The Verge on Artificial Intelligence

We want to dispel the hype of AI, from Google and Facebook’s use of machine learning to cutting-edge research and why Alexa and Siri still suck at conversation.

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Facial Recognition
Cloak your photos with this AI privacy tool to fool facial recognition
The Verge - James Vincent
Ubiquitous facial recognition is a serious threat to privacy. The idea that the photos we share are being collected by companies to train algorithms that are sold commercially is worrying. Anyone can these
6 days ago
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Lollapalooza
Virtual artist Miquela debuted a music video at Lollapalooza
The Verge - Andrew Webster
Lollapalooza moved online this year, and the music festival kicked off in an appropriately online way: with the debut of a new music video from virtual creator Miquela. The video is an entirely CG affair,
July 31
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GPT-3
OpenAI’s latest breakthrough is astonishingly powerful, but still fighting its flaws
The Verge - James Vincent
The most exciting new arrival in the world of AI looks, on the surface, disarmingly simple. It’s not some subtle game-playing program that can outthink humanity’s finest or a mechanically advanced robot
July 30
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Gender
A service that uses AI to identify gender based on names looks incredibly biased
The Verge - James Vincent
Some tech companies make a splash when they launch, others seem to bellyflop. Genderify, a new service that promises to identify someone’s gender by analyzing their name, email address, or username with
July 29
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Apps
Discord’s mobile app is getting background noise suppression because life is noisy
The Verge - Taylor Lyles
Whenever I’ve tried using Discord’s mobile app to call a friend, I’ve found the audio quality to be pretty subpar. Sure, Discord’s desktop app gives you a few options, like simply using a better mic, there
July 28