Tag: machine vision

• EU companies selling surveillance tools to China’s human rights abusers

  September 29, 2020

  European tech companies risk fuelling widespread human rights abuses by selling digital surveillance technology to China’s public security agencies, a new Amnesty International investigation reveals. Amnesty International found that three… more ›

• Of course I want an Amazon drone flying inside my house. Don’t you?

  September 26, 2020

  “Next-level of what? Insanity?,” I hear you moan, on seeing the new, wondrous Ring Always Home Cam. Also: When is Prime Day 2020? Everything we know so far https://www.zdnet.com/article/of-course-i-want-an-amazon-drone-flying-inside-my-house-dont-you/ more ›

• Toward a machine learning model that can reason about everyday actions

  September 13, 2020

  Researchers train a model to reach human-level performance at recognizing abstract concepts in video. The ability to reason abstractly about events as they unfold is a defining feature of human… more ›

• Good Questions, Real Answers: How Does Facebook Use Machine Learning to Deliver Ads?

  June 24, 2020

  Machine learning is a system that learns as it receives new data, without being explicitly programmed, to carry out complex tasks quickly and efficiently. Facebook uses machine learning to generate… more ›

• The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking

  July 28, 2019

  Like many medications, the wakefulness drug modafinil, which is marketed under the trade name Provigil, comes with a small, tightly folded paper pamphlet. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-hidden-costs-of-automated-thinking more ›

• Masks, cash and apps: How Hong Kong’s protesters find ways to outwit the surveillance state 

  June 18, 2019

  HONG KONG — The moment the 25-year-old protester got home from demonstrations that turned violent — tear gas still stinging her eyes — she knew what she had to do:… more ›

• Inside Amazon’s German AI research program

  May 26, 2019

  BERLIN — Deep in the heart of Germany, a team of scientists is trying to crack one of the fundamental problems of artificial intelligence: teaching a machine to understand cause… more ›

• Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State

  April 25, 2019

  In Ecuador, cameras capture footage to be examined by police and domestic intelligence. The surveillance system’s origin: China. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/ecuador-surveillance-cameras-police-government.html more ›

• This colorful printed patch makes you pretty much invisible to AI

  April 23, 2019

  The rise of AI-powered surveillance is extremely worrying. The ability of governments to track and identify citizens en masse could spell an end to public anonymity. But as researchers have… more ›

• Who’s using your face? The ugly truth about facial recognition

  April 21, 2019

  Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more. https://www.ft.com/content/cf19b956-60a2-11e9-b285-3acd5d43599e more ›