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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
Algorithms and AI are the future, but we must not allow them to become a shield for injustice
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 1.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, threat
Summary | With artificial intelligence, humans are not the only ones who can make decisions. Algorithms and AI can actually be more precise than humans; this is why machines are more and more present. However, intelligent machines are not perfect; they can be biased and make infair decisions. Therefore, we should be careful with AI and keep scrutinizing algorithms.
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Rogue chatbots deleted in China after questioning Communist Party
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 3.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, censorship
Summary | A Chinese messaging app decided to shut down two chatbots that questioned the Communist Party. For instance, the robots said that democracy was a must, and that they didn't like the Communist Party.
Image Description | Smartphone screen displaying app icons, and icons of apps JOOX and QQ.
Image Tags | logo, smartphone
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)
Samsung launches Bixby voice assistant in the UK to rival Siri and Alexa
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 22.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, smartphone
Summary | Samsung unveiled a new voice assistant called Bixby, which is available for Galaxy S8 users. Users can use the voice command in order to perform tasks that would require them to use applications and/or clicks. They can for instance say "good night" in order to turn on an alarm. Thanks to Bixby, Samsung users can also take selfies and post pictures on social media.
Image Description | Photograph of a man standing in front of a giant smartphone on a screen, slideshow explaining how Bixby works, and one of Samsung Mobile's tweets.
Image Tags | male(s), smartphone, Twitter
Let's not let artificial intelligence become another bubble
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 15.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, privacy, threat
Summary | At the World Economic Forum in Davos, everyone will be talking about artifical intelligence (AI). There have been major progress in the field thanks to natural language processing and machine learning. Future products will be using AI to improve our lifestyle; for instance, an electric toothbrush using deep learning algorithms can improve your dental hygiene. What is happening with AI today is not new, but what is different now is the speed; change is happening at a faster rate. However, to improve AI we will need more personal data, which will lead us to cross a creepy line in the future.
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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
Twitter brings IBM's AI machine Watson on board to fight abuse
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 23.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, cyberbullying, Twitter
Summary | Twitter are responding to growing criticism about the mass of abuse happening on the platform. The are launching a new artificial intelligence helper to detect abuse. His name is Watson and he is very good at understanding subtle meanings and intentions as well as analysis images.
Image Description | Reuters image of silhouettes holding smartphones in front of the Twitter logo,
Image Tags | hand(s), logo, smartphone, Twitter
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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