Facebook’s New AI Teaches Itself to See With Less Human Help
Most image recognition algorithms require lots of labeled pictures. This new approach eliminates the need for most of the labeling.
As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI
After decades of staying out of industrial policy, a Pentagon-appointed commission recommends more spending on research and support for US chip makers.
Why a YouTube Chat About Chess Got Flagged for Hate Speech
AI programs that analyze language have difficulty gauging context. Words such as “black,” “white,” and “attack” can have different meanings.
Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Now Armed—in the Name of Art
A group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future.
A Second AI Researcher Says She Was Fired by Google
Margaret Mitchell was the co-leader of a group investigating ethics in AI, alongside Timnit Gebru, who said she was fired in December.
The AI Research Paper Was Real. The ‘Coauthor’ Wasn't
An MIT professor found his name on two papers with which he had no connection. A different paper listed a fictitious author by the name of “Bill Franks.”
A New Artificial Intelligence Makes Mistakes—on Purpose
A chess program that learns from human error might be better at working with people or negotiating with them.
Microsoft’s Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an ‘Error’
In a 2018 paper, researchers said they found evidence of an elusive theorized particle. A closer look now suggests otherwise.
How Censorship Can Influence Artificial Intelligence
A study finds that algorithms learn to associate words with other words. “Democracy” can equal “stability”—or “chaos.”
AI and the List of Dirty, Naughty … and Otherwise Bad Words
It started as a way to restrict autocompletes on Shutterstock. Now it grooms search suggestions on Slack and influences Google’s artificial intelligence research.
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