Police tech can sidestep facial recognition bans now
Six months ago I attended the largest gathering of chiefs of police in the US to see how they’re using
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Artificial intelligence
How a new type of AI is helping police skirt facial recognition bans
Police and federal agencies have found a controversial new way to skirt the growing patchwork of laws that curb how
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A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously
Imagine going for dinner with a group of friends who switch in and out of different languages you don’t speak,
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How to build a better AI benchmark
It’s not easy being one of Silicon Valley’s favorite benchmarks. SWE-Bench (pronounced “swee bench”) launched in November 2024 to evaluate
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This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI
Last November, Bradford G. Smith got a brain implant from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink. The device, a set of thin
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Why the humanoid workforce is running late
On Thursday I watched Daniela Rus, one of the world’s top experts on AI-powered robots, address a packed room at
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This data set helps researchers spot harmful stereotypes in LLMs
AI models are riddled with culturally specific biases. A new data set, called SHADES, is designed to help developers combat
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The AI Hype Index: AI agent cyberattacks, racing robots, and musical models
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary
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Is AI “normal”?
Right now, despite its ubiquity, AI is seen as anything but a normal technology. There is talk of AI systems
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