I read most of my news online, and I’m not alone. According to a Pew Research Center survey, a third of people prefer to get their news online. For some demographics the percentage is even higher. For example, 76% of people aged 18…
Humans are susceptible to normalcy bias, which may leave us vulnerable to disinformation that reinforces our beliefs. Bias and susceptibility were evident during the 2016 US Presidential election and has plagued much of President Trump’s first four years in office. The term…
Councils are quietly scrapping the use of computer algorithms in helping to make decisions on benefit claims and other welfare issues, the Guardian has found, as critics call for more transparency on how such tools are being used in public services. It…
Neuroimaging experts at Georgia State University are using artificial intelligence to map the distinct brain patterns of various mental illnesses. The project is being led by Vince Calhoun, PhD, director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science, and…
Changes to water masses which are stored on the continents can be detected with the help of satellites. The data sets on the Earth’s gravitational field which are required for this, stem from the GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite missions. As these data…
Beyond current applications such as navigation assistance, AI could hold the potential to further assist – or even replace – humans for certain tactical tasks in military operations. For example, in the US, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently held…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Growth Opportunities for Natural Fragrances in Personal Care, finds that the rise in interest for vegan perfumes, animal testing-free fragrances, and organically certified personal and beauty care products is significantly driving the growth…
The US power grid system is not only large but dynamic, which makes it especially challenging to manage. Human operators know how to maintain systems when conditions are static. But when conditions change quickly operators lack a clear way of anticipating how…
In January, Robert Williams, an African-American man, was wrongfully arrested due to an inaccurate facial recognition algorithm, a computerized approach that analyzes human faces and identifies them by comparison to database images of known people. He was handcuffed and arrested in front…
Automated writing Back in 2014, the Los Angeles Times published a report about an earthquake three minutes after it happened. This feat was possible because a staffer had developed a bot (a software robot) called Quakebot to write automated articles based on…
