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@johnchavens shared
On Mar 15, 2021
RT @TrueInfluence: Executive Director of The @IEEEorg Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems @johnchavens will be joining us for an exciting panel on the practical uses of AI in #B2B. This is a conversation you won't want to miss! https://t.co/jZwipuyg3m https://t.co/m2uDk1lPSP
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@jeffstone500 shared
On Mar 10, 2021
FBI cites recent Russian, Chinese influence campaigns in a new warning predicting the "almost certain" use of weaponized deepfakes over the next year, as @shanvav @snlyngaas report. https://t.co/Cu7V0wRYYn
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FBI alert warns of Russian, Chinese use of deepfake content

FBI alert warns of Russian, Chinese use of deepfake content

The FBI is warning in a new alert that malicious foreign actors will soon be using deepfakes in both influence and cyber-operations.

@guardiantech shared
On Mar 12, 2021
Move over, Deep Nostalgia, this AI app can make Kim Jong-un sing I Will Survive https://t.co/DHcLLOdeTq
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Move over, Deep Nostalgia, this AI app can make Kim Jong-un sing I Will Survive

Move over, Deep Nostalgia, this AI app can make Kim Jong-un sing I Will Survive

Wombo AI can animate any face to sing songs in a way that is unbelievable enough to help the fight against deepfakes, say some experts

@arstechnica shared
On Mar 10, 2021
Adobe Photoshop now runs natively on M1 Macs https://t.co/F9LjWRbd6p
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Adobe Photoshop now runs natively on M1 Macs

Adobe Photoshop now runs natively on M1 Macs

Other M1-native apps that hit this week include 1Password and DaVinci Resolve.

@vnfrombucharest shared
On Mar 10, 2021
RT @PascalMettes: PhD opportunity: computer vision and video understanding With prof. Rita Cucchiara (Uni Modena), I have an @ELLISforEurope PhD vacancy at the Uni Amsterdam on structured action and intention understanding. Includes 1yr stay in Modena. Closes April 15th. https://t.co/8iXwYQJBpl
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PhD position action and intention understanding from videos

PhD position action and intention understanding from videos

PhD position action and intention understanding from videos

@Sam_L_Shead shared
On Mar 11, 2021
Little DeepMind scoop. The AI lab has quietly set up a team in New York and the co-founder of Facebook AI Research is leading it https://t.co/XHghMK936e
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DeepMind is building a team of A.I. researchers in New York

DeepMind is building a team of A.I. researchers in New York

The co-founder of Facebook AI Research is now helping rival DeepMind to build a team in New York.

@salesforce shared
On Mar 10, 2021
"There are multiple intersecting crises - a pandemic, a racial justice crisis, there's so much going on, & technology can play a really important role, but it has to be done responsibly." - @pdgoldman, our Chief Ethical & Humane Use Officer Via @ZDNet: https://t.co/7KF31UpyAM
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AI ethics: How Salesforce is helping developers build products with ethical use and privacy in mind

AI ethics: How Salesforce is helping developers build products with ethical use and privacy in mind

Salesforce's Ethics by Design program is designed to put ethics and privacy at the center how technology, specifically AI, is developed and used.

@DeepMind shared
On Mar 10, 2021
An AI system might do the right thing, but does it do so for the right reasons? Our safety researchers use the tools of #causality to explain WHY agents do what they do. Paper: https://t.co/4pFyfwpmuL Blog: https://t.co/IZAMzs409n #AISafety #ExplainableAI https://t.co/gM0UpmKxMu
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What mechanisms drive agent behaviour?

What mechanisms drive agent behaviour?

By the Safety Analysis Team: Grégoire Déletang, Jordi Grau-Moya, Miljan Martic, Tim Genewein, Tom McGrath, Vladimir Mikulik, Markus…