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Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?
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The Black Box Awakens: Confronting the Fear of Self-Aware AI in 2022
AI researchers are starting to see ghosts in their machines. Are they hallucinations, or does a dawning consciousness haunt the trained weights?
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AI Chips Spark International Tension: U.S. Blocks AI Chip Sales to China
New U.S. restrictions on chip sales aim to hamper China’s AI efforts. The U.S. government published sweeping limits on sales of processors that involve U.S. designs and technology to Chinese businesses. U.S. officials stated that the restrictions are meant to prevent China from militarizing AI.
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New Clarity on Rules for Medical AI: FDA Guidance on AI Medical Devices for 2022
The United States paved the way to regulate AI systems in healthcare. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) interpreted existing rules that govern health-related software to include some machine learning algorithms.
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Wreckage Recognition: AI System Spots Hurricane Ian Damage
A machine learning model identified areas likely to have been damaged by Hurricane Leo as it swept through the southern United States.
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Panopticon Down Under: Australian Prisons Adopt Face Recognition
A state in Australia plans to outfit prisons with face recognition. Corrective Services NSW, the government agency that operates nearly every prison in New South Wales, contracted the U.S.-based IT firm Unisys to replace a previous system.
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Parsing Commands Into Actions: NLP Helps Google Robot Understand Spoken Instructions
A new method enables robots to respond helpfully to verbal commands by pairing a natural language model with a repertoire of existing skills.
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Toward Machines That LOL: Scientists Teach a Speech Recognition Robot to Laugh
Even if we manage to stop robots from taking over the world, they may still have the last laugh. Researchers at Kyoto University developed a series of neural networks that enable a robot engaged in spoken conversation to chortle along with its human interlocutor.
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Regulating AI in Undefined Terms: Experts Debate Definitions in European Union’s AI Act
A proposed European Union law that seeks to control AI is raising questions about what kinds of systems it would regulate. Experts at a roundtable staged by the Center for Data Innovation debated the implications of limitations in the EU’s forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act.
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Court Blocks AI-Assisted Proctoring: AI Cheating Software Loses in Court
A U.S. court ruled against an implementation of AI-powered software designed to catch students who cheat on academic examinations.
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Spotting Tax Cheats From Overhead: French Authorities Use AI to Tax Pool Owners
French tax authorities netted nearly €10 million using an automated system to identify unregistered pools
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China's AI ROI: AI May Add $600 Billion to China's Economy by 2030
China’s investment in AI business, infrastructure, and research could pay off big over the next decade.