Zoom’s A.I. tech to detect emotion during calls upsets critics
Critics are calling out the video-conferencing company Zoom over concerns that its A.I. tech that can read emotions might find discriminatory uses.
Finishing touch: How scientists are giving robots humanlike tactile senses
Giving robots sight and hearing is fairly straightforward these days, but equipping them with a robust sense of touch is far more difficult.
Adobe brings real-time editing to Premiere Pro, After Effects
The latest update to Adobe Premiere Pro makes it easier for video editors and producers to collaborate on video edits.
Analog A.I.? It sounds crazy, but it might be the future
Digital transistors have been the backbone of computing for much of the modern era, but Mythic A.I. makes a compelling case that analog chips may be the future.
Phones could one day identify you by your grip
Researchers at Louisiana State University have found a way to use A.I. to help phones analyze how users are holding them.
How Hawk-Eye cameras are making football fairer and faster than ever
With a phalanx of specialized cameras, Hawk-Eye Innovations can provide better replay footage, more accurate calls, and fewer game stoppages.
Facebook’s ‘droidlet’ A.I. could take speech recognition to a whole new level
Today’s natural language recognition systems — like Siri and Alexa — are still somewhat limited in what they can understand. Facebook thinks it can do better
Facial recognition tech for bears aims to keep humans safe
A town in Japan is planning to use facial recognition on local brown bears as part of efforts to reduce the number of bear attacks.
Here’s what a trend-analyzing A.I. thinks will be the next big thing in tech
The “technology intelligence engine” uses A.I. to sift through hundreds of millions of documents online, then uses all that information to spot trends.
Ingenious new search and rescue drone finds people by listening for screams
Rather than relying on expensive and unreliable thermal cameras, this new search and rescue drone uses an array of microphones to zero in on cries for help.