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Automotive
New method helps AI navigate 3D space using 2D images
Photos are two-dimensional (2D), but autonomous vehicles and other technologies have to navigate the three-dimensional (3D) world. Researchers have developed a new method to help artificial intelligence (AI) extract 3D information ...
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Security
Researcher finds way to get audio from still images and silent videos
With video calls becoming more common in the age of remote and hybrid workplaces, "mute yourself" and "I think you're muted" have become part of our everyday vocabularies. But it turns out muting yourself might not be as ...
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ChatGPT AI getting chatty with voice prompts
The company behind ChatGPT on Monday said it is adding voice and image capabilities to the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform long limited to written prompts.
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More than 1.1 billion African people unlikely to have access to clean cooking fuels and technologies by 2050
A new Loughborough University study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.
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An effective method for face orientation estimation using a depth–gyro sensor
In recent years, artificial intelligence has demonstrated tremendous potential for the development and advancement of a wide variety of technologies. A good example is facial direction estimation, which finds applications ...
12 hours ago
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Internet
Stock photo giant Getty releases AI image generator
Photo agency Getty Images is launching an image generator powered by artificial intelligence and using its trove of stock photos, the company said Monday.
14 hours ago
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Computer Sciences
Toward affective computing that works for everyone
Diversity and inclusion are critical aspects of the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including affective computing. Affective computing, which focuses on recognizing, interpreting, and ...
16 hours ago
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Business
Amazon steps up AI race with $4 bn Anthropic investment
Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps into an AI race dominated by Microsoft, Google and OpenAI.
Sep 25, 2023
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Other
From K-pop to sales girls: AI goes mainstream in South Korea
Her face is a deepfake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news, and sells luxury clothes on TV as AI humans go mainstream in South Korea.
Sep 25, 2023
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Business
Q&A: Key issues in writers' case against OpenAI explained
There's been a lot of buzz around ChapGPT, Bard, and other generative AI tools since they burst into public view back in January. But not everyone is pleased with the rise of the chatbots. Many writers, artists, photographers, ...
Sep 23, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Microsoft is rolling out generative AI in Windows and Office app
Microsoft Corp. said its AI assistant for Windows will start rolling out Sept. 26 and the Office AI app will be widely available Nov. 1 as the software giant continues to bake generative artificial intelligence into its products.
Sep 23, 2023
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Automotive
Self-driving cars will be part of the future, but researchers fear we are leaving the disabled behind
Self-driving cars will be part of the future, but researchers fear people with disabilities are being left behind in the development of the technology.
Sep 22, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
With encouragement, large language models devise more efficient prompts
One of the principal drivers of efficient large language model (LLM) tasks is the prompt.
Internet
Microsoft to offer OpenAI's Dall-E 3 in Bing
Microsoft on Thursday said it would integrate OpenAI's soon to be released Dall-E 3 image creation tool into its Bing search engine, in its latest effort to use artificial intelligence to compete with the almighty Google.
Sep 21, 2023
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Computer Sciences
The Tong test: A new approach to evaluating artificial general intelligence
A recent perspective article published in Engineering proposes a new way for evaluating artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the introduction of the Tong test (where "Tong" corresponds to the pronunciation of the Chinese ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the future, we'll see fewer generic AI chatbots like ChatGPT and more specialized ones that are tailored to our needs
AI technology is developing rapidly. ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing online service in history. Google and Microsoft are integrating generative AI into their products. And world leaders are excitedly embracing AI as ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Business
The joke's on us: How big tech is replicating our laughter online
Human laughter as we know it likely developed between ten and 16 million years ago. For context, the stone tools our distant human ancestors made in the Early Stone Age date back around 2.6 million years. These are vast time ...
Sep 21, 2023
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