What if the mobile game you spent hours playing was also helping build a multi-billion-dollar artificial intelligence business? That is the story behind Pokémon GO. While millions of people explored their communities catching virtual Pokémon, they were also collecting images and data about the real world. Today, much of that ...
Artificial intelligence is supposed to make life easier. People use AI to write emails, create videos, answer questions, help with homework, and even build software. But there's another side to this technology that's getting harder to ignore. Hackers are starting to use AI systems to write scams, create malware, automate ...
A growing number of major news organizations are shutting the door on AI web crawlers, escalating a fight over who controls the future of online information. These crawlers, which scan websites collecting text and images, are a major source of training data for modern AI systems. But many publishers now ...
Artificial intelligence is completely changing how we overcome language barriers. We’ve got apps that can translate in real time and smart systems that can understand whole conversations, making it much easier to connect with people globally. But all this advancement brings up some big questions -- like how accurate these ...
Something strange is happening on YouTube. Faces look smoother. Skin tones pop. Hairlines and fabric textures seem too crisp — like someone ran a beauty filter over reality itself. Recently, YouTube confirmed what many had already suspected: the platform has been using artificial intelligence to quietly alter videos uploaded to ...
Artificial intelligence is taking over the workplace — at least, that’s what some companies seem to be aiming for. But lately, it’s becoming clear many brands might be getting ahead of themselves, and customers are starting to push back. Take Klarna, for example. A few years ago, the CEO of ...
