An artificial skin that can help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality

Scientists have developed a soft artificial skin that provides haptic feedback and — thanks to a sophisticated self-sensing mechanism — has the potential to instantaneously adapt to a wearer's movements. Applications for the new technology range from medical rehabilitation to virtual reality.

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Google made thousands of deepfakes to aid detection efforts

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:40:25 +0000

It’s an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-p47wfO19Ec” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Vimeo sued for storing faceprints of people without their say-so

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:47:25 +0000

The suit was filed under BIPA, the Illinois law that requires written consent to grab people’s faceprints – the same law Facebook’s battling.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mzcU6d5eSbI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes

Two studies provide evidence for the impact of biology by using artificial intelligence to identify patterns of brain activity that make people less responsive to certain antidepressants. Put simply, scientists showed they can use imaging of a patient's brain to decide whether a medication is likely to be effective.

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When it comes to robots, reliability may matter more than reasoning

What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what researchers are uncovering in a new study into how humans and robots work together. Research into human-agent teaming, or HAT, has examined how the transparency of agents — such as robots, unmanned vehicles or software agents — influences human trust, task performance, workload and perceptions of the agent.

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Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:47:38 +0000

It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mWK0Hr3l6MU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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