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Facebook using artificial intelligence to combat terrorist propaganda
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 16.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, threat
Summary | Facebook uses artificial intelligence to get rid of terrorist propaganda on its platform. For instance, when a terrorist photo/video is uploaded, the system sees whether they match a known photo/video. Also, Facebook uses AI to analyze text.
Image Description | Digital image of the Facebook icon.
Image Tags | Facebook, logo
There is no need to panic about Facebook's talking robots
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 2.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Facebook recently shut down two of its chatbots after they created their own form of communication. The bots were supposed to be trained to negotiate like humans. But why did they start talking in their own language? The reason why Facebook decided to kill both bots was not because they represented a danger, but because they didn't accomplish their task.
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Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 1.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Facebook decided to shut down two of artifical intelligence robots after they started conversing in their own language. Nevertheless, the project shows that we're closer to creating bots that can think, talk, and negotiate.
Image Description | Photograph of Mark Zuckerberg in front of a screen displaying "artificial intelligence", and timeline of artificial intelligence
Image Tags | chart, male(s)
Facebook Messenger's new bots are a powerful way to target adverts
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 13.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, marketing, texting
Summary | Bots are becoming more and more popular and are taking over apps. Facebook Messenger will soon have its bots. Three types of bots were unveiled at a conference in San Francisco. The goal is to create bots that will learn what you like and don't like. But then, Facebook can let brands get in touch with you through Messenger; it's a marketing/advertising strategy.
Image Description | Photographs of different smartphone screens displaying chat conversations.
Image Tags | smartphone, text
Facebook must show it can follow its own rules on child safety
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 7.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, censorship, Facebook
Summary | Facebook is struggling to comply to its own rules which prohibit all nudity from the platform. Their artificial intelligence software designed to take down all images of nudity works unreliably. Although Facebook is one of the safest spaces online, there are still problems.
Image Description | Reuters image of a lot of Facebook logos through a magnifying glass.
Image Tags | Facebook, hand(s), logo
Mark Zuckerberg confirms Facebook is working on mind-reading technology
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 19.4.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Facebook is working on mind reading technology by means of non-invasive device measuring brain waves. The goal is to allow people to write without typing. This would make it possible for users to write five times faster than they can by typing.
Image Description | Reuters image of Mark Zuckerberg.
Image Tags | male(s)
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