Facebook’s new polyglot AI can translate between 100 languages »
The news: Facebook is open-sourcing a new AI language model called M2M-100 that can translate between any pair among 100 languages. Of the …
AI that scans a construction site can spot when things are falling behind »
The system uses a GoPro camera mounted on top of a hard hat. When managers tour a site once or twice a week, …
Twitter’s ban almost doubled attention for Biden misinformation »
The news: When Twitter banned, and then unbanned, links to a questionably sourced New York Post article about Joe Biden’s son Hunter, its …
Twitter’s ban almost doubled attention for Biden misinformation »
The news: When Twitter banned, and then unbanned, links to a questionably sourced New York Post article about Joe Biden’s son Hunter, its …
Congress was warned over QAnon. Hours later, Trump boosted it. »
The news: In a 90-minute virtual US Congressional hearing hosted by the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, representatives took stock of the state …
Facebook and Twitter’s no-win situation over Biden »
But there is precedent for the Silicon Valley companies that suggests it is not political censorship, as some are claiming. In June, Twitter banned links …
A radical new technique lets AI learn with practically no data »
Machine learning typically requires tons of examples. To get an AI model to recognize a horse, you need to show it thousands of …
A spacecraft en route to Mercury just caught this fresh new look at Venus »
BepiColombo, a Mercury-bound mission jointly run by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is snapping up a wealth …
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has begun: Now’s the time to join »
2020 has created more than a brave new world. It’s a world of opportunity rapidly pressuring organizations of all sizes to …
How to pitch and write an opinion piece for MIT Technology Review »
MIT Technology Review is about the biggest discoveries and ideas in emerging technology. We’re keen to hear from people with interesting, provocative, and …
Podcast: How democracies can reclaim digital power »
Technology companies provide much of the critical infrastructure of the modern state and develop products that affect fundamental rights. Search and social media …
How officials are protecting the election from ransomware hackers »
Meanwhile, security officials have been pushing states to set up multiple offline backups to prepare for potential attacks on voter registration databases and …
Artificial general intelligence: Are we close, and does it even make sense to try? »
Sometimes Legg talks about AGI as a kind of multi-tool—one machine that solves many different problems, without a new one having to be …
Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time »
Room-temperature superconductors—materials that conduct electricity with zero resistance without needing special cooling—are the sort of technological miracle that would upend daily life. They …
A NASA spacecraft is about to scoop up some asteroid rubble »
The sampler was initially designed for a sandy space beach with an area of 165 feet. As we now know, nothing like that …
AI Reads Human Emotions. Should it? »
AI can read your emotional response to advertising and your facial expressions in a job interview. But if it can already do all …
AI Reads Human Emotions. Should it? »
AI can read your emotional response to advertising and your facial expressions in a job interview. But if it can already do all …
Governments are using the pandemic as an excuse to restrict internet freedom »
The news: Global internet freedom has declined for the 10th year in a row as governments use the coronavirus pandemic as cover to …
Capitalism is in crisis. To save it, we need to rethink economic growth. »
That mindless growth, Hickel and his fellow degrowth believers contend, is very bad both for the planet and for our spiritual well-being. We …
Why the “homework gap” is key to America’s digital divide »
When the pandemic hit, parents scrambled to get enough devices to get their kids for online schooling. But even when they did, not …
