Aim policies at hardware to ensure AI safety, say experts

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A global registry tracking the flow of chips destined for AI supercomputers is one of the policy options highlighted by a major new report calling for…

Four ways AI could help to respond to climate change—despite how much energy it uses

Credit: AI-generated image Advanced AI systems are coming under increasing criticism for how much energy they use. But it’s important to remember that AI could also contribute in various ways…

AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are working on a pact to jointly crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of…

There is no proof that AI can be controlled, researcher warns

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is no current evidence that AI can be controlled safely, according to an extensive review, and without proof that AI can be controlled, it should…

How to spot a deepfake

Created by our researchers using Midjourney, these diffusion model deepfakes illustrate the increasing realism and sophistication of the technology. Credit: CSIRO In a world where you can create a virtual…

How ‘tiny machine learning’ can have a big impact

First in-depth survey on the topic of deep transfer learning for intelligent vehicle perception

Illustration of challenges and applications of intelligent vehicle perception. Transfer learning (TL) methods can be applied to reduce the domain gaps by sensor difference, data difference, and model difference. Credit:…

Digital watermarks combined with AI will speed up copyright infringement cases, study says

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Digital watermarks combined with AI will speed up the resolution of legal cases about copyright infringements, a new study says. The technology would enhance the assessment…

A theoretical model for reliability assessment of machine learning systems

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For a machine learning system comprising multiple machine learning models and input data, researchers at University of Tsukuba developed a theoretical model for evaluating the effect…

New app effectively aids blind and visually impaired commuters in finding bus stops

(A) Typical MBTA bus stop signs among the selected trial locations in downtown Boston. Very few bus stops in the area covered by the transit agency are sheltered, and the…