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Mapped: The State of Facial Recognition Around the World

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From public CCTV cameras to biometric identification systems in airports, facial recognition technology is now common in a growing number of places around the world. In its most benign form, facial recognition technology is a convenient way to unlock your smartphone. At the state level though, facial recognition is a key component of mass surveillance, and it already touches half the global population on a regular basis. Today's visualizations from SurfShark classify 194 countries and regions based on the extent of surveillance. Click here to explore the full research methodology.


Stanley Chen posted on LinkedIn

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We are living in a age of information technology really advanced,how to making use of these advantagement of artificial intelligence technology to solute our human being the vital problems of both aging society and lower birth rates. Above those problems also happened in Japan,Taiwan and USA. If we don't arrange solutions these two things that will be dangerous for our national security guard and society healthcare. According to researching results artificial intelligence can do 1.detecting lung,skin cancers 2.analysing eye scans,X-ray 3.developing researching drug.


AI Can Now Read Emotions – Should It?

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In its annual report, the AI Now Institute, an interdisciplinary research center studying the societal implications of artificial intelligence, called for a ban on technology designed to recognize people's emotions in certain cases. Specifically, the researchers said affect recognition technology, also called emotion recognition technology, should not be used in decisions that "impact people's lives and access to opportunities," such as hiring decisions or pain assessments, because it is not sufficiently accurate and can lead to biased decisions. What is this technology, which is already being used and marketed, and why is it raising concerns? Researchers have been actively working on computer vision algorithms that can determine the emotions and intent of humans, along with making other inferences, for at least a decade. Facial expression analysis has been around since at least 2003.


Artificial Intelligence Helps Researchers Up-Cycle Waste Carbon With Record Efficiency

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Researchers from U of T Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University are using electrolyzers like this one to convert waste CO2 into commercially valuable chemicals. Their latest catalyst, designed in part through the use of AI, is the most efficient in its class. Researchers at University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University are using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate progress in transforming waste carbon into a commercially valuable product with record efficiency. They leveraged AI to speed up the search for the key material in a new catalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into ethylene -- a chemical precursor to a wide range of products, from plastics to dish detergent. The resulting electrocatalyst is the most efficient in its class.


Artificial Intelligence Market: Global Trends, Opportunities And Industry Forecast To 2026

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The research report on artificial intelligence market, in substance, presents an exclusive understanding of the vast expanse of the business space in question. The report comprises a gist of the industry by means of providing an executive summary, industry insights, industry ecosystem analysis, market segmentation, and global trends. Furthermore, the study also provides deliverables pertaining to the regulatory and competitive landscapes and the strategic perspectives of various industry contenders with respect to the artificial intelligence indutry . However, the major challenges faced by industry players are the low return on investment and the complexity involved in the creation of AI mechanisms and models. Lack of energy-efficient and cost-effective hardware restricts the adoption of such technology in small and medium enterprises, thereby restricting the artificial intelligence market growth during the forecast timeline.


Videogame Movies Are Finally Getting Halfway Decent

WIRED

Movies based on videogames have a notoriously bad track record, but fantasy author Erin Lindsey says that the recent Tomb Raider reboot, while hardly original, was surprisingly well done. "They do the work of showing why Lara is capable of what she's capable of, and being believable in what she's not capable of," Lindsey says in Episode 415 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. "It was done on a very human scale, and it was credibly acted, and they put in the work with the characters." Other recent videogame movies such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Detective Pikachu, and Rampage have connected with audiences and even earned respectable, though hardly stellar, reviews. Videogame journalist Blake J. Harris hopes that these successes will change the way people look at videogame movies. "A lot of people always have this caveat, like when Rampage made almost half a billion dollars, and people were like, 'Oh, well that one wasn't really a videogame movie,'" he says.


Future Tense Newsletter: Fever-Detecting Drones Will Not Save Us

Slate

We love Money Heist, too, but it's probably time for a break from Netflix. So, join us for our upcoming web events on bats' (undeserved?) Wednesday, May 27, 4 p.m. Eastern: Are Bats Really to Blame for the COVID-19 Pandemic? Tuesday, June 2, 4 p.m. Eastern: Free Speech Project: Should We Think Twice Before Limiting Political Advocacy? Earlier this month, Singapore unveiled Spot, a social distancing-enforcing robotic dog that is now "patrolling" a park.


Hitting the Books: Do we really want our robots to have consciousness?

Engadget

From Star Trek's Data and 2001's HAL to Columbus Day's Skippy the Magnificent, pop culture is chock full of fully conscious AI who, in many cases, are more human than the humans they serve alongside. But is all that self-actualization really necessary for these synthetic life forms to carry out their essential duties? In his new book, How to Grow a Robot: Developing Human-Friendly, Social AI, author Mark H. Lee examines the social shortcomings of the today's AI and delves into the promises and potential pitfalls surrounding deep learning techniques, currently believed to be our most effective tool at building robots capable of doing more than a handful of specialized tasks. In the excerpt below, Lee argues that the robots of tomorrow don't necessarily need -- nor should they particularly seek out -- the feelings and experiences that make up the human condition. Although I argue for self-awareness, I do not believe that we need to worry about consciousness.


US Video Game Industry Sees Record April Sales: Survey

International Business Times

Spending on video games in the US jumped to a new April record as locked-down consumers sought refuge in play, industry figures released Friday showed. A total of $1.5 billion was spent on video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards, eclipsing a previous April high of $1.2 billion spent in the US in 2008, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. April was the first full month of tight restrictions on people's movements in the US to prevent the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. Sales of video game software alone climbed 55 percent to $662 million, a new record high for the month, according to NPD. "Final Fantasy VII: Remake" was the top-selling game during the month, setting a new sales record for the blockbuster vide game franchise, Piscatella's analysis showed. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" continued to be a hot seller, being the second most purchased title during April, followed by "Animal Crossing: New Horizons." Animal Crossing has been the best-selling game for Nintendo Switch consoles during the past year, according to NPD.


r/MachineLearning - [R] Universal Adversarial Perturbations: A Survey

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A survey has been compiled on the topic of "Universal Adversarial Perturbations", entirely by the student members of Vision and Language Group, IIT Roorkee. It is a compilation and analysis of the latest advancements in the field of universal adversarial perturbation, which is basically a small noise that can be added to any image in a dataset to fool a neural network. The arXiv preprint for the same can be found here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.08087 Hope you will find it useful and any constructive feedback is welcome!!