Scientists found a way to plug adversarial backdoors in deep learning models

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Imagine a high-security complex protected by a facial recognition system powered by deep learning. The...

How Facebook’s new AI system has deactivated billions of fake accounts

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Facebook has a big problem with fake accounts — and the company knows it. In just three months, Face...

Alphabet’s AI-powered camera system will help fish live their best lives

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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is bringing AI under the sea to help fish farmers develop more su...

This AI model improves and colorizes old videos and the results are stunning

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Last week, my colleague Tristan wrote about an AI developer who used machine learning to upscale the...

AI will dominate the 2020s — governments must ensure it’s ethical

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Isaac Asimov, roboticist and science fiction writer, predicted in his novel I, Robot in 1950 that robots...

FIFA experiments with AI for more accurate offside calls

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FIFA, football’s governing body, is experimenting with artificial intelligence in hope of making bet...

’World’s strongest’ robotic hand can cut paper, hold eggs — and even play the piano

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Researchers have unveiled a robotic hand that can serve drinks, pick up eggs, cut paper with scissors...

This AI could reunite families after an earthquake

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A new AI prototype could transform how earthquake aftermaths are managed, by predicting the safest r...

UK to combat air pollution with AI-powered traffic lights

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The UK plans to tackle pollution with AI-powered traffic lights that delay the arrival of vehicles i...

AI predicts Oscar winners — but betting sites do it better

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You don’t normally need to be a fortune teller to predict the Oscar winners, but the Academy has spr...

This AI needs your help to identify child abusers by their hands

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Scientists are developing a system that can identify suspected pedophiles just by analyzing their ha...

Google algorithm teaches robot how to walk in mere hours

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A new robot has overcome a fundamental challenge of locomotion by teaching itself how to walk.Researchers...