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Google Translate's 'Sinister Religious Prophecies', Demystified
briefs / panic, NLP, Google,

Google Translate's 'Sinister Religious Prophecies', Demystified

Yet again, an unremarkable and well understood aspect of an AI system has been made out to be creepy and hard to explain
August 14, 2018
Why We Find Self-Driving Cars So Scary
editorials / self-driving, opinion, panic,

Why We Find Self-Driving Cars So Scary

Even if autonomous cars are safer overall, the public will accept the new technology only when it fails in predictable and reasonable ways
August 11, 2018
Inside an AI Conference - Robotics Science and Systems
editorials / overview,

Inside an AI Conference - Robotics Science and Systems

What do AI researchers do at conferences? Check this out to find out!
August 6, 2018
Has AI surpassed humans at translation? Not even close!
editorials / NLP, overview,

Has AI surpassed humans at translation? Not even close!

Neural network translation systems still have many significant issues which make them far from superior to human translators
July 25, 2018
Autonomous Driving, Both Close and Far from Ubiquity
editorials / self-driving, computer vision, policy, applications,

Autonomous Driving, Both Close and Far from Ubiquity

Autonomous vehicle technology has made huge advances in the last couple of years — what's left to solve? A whole lot.
June 30, 2018
Artificial Intelligence: Think Again
editorials / hype, opinion,

Artificial Intelligence: Think Again

AI has a public relations problem, and AI researchers should do something about it
June 1, 2018
Evil Software Du Jour: Google's Cocktail Party Algorithm
briefs / Google, computer vision,

Evil Software Du Jour: Google's Cocktail Party Algorithm

Recent privacy concerns over work from Google showcased how easy it is for media to immediately jump to unlikely worst-case outcomes
May 29, 2018
Skynet Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
editorials /

Skynet Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

The evolution of discussions about AI has never been as fast paced as it is now, and so we too have been up to a lot lately
May 17, 2018
'Do You Trust This Computer’ Gets a Whole Lot Wrong About AI Risks
briefs / Elon Musk, singularity, AGI,

'Do You Trust This Computer’ Gets a Whole Lot Wrong About AI Risks

A Chris Paine documentary about AI promoted by Elon Musk conflates real AI risks with imaginary ones
May 14, 2018
Biased Facial Recognition - a Problem of Data and Diversity
briefs / computer vision, bias, ethics,

Biased Facial Recognition - a Problem of Data and Diversity

Flashy headlines often hijack meaningful and important conversations on this topic, even when the articles are solid - as was the case here
May 8, 2018
So What Was Up With Alexa's Creepy Laughter Anyway?
briefs / Amazon, panic,

So What Was Up With Alexa's Creepy Laughter Anyway?

A funny viral event talks to our ever increasing anxiety about AI and pervasive technology
April 23, 2018
Tesla's Lethal Autopilot Crash — A Failing of UI as Much as AI
briefs / Elon Musk, self-driving,

Tesla's Lethal Autopilot Crash — A Failing of UI as Much as AI

The tragedy might have been avoided if the limitations of the Autopilot were communicated more clearly
April 19, 2018
Is Data-Driven AI Brainwashing us all, or is it Just the Same as Good ol' Marketing?
briefs / Facebook, privacy,

Is Data-Driven AI Brainwashing us all, or is it Just the Same as Good ol' Marketing?

The many claims made as part of the recent Cambridge Analytica & Facebook scandal, reviewed
April 15, 2018
Can a 'Google AI' Build Your Genome Sequence?
briefs / medicine, Google, hype,

Can a 'Google AI' Build Your Genome Sequence?

A new AI-powered tool from Google promises more-accurate genome sequences, but its impact on genomics research remains to be seen
March 31, 2018
AlphaGo Zero Is Not A Sign of Imminent Human-Level AI
editorials / hype, Google, RL,

AlphaGo Zero Is Not A Sign of Imminent Human-Level AI

Why DeepMind's Go playing program is not about to solve all of AI
March 30, 2018
Deepfakes - Is Seeing Still Believing?
briefs / panic, DeepFakes,

Deepfakes - Is Seeing Still Believing?

Has widespread misuse of AI arrived? Not quite yet...
March 29, 2018
Why Skynet Today
editorials /

Why Skynet Today

We are working on the Snopes for AI — here is why
March 25, 2018
OpenAI's Not So Open DotA AI
briefs / OpenAI, hype, RL,

OpenAI's Not So Open DotA AI

An impressive demo by OpenAI leaves many questions unanswered
February 10, 2018
The Crazy Coverage of Facebook's Unremarkable 'AI Invented Language'
briefs / Facebook, NLP, panic,

The Crazy Coverage of Facebook's Unremarkable 'AI Invented Language'

Sometimes the narratives media conjures up just serve to make real life seem boring
August 12, 2017
The Curious Case of OpenAI's Unsupervised Sentiment Neuron
briefs / OpenAI, NLP, hype,

The Curious Case of OpenAI's Unsupervised Sentiment Neuron

A nifty thing happened unintentionally, and some people overreacted
April 18, 2017
AlphaGo - so is Human Intelligence Obsolete?
briefs / DeepMind, RL, hype,

AlphaGo - so is Human Intelligence Obsolete?

Breaking down the significance of the biggest AI story of the decade
February 22, 2017
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AI in Art, Music and Expressionism
editorials / art,
AI in Art, Music and Expressionism
Can We Use AI to Communicate With Animals?
editorials / language, animals,
Can We Use AI to Communicate With Animals?
The AI Scaling Hypothesis
editorials / language, scaling,
The AI Scaling Hypothesis
Russia May Have Used Autonomous Drones. Now What?
editorials / military, drones,
Russia May Have Used Autonomous Drones. Now What?
Neural nets are not
editorials / hype,
Neural nets are not "slightly conscious," and AI PR can do with less hype
The State of Deepfakes in 2020
overviews / DeepFakes,
The State of Deepfakes in 2020
A Brief History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning
overviews / deep learning,
A Brief History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning
The Rise of “Killer Robots” and the Race to Restrain Them
overviews / hype, robotics, regulation,
The Rise of “Killer Robots” and the Race to Restrain Them
Bots, Lies, and DeepFakes — Online Misinformation and AI's Role in it
overviews / hype, panic, DeepFakes,
Bots, Lies, and DeepFakes — Online Misinformation and AI's Role in it
The Past, Present, and Future of AI Art
editorials / overview, art,
The Past, Present, and Future of AI Art
Boston Dynamics' robots — impressive, but far from the Terminator
briefs / hype, robotics,
Boston Dynamics' robots — impressive, but far from the Terminator
Job Loss Due To AI — How Bad Is It Going To Be?
editorials / jobs, overview,
Job Loss Due To AI — How Bad Is It Going To Be?
Sophia the Robot, More Marketing Machine Than AI Marvel
briefs / robotics, hype,
Sophia the Robot, More Marketing Machine Than AI Marvel
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