May 01, 2019
Automating Justice
AI tools that help police and courts make decisions about detention, probation, and sentencing have “serious shortcomings," an AI industry consortium warns.
Analytics DeepLearning.AI
May 01, 2019
Computer Vision for Human Vision
AI is poised to revolutionize diagnosis of eye disease. Articles are piling up in scientific journals heralding computer vision’s success in detecting conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, a common condition that can cause blindness if it’s not treated in time.
May 01, 2019
Birth of a Prodigy
Never mind Spotify, here's MuseNet — a model that spins music endlessly in a variety of styles.
May 01, 2019
Hiding in Plain Sight
Harry Potter’s magical cloak made him invisible to his Hogwarts colleagues. Now researchers have created a sort of invisibility shield to hide people from computer vision.
May 01, 2019
Talking Without Speaking
Neuroscientists translated brain signals directly into artificial speech, synthesizing full sentences based purely on neural impulses.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: Un-Redacting Mueller, Attack Of The Robot Dogs, AI Gaming Champs, Training Data Transparency
I spent my birthday last week thinking about how AI can be used to address one of humanity's most pressing problems: climate change.
Apr 24, 2019
Smile as You Board
U.S. authorities, in a bid to stop aliens from overstaying their visas, aim to apply face recognition to nearly all travelers leaving the U.S.
Apr 24, 2019
Our New DoTA-Playing Overlords
A software agent from OpenAI crushed human players of Defense of The Ancients 2, a multiplayer online game, in an Internet-wide free-for-all.
Apr 24, 2019
Transparency for Training Data
AI is only as good as the data it trains on, but there’s no easy way to assess training data’s quality and character. Researchers want to put that information into a standardized form.
Apr 24, 2019
Un-Redacting Mueller
Last week’s release of the redacted Mueller Report prompted calls to fill in the blanks using the latest models for language generation. A fun test case for state-of-the-art natural language processing—or irresponsible deepfakery tailor-made for an era of disinformation and paranoia?
Apr 24, 2019
Attack of the Robot Dogs
Boston Dynamics' robot dog is straining at the leash. In a new promotional video, a pack of the mechanical canines pull a truck down a road like huskies mushing across the tundra. It's another jaw-dropping demo from one of the world's most ambitious robotics companies.
Apr 17, 2019
Europe Tightens the Screws
The European Commission pulled ahead of the geopolitical pack, issuing guidelines for ethical development of artificial intelligence.