AI voice tool 'misused' as deepfakes flood web forum
A British AI firm said it was rethinking its "safeguards" after its audio tool was used to clone celebrity voices and have them say racist and homophobic slurs.
Jan 31, 2023
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Microsoft's VALL-E can faithfully reproduce a voice after listening to a three second recording
A team of researchers at Microsoft has demonstrated a new AI system that is capable of mimicking a person's voice after training with a recording just three seconds long. The team explains developing the new app in a paper ...
Jan 11, 2023 report
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Research could bring automatic speech recognition to 2,000 languages
Only a fraction of the 7,000 to 8,000 languages spoken around the world benefit from modern language technologies like voice-to-text transcription, automatic captioning, instantaneous translation and voice recognition. Carnegie ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Scanners for avocados and your brain: Highlights from CES 2023
At the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, hundreds of start-ups presented products aimed at improving health, education and work, increasing productivity and helping to save the planet.
Jan 8, 2023
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From tracking moods to putting on a show, it's AI-everything at CES
Entrepreneur Antony Perzo introduces a small device called Emobot, which looks like a cross between a speaker and a piece of abstract art, and explains: "It's an emotional thermometer!"
Jan 5, 2023
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DeepMind's AlphaCode attains 'average' rating in programming competition
A team of researchers at DeepMind has tackled another difficult task—generating computer code to satisfy a natural language request. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes the approach they ...
Dec 9, 2022 report
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Greater safety through better communication at sea
Communication in the maritime environment is important for safety but does not always run smoothly. This can have catastrophic consequences. After all, 90% of all accidents at sea are caused by human error, and half of these ...
Nov 23, 2022
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An optical fiber sensor-based mouthguard to operate devices by bite force
Conventional interfaces for computers and other electronics only allow humans to operate devices using their fingers. Recent technological advancements, however, have opened valuable opportunities for the development of alternative ...
Oct 24, 2022 feature
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James Earl Jones done as Darth Vader, but his voice will live on because of AI
"No, I am your father" are five of the most famous words ever spoken on screen. When Darth Vader shattered Luke Skywalker's world in "The Empire Strikes Back," he sent shivers down the spines of audiences everywhere—in ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Researchers invent interactive mouthguard that controls electronic devices by biting
Individuals who have limited hand function can soon have a simple way of controlling devices such as computers, smartphones, and wheelchairs by wearing a smart mouthguard that translates complex bite patterns accurately and ...
Oct 11, 2022
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