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Artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of war
A new type of arms race could be on the cards
Artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of war
A new type of arms race could be on the cards
Devil’s in the details in Historic AI debate
An historic debate between two of the artificial intelligence illuminati was mostly simpatico on the big questions -- creating hybrid systems of AI, finding the right "priors" for knowledge -- but it was also punctuated by sharp differences on some of the details.
Devil’s in the details in Historic AI debate
An historic debate between two of the artificial intelligence illuminati was mostly simpatico on the big questions -- creating hybrid systems of AI, finding the right "priors" for knowledge ...
A new way to build tiny neural networks could create powerful AI on your phone
We’ve been wasting our processing power to train neural networks that are ten times too big.
A new way to build tiny neural networks could create powerful AI on your phone
We’ve been wasting our processing power to train neural networks that are ten times too big.
Bengio-Marcus AI Debate Post Mortem, Part I: The Deep Learning Pivot
On December 23, 2019, Yoshua Bengio and I debated the past and future of AI. Several thousand people tuned in, and tens of thousands…
Bengio-Marcus AI Debate Post Mortem, Part I: The Deep Learning Pivot
On December 23, 2019, Yoshua Bengio and I debated the past and future of AI. Several thousand people tuned in, and tens of thousands…
Why Terminator: Dark Fate is sending a shudder through AI labs
There are genuine risks associated with AI - but the Terminator scenario isn't one of them.
Why Terminator: Dark Fate is sending a shudder through AI labs
There are genuine risks associated with AI - but the Terminator scenario isn't one of them.
The world’s top deepfake artist is wrestling with the monster he created
Hao Li has spent his career perfecting digital trickery. Now he’s working to confront the problem of increasingly seamless off-the-shelf deception.
The world’s top deepfake artist is wrestling with the monster he created
Hao Li has spent his career perfecting digital trickery. Now he’s working to confront the problem of increasingly seamless off-the-shelf deception.
Google says it built a ‘superhuman’ game-playing AI. Is it truly intelligent?
Yes, Google’s self-teaching artificial intelligence software, AlphaZero, will probably trounce you at chess. But there’s far more to human smarts than a speedy checkmate.
Google says it built a ‘superhuman’ game-playing AI. Is it truly intelligent?
Yes, Google’s self-teaching artificial intelligence software, AlphaZero, will probably trounce you at chess. But there’s far more to human smarts than a speedy checkmate.
Facebook Discovers Fakes That Show Evolution of Disinformation
Researchers said the profiles, linked to the Epoch Media Group, used photos generated by artificial intelligence in a preview of an “eerie, tech-enabled future of disinformation.”
Facebook Discovers Fakes That Show Evolution of Disinformation
Researchers said the profiles, linked to the Epoch Media Group, used photos generated by artificial intelligence in a preview of an “eerie, tech-enabled future of disinformation.”