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AI image recognition fooled by single pixel change

Computers can be fooled into thinking a picture of a taxi is a dog just by changing one pixel, suggests research.

First published by | November 3, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Male scientists more likely to share work with other men, study finds

Researchers blame ‘old boy’ networks and evolutionary history for male tendency to stick together

First published by | November 3, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

3D printed flying car to take to the skies

A 3D printed 5-seater vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flying car called Formula is expected to hit the sky in 2018, according to its creater.

First published by | November 2, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Can artificial intelligence learn to scare us?

Just in time for Halloween, a research team from the MIT Media Lab's Scalable Cooperation group has introduced Shelley: the world's first artificial intelligence-human horror story collaboration.

First published by | November 1, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Offensive chat app responses highlight AI fails

Messaging assistants and smart replies are meant to make lives easier by anticipating responses when chatting with friends.

First published by | October 25, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for first time in India

Scientists in India have discovered a 152 million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile - in the western state of Gujarat.

First published by | October 25, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Google DeepMind: AI becomes more alien

Google's DeepMind says it has made another big advance in artificial intelligence by getting a machine to master the Chinese game of Go without help from human players.

First published by | October 18, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Microwave breakthrough helps boost hard drive sizes

The data-storing abilities of hard drives could soon swell to 40 terabytes (TB) and beyond, says Western Digital.

First published by | October 13, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Child labor might be hidden in your smartphone’s supply chain

As I stood in New York’s Penn Station on Sunday, commuters in suits and tourists wearing I Love New York T-shirts waited for their trains to Boston, Washington DC and beyond.

First published by | October 13, 2017 | Science & Technology, Social Change | 0 responses

Facebook to launch new virtual reality headset, ‘Oculus Go’

Facebook Inc plans to release a new virtual reality headset that does not require a separate computer to operate....

First published by | October 11, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses