Dalle2 AI is a tool for stealing copyrighted IP
AI vs IP Is Artificial Intelligence being used as a means to extract value from copyrighted intellectual property? For years pundits and advocates have struggled to attach tangible meaning to…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the semi-autonomous application of statistical modeling to data in search of patterns.
Google opens up its experimental AI chatbot for public testing
Google opens up LaMDA to the public, but it's launching with guardrails that aim to prevent it generating offensive responses. Google announced AI Test Kitchen in May, along with the second…
Ready or not, the Glassholes are coming back
Augmented Reality can be super fun and engaging and I'm sure it will have some compelling use cases. The best use case I can think of is the possibility of…
How to Download Everything Amazon Knows About You (It’s a Lot)
Here’s a fun thought experiment; picture the amount of personal data you think tech companies keep on you. Now, realize it’s actually way more than that (hmm, maybe this isn’t…
Why the IRS wants you to log in with a video selfie
The IRS will soon require taxpayers to use facial recognition to access their online accounts. Users will need to submit a combination of documents and even a video selfie to…
France latest to slap Clearview AI with order to delete data
Controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, which has amassed a database of some 10 billion images by scraping selfies off the Internet so it can sell an identity-matching service to…
Clearview AI on track to win U.S. patent for facial recognition technology
Clearview AI has gotten the green light on a federal patent for its facial recognition technology — an award that the company says is the first to cover a so-called…
Clearview AI is offering its services to Governments for Free Trials
In March, a BuzzFeed News investigation based on Clearview AI’s own internal data showed how the New York–based startup distributed its facial recognition tool, by marketing free trials for its…
Deepfakes: Microsoft and others in Big Tech are working to bring authenticity to videos, photos
"Can we build a detector that can distinguish real reality from this virtual synthesized reality? Deepfakes are imperfect now; you can find all sorts of artifacts," Microsoft distinguished engineer Paul…
Toy Donation
Smart toys: Your child’s best friend or a creepy surveillance tool?
Imagine a child born this year who will be surrounded by technology at every phase of her childhood. When she is three years old, Sophie’s parents buy her a smart…