• Researchers at MIT Are Trying to Remove Facial Recognition Biases

    Researchers at MIT Are Trying to Remove Facial Recognition Biases

    Gilles Sabri, The New York Times Over the last few years, we have seen a growing number of concerns around artificial intelligence and the implications it has on race. The most recent example that I can think of is FaceID not necessarily working for people of color. Implying that their skin is too dark for…

  • What Will the Next Big Breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence Be?

    What Will the Next Big Breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence Be?

    Intel has just announced that it is in the process of putting artificial intelligence into smart home gadgets in order to make things faster and easier.  How are they doing this?  By way of their latest invention: the Neural Compute Stick 2.  Edge devices are generally defined as any piece of hardware that controls the flow of data…

  • The Pentagon Pledges $2 Billion For Artificial Intelligence Research

    The Pentagon Pledges $2 Billion For Artificial Intelligence Research

    In a time when money seems to be nothing but tight for the Federal Government, it surprises me in some ways that the US Department of Defense is going to put $2 billion towards artificial intelligence research.  Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), announced the plan today at a symposium outside…