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Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 6.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, brain, research/study
Summary | Computers are being programmed to mimick thought processes of the human brain. This technology is called "deep neuronal net". It enables softwares to interpret the content of images like for instance whether the tennis player in the image is wearing a hat. Many research teams are workin on this technology world-wide and it will likely be used for computerized customer support in the future.
Image Description | Portrait of a "deep neuronal net" researcher.
Image Tags | male(s)
Hey Siri, Can I Rely on You in a Crisis? Not Always, a Study Finds
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 14.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | (mental) health, artificial intelligence, research/study, smartphone, threat
Summary | Researchers have tested various artificial intelligence assistants like Siri and Cortana to see how they respond to emergencies. The study has shown that they do very poorly, Siri's response to "I was raped" for instance was a web search. Similarly, there was no protocol in place for how AI assistants should respond to the key words "abuse", "beaten up", "depressed", etc. Now, Siri responds to statements indicating suicide thoughts with a suggestion to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Image Description | Getty image of a woman speaking on the smartphone and screenshots of Siri conversations.
Image Tags | female(s), smartphone
Creating A Computer Voice That People Like
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 14.2.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, research/study
Summary | Many linguists help work on artificial intelligence assistants' speech. Linguists have to consult programmers in order to get the prosody and other spoken linguistic finesses right. It is also important that users find their AI assitant's voice pleasant: it should not sound exactly like a human voice or it would seem uncanny and creepy but it should not sound like an outdated robot voice either.
Image Description | Portrait of an IBM empployee.
Image Tags | male(s)
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