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[P] Face2face -- A Pix2Pix demo that mimics the facial expression of the German chancellor • r/MachineLearning

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Nice had a look at the post. Btw "Networks implementations are stored in separate file, but it is still cumbersome and I do realize this is not how it should be handled. The reason for such bizarre solution is, as usual, lack of knowledge – one day I will figure it out.",


Oxford AI company Diffblue Closes $22M Series A Round

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Oxford University spin-off company Diffblue has raised $22 million (£16.9 million) in a Series A round led by Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments and backed by Oxford Sciences Innovations and Oxford Technology and Innovations Fund. Founded in 2016, the company has developed AI that is able to automate computer programming: according to the company's description, the system can analyse code and perform "bug fixing, test writing, finding and fixing exploits, refactoring code, translating from one language to another, and creating original code to fit specifications." Diffblue's product is already available for Java and C, while the Python, C# and Javascript versions are currently under development. Diffblue founder and CEO--and Oxford's computer science professor--Daniel Kroening commented on the fresh round of funding in a statement. ""Software is becoming increasingly complex, interdependent and vulnerable and it's unrealistic to believe that humans can guarantee its safety and security,"he said. "We believe that the suite of tools we are developing at Diffblue has immense potential to help address these issues.


In pictures: A bird's eye view

BBC News

The winners of this year's aerial photography competition run by online site Dronestagram have been announced. There were thousand of entries taken using drone cameras and the winners were selected by the judges - National Geographic deputy director Patrick Witty and Emanuela Ascoli, photo editor of National Geographic France - and Dronestagram's team. Here we present the winning images from the four categories. This year there was a special category to recognise the creativity of the Dronestagram community.


Google could soon get access to genetic patient data

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Artificial intelligence is already being put to use in the NHS, with Google's AI firm DeepMind providing technology to help monitor patients. And a new study suggests that Google could soon be meeting with Genomic England - a company set up by the Department of Health to sequence 100,000 genomes – to discuss whether DeepMind could get involved. In an article for The Conversation, Edward Hockings a researcher at the University of the West of Scotland, explains the risks of letting a private company gain access to sensitive genetic data. In Google's case, he says, it could allow them to target users with personalised advertising based on their preferences and health risks. It could also create profiles of people based on their DNA data, which may provide details such as their risk of becoming a criminal.


Sex robots are a serious concern that isn't being thought about enough, say experts

The Independent - Tech

Sex robots have arrived and people aren't thinking enough about them, experts have said. The revolution and vast improvements in artificial intelligent and robotics are making their way into the sex market. That is bringing with it whole new ways of receiving sexual gratification, with no other person involved. Those automated robots have already led to the creation of highly developed "love dolls" – capable of performing 50 automated sex positions on their own. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.


Sex robots are being made for paedophiles and could encourage all kinds of sexual abuse, professor says

The Independent - Tech

The coming sex robot revolution is going to empower paedophiles and rapists, experts have warned. The creation of lifelike androids made only to have sex – which is already happening – could have huge dangers and help encourage all kinds of sexual abuse, a new report warns. Experts have warned that the compliant robots, built only to service their owners, could encourage objectification, abuse, rape and paedophilia. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Navigating the AI ethical minefield without getting blown up

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Most current AI systems can be easily fooled, which is a problem that affects almost all machine learning techniques. Deep neural networks have millions of parameters and to understand why the network provides good or bad results becomes impossible.


Scientists create an ethical formula for self-driving cars

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Self-driving cars will soon be able to make snap life or death judgements in the event of deciding who to save in a collision, according to new research. The increasing drive towards automated vehicles has raised questions over whether they will be capable of making ethical decisions, like motorists. Now, a study has shown for the first time that human morality can be modelled on a computer. The findings have significant implications for managing the dilemmas that driverless cars may face on the road. Self driving cars will soon be able to make snap life or death judgements.


Sheffield scientists claim sex robots will be common soon

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Realistic sex robots will bring about a social and technological revolution in Britain, experts predict. While it might seem like science fiction, the machines are becoming increasingly sophisticated – and over the next ten years realistic sex androids will become more common, scientists say. But politicians and the public need to understand and deal with the ethical issues that sex robots will pose to society and relationships. This was the warning from Noel Sharkey, emeritus professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, and Dr Aimee van Wynsberghe, assistant professor in ethics and technology at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, as they launched a report on the issue yesterday. Supporters of the use of sex robots say they could be useful for lonely people or those unable to form relationships. But scientists yesterday sounded grim predictions about the'dark side' of the advancing technology, that could mean grappling with issues such as rape and paedophilia.


We need to talk about sex, robot experts say

The Japan Times

LONDON – Move over blow-up dolls, the sex robots are here. Artificial intelligence is making its way into the global sex market, bringing with it a revolution in robotic "sex tech" designed to offer sexual gratification with a near-human touch. In a report on the growing market in sex robots, the Foundation for Responsible Robotics said rapidly advancing technologies have already led to the creation of "android love dolls" capable of performing 50 automated sexual positions. They can be customized down to the nipple shape and pubic hair color, and can cost between $5,000 and $15,000. The increasingly life-like robots raise complex issues that should be considered by policymakers and the public, the report said -- including whether use of such devices should be encouraged in sexual therapy clinics, for sex offenders or for people with disabilities.