Robots | Artificial Intelligence
And this is just version one. Imagine when they give the robot artificial fur.
Browsing Tag Tech
Transportation | Futurecasting
Aviation emissions have risen by 70% since 2005 and as demand increases in rich and poorer countries, they’re forecast to increase by between 300% and 700% by 2050.
Science Fiction | Futurecasting
We can hope that none of these visions come true, but in the meantime, let’s bask in the glory of Mike Winkelmann’s imagination.
EU project creates robotic hands that can sense and fix damage without human intervention.
Bill Hader’s masterful impressions meet deep fake tech.
Witness the beginning of the end of Hollywood as you’ve known it.
The high-altitude balloons promise a cheap monitoring platform that could follow multiple cars and boats for extended periods.
Study funded by Facebook aims to improve communication with paralyzed patients.
Wall Street Journal | Deep Fake
Startups and government agencies are researching ways to combat doctored images ahead of the 2020 election.
Artificial Intelligence | Futurecasting
The hysteria around AI comes from the likes of billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, but the reality of AI is currently very different.
No John Wick needed, Keanu Reeves comes to the rescue in this deep fake short.
More than a decade since blockchain technology emerged, we’re still only beginning to scratch the surface of its potential.
Ultra-realistic manipulation of digital imagery could open up new horizons for filmmaking, but lawmakers are only beginning to grapple with the issues and unanswered questions it poses.
In film and video games, we’ve already seen what’s possible with ‘digital humans’. Are we on the brink of the world’s first totally virtual acting star?
“If we are living in a simulation, then the cosmos that we are observing is just a tiny piece of the totality of physical existence.”
In the near future, we’ll be using machines to read research papers and make connections humans have not yet made.
VR | Psychology
Studies have shown that experiencing new perspectives in the virtual world can alter your behaviour in real life.
A deep fake-powered alternate take on Full Metal Jacket if it were directed by Wes Anderson.
Researchers have ideas how to probe consciousness.
New text effective today adds “falsely created images” to state law.
The goal is to develop scalable quantum repeaters for long-haul quantum communications and distributed quantum computers for large-scale quantum computation.
In two recent research papers, we described ways to detect deep fakes with flaws that can’t be fixed easily by the fakers.
Furhat Robotics and psychologist Robert Johansson have partnered to create a robot which simulates a depressed patient.
The “HP RoboCop” was recently previewed at Huntington Park’s 5K event and has been diligently patrolling the park for several weeks.
Deep-learning techniques have made it easier and easier for anyone to forge convincing misinformation.
From the sci-fi screens of Netflix and into reality, robot pizza delivery is here.
Bitcoin Billionaire Winklevoss Twins Answer: Do You Think Zuckerberg’s Facebook Coin Is Copying You?
They became famous as the privileged pair of Harvard athletes who believe Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for Facebook.
How Snapchat Dysmorphia Drives Teens to Plastic Surgery to Copy Looks Phone Camera Filters Give Them
Young people look obsessively through heavily filtered photos of influencers on Instagram, Snapchat and Weibo, and of themselves, then ask surgeons to copy them.
Veo Robotics recently rolled out its new sensor technology, which gives robots spatial awareness of every object and obstacle in their reach.
The new-generation wheelchairs have tracking capabilities that allow them to navigate the airport independently while detecting and avoiding obstacles along the way.
“This is not a science fiction nightmare, this is just progress.” -Chinese citizen asked about the widespread use of the technology.
The House Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on the national security challenges of AI, manipulated media and deep fake technology.
