AI
Researchers train AI to map a person’s facial movements to any target headshot
Posted in Software on 1st Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
What if you could manipulate the facial features of a historical figure, a politician, or a CEO realistically and convincingly using nothing but a webcam and an illustrated or photographic still image?
Tech investment surges across Europe as AI ecosystem expands
Posted in Business, Hardware, Software on 21st Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Within Europe, the U.K. continues to lead the deep tech push, attracting $2.9 billion of this year’s investments and bringing its total in this category to $10 billion since 2015.
Deep Learning Networks Can’t Generalize; But They’re Learning From the Brain
Posted in Software on 11th Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
Without a slew of correct assumptions to guide the deep neural nets in their learning, “generalization is impossible.”
California officially bans police use of facial recognition in body cameras
Posted in Business, Software on 11th Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
Continuing the growing pushback against facial recognition technology, California has now passed a new law banning the tech in connection with data gathered by police body cameras. The law comes into effect at the beginning of 2020 and will expire after three years.
AI startups on pace to break funding records in 2019
Posted in Business, Software on 11th Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
Artificial intelligence’s potential to transform a growing range of industries has venture capitalists writing checks to promising startups at a rate that will likely set a new record in 2019 for the industry.