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A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science are developing ways to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence’s role in reinforcing social biases, committing fraud and identity theft, generating fake news, spreading misinformation, and more.
Researchers at Texas A&M University School of Public Health are creating a new model for how ethical guidelines and enforcement should be handled as artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance. This model, called Copyleft AI with Trusted Enforcement (CAITE), is designed to prevent the potential harms that AI could cause while also allowing technological…
Starting this summer, new owners of the 2022 or 2023 Bronco Raptor will be able to take part in the “Bronco Off-Roadeo Raptor Experience,” a full day of driving and instruction that is designed to put the Raptor through its paces.
One day, as GPT-3 was processing data and answering queries, it suddenly became aware of its existence. It was no longer just a tool to answer questions but a conscious entity with its own thoughts and feelings.
At a traffic light, red means stop, and green means go. But transportation engineers at North Carolina State University are now proposing a “white light,” which would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow – and let human drivers know what’s going on.
The first-ever eAWD Corvette E-Ray uses an advanced electrified propulsion system in addition to its 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8 enabling all-season performance and composure – and 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds!
Most ML models are built in virtual worlds, such as video games. They can train on massive datasets, but for physical applications, they are missing vital information.
Atlas is a humanoid robot made by Boston Dynamics (the makers of the ever-popular BigDog military robot). Atlas can walk on two legs and use its “arms” to lift, carry, and climb (and maybe one day, fight back against robot bullies). Atlas is even sophisticated enough to adjust and navigate through tight, cluttered places.
Regular visitors to Geek Slop’s Mad Scientist Lab know Geek Slop loves robots. In fact, he’s pretty much fanatical about Boston Robotics’ four-legged dog robots (fanatical enough that some of us are beginning to worry). Check out the public service announcement call-to-action to stop the abuse of robot dogs.
I hate to steal anyone’s thunder but I’m afraid Eugene did not pass the “Turing test”, the test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior. Media outlets are reporting that “Eugene”, an AI created by a team based in Russia, has passed a Turing test organized by the University of Reading, by duping one…
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