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2018 proved that computer vision is the most powerful manifestation of AI

Dec25
by on December 25, 2018 at 11:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Contributors


You probably use computer vision every day and don’t even think about it. Enjoy checking out the latest Snapchat filters? That’s computer vision. Unlock your iPhone with your face? That’s computer vision, too. Use your phone to deposit your latest paycheck and get some cash in your bank account? Well, that’s also computer vision. Computer vision as we know it is at a tipping point. Thanks to industry-wide development efforts and advances in deep learning algorithms and graphics processors, we’re doing things that were unimaginable just a decade ago. Some of the technology has been around for a few years, but a handful…

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We should teach human rights law to software engineers

Dec25
by on December 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, syndication


Artificial Intelligence (AI) is finding its way into more and more aspects of our daily lives. It powers the smart assistants on our mobile phones and virtual “home assistants.” It’s in the algorithms designed to improve our health diagnostics. And it’s used in the predictive policing tools used by the police to fight crime. Each of these examples throws up potential problems when it comes to the protection of our human rights. Predictive policing, if not correctly designed, can lead to discrimination based on race, gender, or ethnicity. Privacy and data protection rules apply to information related to our health.…

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End of year crypto roundup: How did IOTA perform in 2018?

Dec25
by on December 25, 2018 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, The next generation of money management


At a time when cryptocurrency was synonymous with blockchain technology, IOTA proposed a modification. IOTA, as its name would suggest, aspired to be a cryptocurrency for the future of Internet of Things (IoT). But its founders thought that the blockchain had “too sluggish transaction times and skyrocketing fees” to be able to power the world of connected devices. Instead, they introduced a new distributed ledger technology based on Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) — and named it Tangle. As a participant, when you want to make a transaction on Tangle, you need to pick two previous transactions at random, validate them, and then connect…

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Day 14 of TNW’s Advent: NordVPN giveaway!

Dec25
by on December 25, 2018 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


This holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the course of 12 days, we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. You can thank us later. We wanted to do something special for our final day of TNW’s advent. It is Christmas after all. So, on this magical day, we’re giving away five one-year licenses to NordVPN! All you have to do is sign-up to our amazing, brilliant, and hilarious newsletter, Big Spam. When you click this link, make sure you select “TNW’s Big Spam – The snarkiest tech news of the day.” But, if you…

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