Why the police should use machine learning—very carefully
The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying—it is considered in some quarters as controversial as stop and search.
Aug 21, 2019
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Spotting misinformation online via artificial intelligence
We live in an era of too much information—an endless stream of status updates, memes, reposts, infographics, quotes and hashtags roll daily through our social media feeds, meant to express viewpoints, drum up solidarity, ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Robotics
Robots to take 20 mn jobs, worsening inequality: study
Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall economic output, a new study shows.
Jun 26, 2019
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Twitter may provide valuable insights for better, faster disaster response: study
Location-based social networks, such as Twitter, can provide critical insight and information for disaster response, according to new research by University of Alberta scientists.
May 3, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Why language technology can't handle Game of Thrones (yet)
Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Dutch Royal Academy's Humanities Cluster evaluated four state-of-the-art tools for recognising names in text, to assess and improve their performance on popular fiction. ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Computing scientists use machine learning to track health trends on Twitter
A new machine learning tool, developed by University of Alberta computing scientists, sifts through millions of Twitter posts to help understand health and wellness trends in Alberta and across Canada.
Apr 2, 2019
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A new approach allows robots to attract passersby without causing them discomfort
Researchers at NTT Corporation in Japan have recently developed a user-centered reinforcement learning approach that could be used to teach 'manners' to social robots. Their method, outlined in a paper pre-published on arXiv, ...
Robotics
Kids connect with robot reading partners
Kids learn better with a friend. They're more enthusiastic and understand more if they dig into a subject with a companion. But what if that companion is artificial?
Aug 22, 2018
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Twitter-monitoring system detects riots far quicker than police reports
Social media can be an invaluable source of information for police when managing major disruptive events, new research from Cardiff University has shown.
Jun 26, 2017
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Computer Sciences
Using a deep neural network approach to identify sarcasm
(Tech Xplore)—We easily read the smirks between the lines.
