1363 Results From "automation"

Eleven companies have teamed up to create "Safety First for Automated Driving," an exhaustive guide to developing safe autonomous vehicles.
Self-Driving Vehicles

White Paper: These 12 Principles Are Shaping the Future of Autonomous Cars

By Kristin Houser

The video uploaded by the Russia Defense Ministry shows the unusual combat drone aircraft take off next to a Russian S-57 advanced combat jet.
Drones

Watch Russia’s Combat Drone Fly Next to a Fighter Jet

By Victor Tangermann

Oxford researchers found that at least 70 countries have sponsored campaigns that spread favorable propaganda across the internet.
Future Society

Dozens of Countries Are Deploying Propaganda on Social Media

By Dan Robitzski

YouTubers systematically tested over 15,000 keywords to demonstrate that YouTube is automatically demonetizing LGBTQ content.
Future Society

Is YouTube Demonetizing Videos That Mention LGBTQ Words?

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers created an autonomous roofing drone by strapping a nail gun to an octocopter and using cameras and markers to teach it where to place nails.
Drones

Researchers Strapped a Nail Gun to an Autonomous Drone

By Kristin Houser

Drivers' misconception that Tesla's Autopilot can fully take over driving duties might be due to the system's name, according to a new report.
Tesla

Idiot Drivers Can’t Grasp That Teslas Aren’t Fully Autonomous

By Kristin Houser

The AI systems now used to grade essays on standardized tests in 21 states are deeply flawed, according to a new Motherboard investigation.
Artificial Intelligence

21 States Are Using AI to Grade Essays on Standardized Tests

By Kristin Houser

After a horrifying case where an unauthorized Uber driver raped his passenger, the company says its inroducing human oversight to its driver-verifying tech.
Future Society

A Driver Tricked Uber’s Algorithm, Sexually Assaulted a Passenger

By Dan Robitzski

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian
Future Society

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian

By Jon Christian

YouTube accidentally took down videos of robots fighting, claiming they included portrayals of animal violence and cock fighting.
Robotics

YouTube Accidentally Removed Robot Battle Videos for “Animal Cruelty”

By Victor Tangermann

In areas where access to abortion is limited, Google Maps sometimes directs people looking for clinics to anti-abortion facilities instead.
Science & Energy

Google Is Still Misleading People Trying to Find Abortion Clinics

By Dan Robitzski

A pharmacy call center has deployed AI that coaches human employees how to have more empathy with frustrated customers on the phone.
Artificial Intelligence

In a Strange Twist, This AI Tries to Teach Empathy to Humans

By Dan Robitzski

For the past few months, UPS has sent giant self-driving trucks on the roads to deliver cargo loads between Phoenix, Tucson, and Arizona.
Self-Driving Vehicles

UPS Has Been Quietly Shipping Packages on Self-Driving Trucks

By Victor Tangermann

Deaths, injuries, and suicide attempts have landed Amazon on a list of the country’s most dangerous employers according to a new report from The Guardian.
Future Society

After Deaths, Amazon Lands on List of Most Dangerous Employers

By Natalie Coleman

AI built to detect hate speech online, including a widely-used tool built by Google, tends to flag tweets written by black people as toxic more often.
Google

Google’s Hate Speech-Detecting AI is Biased Against Black People

By Dan Robitzski

The upcoming "Cats" movie will use something called "digital fur technology" to turn stars like Taylor Swift into giant cats.
Science & Energy

“Digital Fur Technology” Will Turn Taylor Swift Into a Cat

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon's AI automatically tracked and fired hundreds of fulfillment center employees for failing to meet productivity quotas.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Used An AI to Automatically Fire Low-Productivity Workers

By Victor Tangermann

Now there's an AI assistant to help DJs pick songs for their sets in real time. It's unclear what, exactly, is left for the DJ to do.
Artificial Intelligence

If You Were Worried DJs Were Working Too Hard, This Idiotic AI Literally Picks Songs for Them

By Dan Robitzski

A new CGI system can create a fully-rendered video game character based on a performer's motion capture data in real time.
Robots and Machines

Amazing Tech Turns You Into a CGI Character In Real Time

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla executive revealed that the number one reason Tesla customers visit service centers is to learn how to use Autopilot.
Tesla

People Are Going to Tesla Service Centers Just to Learn About Autopilot

By Victor Tangermann

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo