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Colorado State University researchers recentlypublished a paperon an artificial intelligence (AI) system to train dogs. The researchers used AI to train the software on thousands of canine images. The hope is that computers could one day be used for an automated dog training system. PhotoTalk / Getty Images “When it comes to dog training, patience, and perseverance go hand in hand.” If a dog responds to a command by adopting the correct posture, the machine dispenses a treat....

A new technology developed by Columbia University researchers, calledNeural Voice Camouflage, may offer a defense. “Meeting participants may be more careful about which points they raise and how their speech is being transcribed. The new technique achieves real-time performance by forecasting an attack on the future of the signal or word. YinYang / Getty Images Meeting participants may be more careful about which points they raise and how their speech is being transcribed....

Automation puts people out of jobs, from ATMs to washing machines to supermarket cashiers. But those have always been pretty menial tasks. Now, the machines are coming for the creative classes. Possessed Photography / Unsplash And music artists are getting pretty excited about it. I don’t think it will result in fewer artists any more than drum machines result in fewer drummers. You pick a genre, make a few choices, and go....

What could possibly go wrong? A startup calledHume AIclaims to use algorithms to measure emotions from facial, vocal, and verbal expressions. It’s one of a growing number of companies that purport to read human emotions using computers. 10'000 Hours / Getty Images But some experts say that the concept raises privacy issues. Face Reading? Hume says the secret to teaching AI to read emotions is big data. Carlos Yepes / Getty Images...

Did Beethoven write it? Ludwig van Beethoven’s unfinished symphony is the latest to be given a helping hand by AI. “The AI needed to learn how to bridge two sections of music together. Emma Farrer / Getty Images The AI Revolution AI technologies have begun complementing human creative work in recent years. “We can also synthetically generate faces, change facial characteristics, re-stylize images, etc.” But when AI produces images or music,is it actually being creative?...

The story is in nuances J.A. Bracchi / Getty Images Get ready for your next book to be read by software. It’s part of a growing movement to outsource many previously human functions like art and driving to computers. J.A. Bracchi / Getty Images “The consumer can even choose if he or she would like a male or female narrator.” “Think of Shakespeare’s plays,” tech advisorVaclav Vincaleksaid in an email....

The AI anchor “Fedha"recently appearedon the Twitter account of Kuwait News. It’s one of a growing number of AI uses that could confuse viewers. “We’ve seen disinformation campaigns and viral deep fakes spread at a rapid rate across the globe. Zentangle / Getty Images Remember the image of the Pope wearing a fashionable puffy jacket that went viral and fooled so many people? AI News mikkelwilliam / Getty Images Fedha looks eerily realisticin broadcasts....

Intuition Roboticshas released ElliQ, billed as an AI companion for the elderly. “Social isolation is one of the greatest hazards for physical and mental health. Thus, technology should be a supplement rather than a substitute for in-person attention.” Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Its intended to allow users to interact with it more naturally than other smart speakers like Alexa. ElliQ provides what the company calls daily conversation. While regular voice-controlled personal assistants are ambient and wait for a human command, ElliQ initiates conversations....

Nvidia CEOJensen Huangsaid recently thatAI would allow anyone to program by speakingto the computer. It is really about enhancing human potential. Programming With AI Huang said generative AI would let anyone create new and old software applications. A person learning to code using a laptop and AI.Maskot / Getty Images “And so the programming barrier is incredibly low. We have closed the digital divide. Everyone is a programmer. Now, you just have to say something to the computer....

Planning travel is not necessarily my favorite activity. I’m not the only one, either. And when you look at Americans traveling with kids, that number jumps to about 81 percent. Drs Producoes / Getty Images “AI is revolutionizing travel planning, with a significant majority of Americans willing to leverage this technology. Jia yu / Getty Images I followed that initial prompt with a request for good places to eat. Finally, I asked ChatGPT to give me a 4-day itinerary....

Federal officials sayfraudsters are usingvoice cloning software to pull off sophisticated family emergency and corporate fraud scams. It’s part of a growing problem of criminals using artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, the person on the phone is a stranger using voice cloning software. Tero Vesalainen / Getty Images “Artificial intelligence is no longer a far-fetched idea out of a sci-fi movie. We’re living with it, here and now,” writes the FTC on its website....

What Is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence is the measure of a computer’s intellectual ability. In this sense, a computer that can make predictions is artificially intelligent. Jonathan Kitchen / DigitalVision / Getty Images While these futuristic depictions represent AI, they are highly sophisticated forms of it. To create such advanced AI, foundational technologies like machine learning are essential. What Is Machine Learning? An example you’ve likely used is when you search for specific photos in your phone’s photo library....

But, you want to sound formal and respectful.Wordtunecan help make that happen. I spent around a week working with the free version, letting it suggest changes and restructures. Theyre nice to have, but overallat least in my experiencethe regular rewrite option was my go-to feature. sompong_tom / Getty Images It just works, and it works well. The length controllers were a nice touch on the premium side, though. The Future of AI Writing Wordtune isnt the first AI writing tool to pop up, though....