gender-neutral AI voice assistant developed to ‘combat gender bias’
Researchers and campaigners have designed a gender-neutral voice for use in virtual assistants to promote inclusivity in voice technology and help end gender bias. Built by creative agency Virtue, Copenhagen Pride and equality campaign organisation EqualAI, the voice is designed to reflect the growing number of people who define themselves as gender-neutral. The developers said…
OpenAI shows how AI could be used to write fake news stories
Researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could be used to write fake news stories with little input from humans. OpenAI, with backers including Elon Musk and Microsoft, have decided not to release the entire AI system code, known as GPT-2, over concerns about how it could be abused to produce convincing fake news on a…
IBM’s AI machine loses debate against a human
An IBM-made machine designed to win debates has lost out to a human champion debater from London, in a heated competition of man versus artificial intelligence. The tech firm’s Project Debater is said to be the world’s first AI system that can debate against humans on complex issues, but at an event held in San…
Facebook acquires AI furniture shopping startup GrokStyle
(Dominic Lipinski/PA) Facebook has bought an AI furniture shopping startup called GrokStyle, as the social network continues to broaden its technology with greater focus on artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based company, which was founded in 2015, developed technology that allows consumers to take a photo of furniture and uses AI…
Robots and AI will give doctors more time with patients, claims NHS report
Robots, artificial intelligence and smart speakers will unburden doctors to give them more time with patients, according to an NHS report on the pending technological “revolution” in healthcare. Rapid advances will also be spurred on by developments in the ability to sequence individuals’ genomes, the entirety of their genetic data, according to the “groundbreaking” review…
Wingate and Finchley’s FC Artificial Intelligence coach earns draw in landmark game
Wingate and Finchley FC have seen the first results of their move to incorporate artificial intelligence into the coaching set-up with a 1-1 draw in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Earlier in the year, the north London side announced their decision to use the Amazon Echo system, and it debuted in the relegation clash against…
Skype adds background blurring so you don’t have to tidy your room!
Skype users are now able to blur out their backgrounds with a new feature rolling out on the Microsoft-owned app this week. The feature uses artificial intelligence to keep the focus on people in video calls, detecting harder to identify elements such as hair, hands and arms to provider a slicker looking appearance on video.…
Digital super model to capture celebrity fashion on BAFTA red carpet
A digital supermodel which uses holographic and AI technology will grace the red carpet at this year’s BAFTA awards, capturing the stars’ styles as part of an EE trial using its 5G network. Digital supermodel Shudu will be introduced by red carpet host Laura Whitmore during Sunday’s ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, which uses…
