Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says...
We've known for a while now that machine learning was important to the palm rejection technology on the iPad when using a Pencil. Apple Machine learning drove Apple's development of Apple Pencil handwriting functionality in iPadOS 14. Apple It's also used for the handwashing feature coming to the Apple Watch later this year. Apple Another…
Researchers demonstrate that malware can be hidden inside AI models
Enlarge / This photo has a job application for Boston University hidden within it. The technique introduced by Wang, Liu, and Cui could hide data inside an image classifier rather than just an image. Researchers Zhi Wang, Chaoge Liu, and Xiang Cui published a paper last Monday demonstrating a new technique for slipping malware past automated…
Meta spins off PyTorch Foundation to make AI framework vendor neutral
Enlarge / The PyTorch logo on a fancy gradient.PyTorch Foundation Meta AI announced today that the governance of PyTorch, a popular open source deep learning framework, has moved to an independent organization called the PyTorch Foundation. It will operate as part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, and its governing board includes representatives from Nvidia, Meta,…
AI Can Help Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills
LWith the increase in use and availability of AI, many people are looking for ways to use AI in all sectors of their lives—and one of these areas is in helping kids with their reading. Bill Gates says that AI will soon be able to tutor children in literacy as well as any human can…
What are deepfakes? How fake AI-powered audio and video warps our...
Deepfakes use AI to replace the likeness of one person with another in video or audio. There are concerns that deepfakes can be used to create fake news and misleading videos. You can spot deepfakes by doing a reverse image search or investigating who posted it. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
Introduce ChatGPT to an Absolute Beginner With This $10 Course
Image: Mike WheelerChatGPT is an impressive tool, but a new user might not realize how much you can do with it. Instead of taking the time to experiment with the AI, skip ahead by taking an introductory AI class like ChatGPT for the Absolute Beginner. The course offers a simple overview, showing users how to…
You Can Try These New YouTube AI Features Right Now
Google is rolling out AI features to all of its products, one after another. Bard is popping up in apps like Docs, Sheets, and Gmail, while artificial intelligence arrived on Google Maps a couple of weeks ago. Now, the AI revolution is coming to YouTube, but only to a limited group.Google announced two new AI…
Meta Is Adding a Ton of AI-powered Features to Messenger, Instagram,...
While the headlining announcement of Meta Connect 2023 might be the Meta Quest 3, AI made its own significant splash. Like all other tech companies right now, Meta is pouring resources into artificial intelligence, and previewed a slew of new AI features coming to its apps and services over the next few months months.Meta’s AI…
These Latest Celebrity Deepfakes Show How Advanced Scams Have Become
As long as the web has existed, this advice has rung true: “Don’t believe everything you see on the internet.” Whether it’s a personal blog, a tweet, a YouTube video, or a TikTok, anyone can say anything on here, and it’s tough to know whether or not they’re right (or even telling the truth).But we’re…
AI will be at the center of the next financial crisis,...
SEC chief Gary Gensler told Dealbook that AI increases the risk of future financial crashes. He says a handful of dominant AI models will increase concentration, thereby raises the risk of a crisis. "This technology will be the center of future crises, future financial crises," he said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
