Recent progress in AI, many believe, makes the promise and peril of transhumanism increasingly possible.
Author: Will Knight
AI Is Biased. Here’s How Scientists Are Trying to Fix It
Researchers are revising the ImageNet data set. But algorithmic anti-bias training is harder than it seems.
Washington Must Bet Big on AI or Lose Its Global Clout
New report says $25 billion—and a more welcoming attitude toward foreign talent—is needed to keep US…
China’s AI Unicorns Can Spot Faces. Now They Need New Tricks
Companies such as Megvii thrived on government contracts for ****** recognition, but they face challenges from…
What Happens When Computers Learn to Read Our Emotions?
As sensors connected to artificial intelligence proliferate, machines will see right through our poker face.
Facebook’s Head of AI Says the Field Will Soon ‘Hit the Wall’
Jerome Pesenti is encouraged by progress in artificial intelligence, but sees the limits of the current…
Sleepwalkers Podcast: Artificial Intelligence Is Watching Us and Judging Us
In China, ubiquitous cameras surveil restive minorities. In the US, algorithms determine whether people get locked…
Sleepwalkers Podcast: What Happens When Machines Find Their Creative Muse
Artificial intelligence algorithms are creating portraits, movies, and music, though the results are often … mechanical.
Sleepwalkers Podcast: Rethinking Our Relationship With AI
A podcast series examines AI and its influence on humans.
Tainted Data Can Teach Algorithms the Wrong Lessons
Researchers show how AI programs can be sabotaged by even subtle tweaks to the data used…