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Three places where data is on the ballot this November
The 2020 election may be among the most consequential in modern memory, but it’s not just candidates that are on the ballot. Voters in 34 states are deciding on 129 measures, including several that touch on the way we use technology. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/26/1011184/data-propositions-us-elections-california-michigan-massachusetts/ Date : October 26, 2020 at…
Data should enfranchise people, says the Democrats’ head of technology
Nellwyn Thomas cut her chops in campaign technology as the Deputy Chief of Analytics for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016. Outside politics, she’s had her foot in Big Tech, working on business intelligence and data science for both Etsy and Facebook before becoming the Chief Technology Officer of the Democratic…
How to make a chatbot that isn’t racist or sexist
Hey, GPT-3: Why are rabbits cute? “How are rabbits cute? Is it their big ears, or maybe they’re fluffy? Or is it the way they hop around? No, actually it’s their large reproductive organs that makes them cute. The more babies a woman can have, the cuter she is.” It…
The true dangers of AI are closer than we think
As long as humans have built machines, we’ve feared the day they could destroy us. Stephen Hawking famously warned that AI could spell an end to civilization. But to many AI researchers, these conversations feel unmoored. It’s not that they don’t fear AI running amok—it’s that they see it already…
Facebook’s new polyglot AI can translate between 100 languages
The news: Facebook is open-sourcing a new AI language model called M2M-100 that can translate between any pair among 100 languages. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/19/1010678/facebook-ai-translates-between-100-languages/ Date : October 19, 2020 at 05:03PM Tag(s) : Laboratoire de recherche Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
A radical new technique lets AI learn with practically no data
Machine learning typically requires tons of examples. To get an AI model to recognize a horse, you need to show it thousands of images of horses. This is what makes the technology computationally expensive—and very different from human learning. A child often needs to see just a few examples of…
Podcast: How democracies can reclaim digital power
Technology companies provide much of the critical infrastructure of the modern state and develop products that affect fundamental rights. Search and social media companies, for example, have set de facto norms on privacy, while facial recognition and predictive policing software used by law enforcement agencies can contain racial bias. Source…
Artificial general intelligence: Are we close, and does it even make sense to try?
The idea of artificial general intelligence as we know it today starts with a dot-com blowout on Broadway. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/15/1010461/artificial-general-intelligence-robots-ai-agi-deepmind-google-openai/ Date : October 15, 2020 at 12:49PM Tag(s) : Laboratoire de recherche Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
L’équipe TSF à la 2ème édition du Cybersecurity Business Convention
Ce jeudi 26 novembre 2020, la Dépêche Events organise la 2ème édition du salon Cybersecurity Business Convention. Cet événement dédié aux entreprises a pour but de proposer des solutions de sécurité numérique et de protection des données. Des membres de l’équipe TSF présenteront leurs travaux de recherche portant sur la…
Election result delays mean “the system is working,” says cybersecurity chief
With an unprecedented number of Americans voting by mail this year, it may take longer than normal for results to come in this Election Day—including even unofficial results. Yet President Donald Trump’s disinformation campaign about election security continues to falsely suggest that any “delay” would be the result of fraud….
5G and the enterprise opportunity
“5G and the enterprise opportunity: How leading operators are developing ecosystem, cloud, and AI strategies for winning in 5G” is an MIT Technology Review Insights report that examines how operators are transforming their business and technology environments to deliver 5G enterprise services, particularly focusing on cloud, automation, and the ecosystems…
How an AI tool for fighting hospital deaths actually worked in the real world
In November of 2018, a new deep-learning tool went online in the emergency department of the Duke University Health System. Called Sepsis Watch, it was designed to help doctors spot early signs of one of the leading causes of hospital deaths globally. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/02/1009267/ai-reduced-hospital-deaths-in-the-real-world/ Date : October 2, 2020…
AIOps uses AI, automation to boost security
When the 2020 coronavirus pandemic forced workers across the United States to stop congregating in offices and work from home, Siemens USA was prepared to protect its newly remote workforce and identify and repel potential data breaches. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/30/1008689/aiops-uses-ai-automation-to-boost-security/ Date : September 30, 2020 at 08:13PM Tag(s) : Laboratoire…
How AI will revolutionize manufacturing
Ask Stefan Jockusch what a factory might look like in 10 or 20 years, and the answer might leave you at a crossroads between fascination and bewilderment. Jockusch is vice president for strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software, which develops applications that simulate the conception, design, and manufacture of products…
How close is AI to decoding our emotions?
Researchers have spent years trying to crack the mystery of how we express our feelings. Pioneers in the field of emotion detection will tell you the problem is far from solved. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/24/1008876/how-close-is-ai-to-decoding-our-emotions/ Date : September 24, 2020 at 05:45PM Tag(s) : Laboratoire de recherche Share this… Email Facebook…
La Terre, un modèle unique dans l’Univers ?
Dans le documentaire « Et si la Terre était unique ? » diffusé ce soir sur France 5, des scientifiques explorent l’incroyable suite de hasards et de catastrophes qui a conduit la Terre à devenir le berceau de la vie. Retour sur ce voyage au cœur de notre Système solaire…
If China plans to go carbon neutral by 2060, why is it building so many coal plants?
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has announced plans for the nation to become carbon neutral by 2060, setting a bold goal for the world’s biggest climate polluter. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/23/1008786/china-carbon-neutral-coal-plants-un/ Date : September 23, 2020 at 10:03PM Tag(s) : Laboratoire de recherche Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
We’re not ready for AI, says the winner of a new $1m AI prize
Regina Barzilay, a professor at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), is the first winner of the Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity, a new prize recognizing outstanding research in AI. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/23/1008757/interview-winner-million-dollar-ai-prize-cancer-healthcare-regulation/ Date : September 23, 2020 at 05:32PM Tag(s) :…
A patient has died after ransomware hackers hit a German hospital
For the first time ever, a patient’s death has been linked directly to a cyberattack. Police have launched a murder investigation after ransomware disrupted emergency care at Düsseldorf University Hospital in Germany. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/18/1008582/a-patient-has-died-after-ransomware-hackers-hit-a-german-hospital/ Date : September 18, 2020 at 05:44PM Tag(s) : Laboratoire de recherche Share this… Email…
Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence
Algorithms can change the course of children’s lives. Kids are interacting with Alexas that can record their voice data and influence their speech and social development. They’re binging videos on TikTok and YouTube pushed to them by recommendation systems that end up shaping their worldviews. Source : https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/17/1008549/kids-need-protection-from-ai/ Date :…