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To fix the problem of deepfakes we must treat the cause, not the symptoms | Matt Beard ... - 0 views

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"However, once technology is released it's like herding cats. Deepfakes are a moving feast and as soon as moderators find a way of detecting them, people will find a workaround."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"However, once technology is released it's like herding cats. Deepfakes are a moving feast and as soon as moderators find a way of detecting them, people will find a workaround."</div>

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"The robot was so popular that the Diligent team programmed superfluous activities for Moxi to do once an hour so that the robot would wander around the floor and flash heart eyes at people. "In between tasks Moxi would make a social lap to talk to her fans," Thomaz says."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The robot was so popular that the Diligent team programmed superfluous activities for Moxi to do once an hour so that the robot would wander around the floor and flash heart eyes at people. "In between tasks Moxi would make a social lap to talk to her fans," Thomaz says."</div>

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Scientists Are Translating Babies' Cries With Artificial Intelligence - 0 views

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"Then came the algorithm, which used automatic speech recognition to detect specific features and patterns in each of the 48 recordings. It was clear from examining the waveforms of the cries that each category had a specific pattern."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Then came the algorithm, which used automatic speech recognition to detect specific features and patterns in each of the 48 recordings. It was clear from examining the waveforms of the cries that each category had a specific pattern."</div>

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What If an Algorithm Could Predict Your Unborn Child's Intelligence? - 0 views

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"More controversially, however, Genomic Prediction is also offering IVF patients the option of screening embryos for projected cognitive ability."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"More controversially, however, Genomic Prediction is also offering IVF patients the option of screening embryos for projected cognitive ability."</div>

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Could 'fake text' be the next global political threat? | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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"he foresees fake text being used "for the production of [literal] 'fake news', or to potentially impersonate people who had produced a lot of text online, or simply to generate troll-grade propaganda for social n"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"he foresees fake text being used "for the production of [literal] 'fake news', or to potentially impersonate people who had produced a lot of text online, or simply to generate troll-grade propaganda for social n"</div>

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Opinion | The Worm That Nearly Ate the Internet - The New York Times - 0 views

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"While some experts still disagree, most now believe that Conficker was the work of Ukrainian cybercriminals building a platform for global theft who succeeded beyond all expectation, or desire. The last thing a thief wants is to draw attention to himself. Conficker's unprecedented growth drew the alarmed attention of cybersecurity experts worldwide. It became, simply, too hot to use."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"While some experts still disagree, most now believe that Conficker was the work of Ukrainian cybercriminals building a platform for global theft who succeeded beyond all expectation, or desire. The last thing a thief wants is to draw attention to himself. Conficker's unprecedented growth drew the alarmed attention of cybersecurity experts worldwide. It became, simply, too hot to use."</div>

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Police face calls to end use of facial recognition software | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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"Police are facing calls to halt the use of facial recognition software to search for suspected criminals in public after independent analysis found matches were only correct in a fifth of cases and the system was likely to break human rights laws."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Police are facing calls to halt the use of facial recognition software to search for suspected criminals in public after independent analysis found matches were only correct in a fifth of cases and the system was likely to break human rights laws."</div>

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Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists' phones | World news | Th... - 0 views

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"The Chinese government has curbed freedoms in the province for the local Muslim population, installing facial recognition cameras on streets and in mosques and reportedly forcing residents to download software that searches their phones."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Chinese government has curbed freedoms in the province for the local Muslim population, installing facial recognition cameras on streets and in mosques and reportedly forcing residents to download software that searches their phones."</div>

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Deepfake Tech Turns Single Photo, Audio Into Bizarre Music Video [ Rasputin s... - 0 views

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"Research by Imperial College in London and Samsung's AI research center showed how a single photo and audio file can be used to generate a singing video portrait. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Research by Imperial College in London and Samsung's AI research center showed how a single photo and audio file can be used to generate a singing video portrait. "</div>

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The Trump rule? World leaders that violate Twitter rules will get warning label | Techn... - 0 views

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"The new policy is a major shift in Twitter's efforts to balance its ideological commitment to free expression with user demands for improved enforcement of rules against harassment, hate speech and other toxic behavior."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The new policy is a major shift in Twitter's efforts to balance its ideological commitment to free expression with user demands for improved enforcement of rules against harassment, hate speech and other toxic behavior."</div>

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The Guardian view on female voice assistants: not OK, Google | Editorial | Opinion | Th... - 0 views

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"This detail may seem trivial, but it goes to the heart of the way in which the spread of digital technologies can amplify and extend social prejudice."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This detail may seem trivial, but it goes to the heart of the way in which the spread of digital technologies can amplify and extend social prejudice."</div>

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Bringing big tech to heel: how do we take back control of the internet? | World news | ... - 0 views

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"From our vantage point, this arc from the stocking frames of the Luddites to the Factory Acts makes total sense: a transformative technological change, its adaptation unfettered by regulation, and then the demand for a collective response as the implications of those changes become clearer."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"From our vantage point, this arc from the stocking frames of the Luddites to the Factory Acts makes total sense: a transformative technological change, its adaptation unfettered by regulation, and then the demand for a collective response as the implications of those changes become clearer."</div>

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A new AI tool from Adobe can detect Photoshopped faces / Boing Boing - 0 views

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""But we live in a world where it's becoming harder to trust the digital information we consume, and I look forward to further exploring this area of research.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""But we live in a world where it's becoming harder to trust the digital information we consume, and I look forward to further exploring this area of research.""</div>

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The Predator in Your Pocket: A Multidisciplinary Assessment of the Stalkerware Applicat... - 0 views

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"These capabilities can afford dramatic powers and control over an individual's everyday life. And when this software is used abusively, it can operate as a predator in a person's pocket, magnifying the pervasive surveillance of the spyware operator."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"These capabilities can afford dramatic powers and control over an individual's everyday life. And when this software is used abusively, it can operate as a predator in a person's pocket, magnifying the pervasive surveillance of the spyware operator."</div>

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Doctored video of sinister Mark Zuckerberg puts Facebook to the test | Technology | The... - 0 views

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"The piece is meant to be a commentary on the collection and use of private data by tech companies, as Posters explained. "The fact that citizens' data - including intimate knowledge on political leanings, sexuality, psychological traits and personality - are made available to the highest bidder shows that the digital influence industry and its associated architectures pose a risk not only to individual human rights but to our democracies at large.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The piece is meant to be a commentary on the collection and use of private data by tech companies, as Posters explained. "The fact that citizens' data - including intimate knowledge on political leanings, sexuality, psychological traits and personality - are made available to the highest bidder shows that the digital influence industry and its associated architectures pose a risk not only to individual human rights but to our democracies at large.""</div>

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Hackers stole a US Customs and Border Patrol facial recognition database / Boing Boing - 0 views

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The Guardian view on facial recognition: a danger to democracy | Editorial | Opinion | ... - 0 views

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"But it is not just governments who will be interested in the results. The software is freely available and cheap. It is being distributed all over the internet of things, from intercoms to "home assistants". Once our faces are attached to the detailed digital identities that are already compiled by the advertising industry, any sufficiently sophisticated shopping mall will have a map of the preferences of everyone who enters its maw."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"But it is not just governments who will be interested in the results. The software is freely available and cheap. It is being distributed all over the internet of things, from intercoms to "home assistants". Once our faces are attached to the detailed digital identities that are already compiled by the advertising industry, any sufficiently sophisticated shopping mall will have a map of the preferences of everyone who enters its maw."</div>

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Facial recognition tech is arsenic in the water of democracy, says Liberty | Technology... - 0 views

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"She said: "I don't think it should ever be used. It is one of, if not the, greatest threats to individual freedom, partly because of the intimacy of the information it takes and hands to the state without your consent, and without even your knowledge, and partly because you don't know what is done with that information.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"She said: "I don't think it should ever be used. It is one of, if not the, greatest threats to individual freedom, partly because of the intimacy of the information it takes and hands to the state without your consent, and without even your knowledge, and partly because you don't know what is done with that information.""</div>

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'Surveillance capitalism': critic urges Toronto to abandon smart city project | Cities ... - 0 views

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""As we have made clear, we believe that data collected in public space must be overseen and closely controlled by an independent and publicly accountable Data Trust, not Sidewalk Labs, Google, or any private company," said spokesperson Keerthana Rang."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""As we have made clear, we believe that data collected in public space must be overseen and closely controlled by an independent and publicly accountable Data Trust, not Sidewalk Labs, Google, or any private company," said spokesperson Keerthana Rang."</div>

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Who Targets Me // It's time we had transparency in political advertising - 0 views

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