The AI developers want to make better biometric scanners.

New AI identifies people by their minuscule eye movements

Closer Look

A new AI system tracks people's tiny, involuntary eye movements to identify them, sort of like an ocular fingerprint scanner.

New AI Identifies People by Their Minuscule Eye Movements

Our tiny eye twitches serve as a unique fingerprint.

AI is an issue many of us contemplate as our lives become increasingly intertwined with technology.

5 ways Singularity University is exploring artificial intelligence at Global Summit this August

AI 101

Artificial intelligence is impacting nearly every major industry, so SU focuses on AI in programs including this August’s Global Summit in San Francisco.

5 Ways Singularity University is Exploring Artificial Intelligence at Global Summit This August

Is artificial intelligence a friend or foe to humans?

Poker-Playing AI Beats Pro Players

"The AI doesn’t see bluffing as deceptive. It just sees the decision that will make it the most money in that particular situation."

Facebook's "superhuman" poker AI out-bluffs world's top players

Po-Po-Po-Pokerface

An AI called Pluribus, created by the AI lab at Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University, just beat a team of the world's best human poker players.

Facebook’s “Superhuman” Poker AI Out-Bluffs World’s Top Players

“It’s safe to say we’re at a superhuman level and that’s not going to change.”

The robots may learn to improve, but for now they keep fumbling.

Engineers build "adversarial objects" to confuse grabby robots

Hot Potato

To train more handy robots, scientists built "adversarial objects" — small, die-like figures that are as difficult to grasp as possible.

Engineers Build “Adversarial Objects” to Confuse Grabby Robots

It's a fumble!

Filling the internet with spam to gather ad revenue dollars is, unfortunately, a decent business plan.

AI poised to ruin internet with "massive tsunami" of fake news

FEAR GROVER

AI tools like GROVER are very good at flooding the internet with fake news and spam. The solution may come in the form of smarter Google filters.

AI Poised to Ruin Internet Using “Massive Tsunami” of Fake News

The cat-and-mouse game is stacked against us.

"I think customers expect that their bets are being watched, it's just whether the casino operator knows how to make use of the data."

Chinese casinos use AI, facial recognition to spot suckers

Hit On 20

Casinos in China are using artifiical intelligence and facial recognition tools to track and cater to gamblers who are more likely to make riskier bets.

Chinese Casinos Use AI, Facial Recognition to Spot Suckers

Algorithms learn to figure out which high rollers will part with the most cash.

The technology "does not perform as well on people of color compared to whites, on women compared to men, or young people compared to older people."

Police body camera maker decides against using facial recognition

Cop Cam Crisis

The biggest supplier of police body cameras and software called Axon just called it quits on using AI-powered facial recognition systems for its devices.

Police Body Camera Maker Decides Against Using Facial Recognition

There's a growing backlash against using facial recognition for law enforcement.

No matter the problem, attendees were told Amazon's tech could solve it.

Amazon's re:Mars AI conference was like a "cloud computing cult"

Spon-Conference

Amazon's re:MARS conference for emerging artificial intelligence technology was more of a thinly-veiled advertisement for Amazon's own goals.

Amazon’s Re:Mars AI Conference Was Like a “Cloud Computing Cult”

The event was packed with promotions for Amazon Web Services.

A neural net used a viral meme to learn to navigate

Your 15 Minutes

Google scientists trained a neural net to better navigate spaces with an archive of thousands of "Mannequin Challenge" videos.

A Neural Net Used a Viral Meme to Learn to Navigate

The "Mannequin Challenge" trained a neural net to understand depth.

Learn how to market from the world's best AI.

New AI generates infinite horrible marketing sites

Automating Insights

A new website illustrates how AI can now churn out believable blog posts, in this case focused on digital marketing strategies.

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