Emotion-detection in AI should be regulated, AI Now says

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:42:34 +0000

It’s built on junk science, yet it’s being used to determine who gets hired, fired, insured, medicated and more, the research institute says.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MWAhLktWa8c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple is forcing the ad industry to change

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:44:00 -0800

Advertising has become too personal.

Modern systems learn too much about your personal life, tastes and aspirations, and while this is manna from heaven for advertisers, it’s an invasion of privacy for many. And Apple is changing the equation.

Intelligent Tracking Prevention

Apple has built a technology that reduces the quantity of data advertisers can harvest from your online life. It is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention and The Information tells us that since the technology debuted in 2017:

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Apple is forcing the ads industry to change

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:44:00 -0800

Advertising has become too personal.

Modern systems learn too much about your personal life, tastes and aspirations, and while this is manna from heaven for advertisers, it’s an invasion of privacy for the many. And Apple is changing the equation.

Intelligent Tracking Prevention

Apple has built a technology that reduces the quantity of data advertisers can harvest from your online life. It is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention and The Information tells us that since the tech debuted in 2017:

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Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:41:21 +0000

The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MkuqFZJIxhw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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AI wordsmith too dangerous to be released… has been released

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:50:47 +0000

The text-generating AI has only been released in neutered forms until now, for fear it would be used to mass-produce fake news and spam.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Gp2bPEYqYs8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Pentagon publishes AI guidelines

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:43:59 +0000

As the specter of warrior robots looms large, the Pentagon has published a set of ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QVzJCPZlr9g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New Facebook AI fools facial recognition

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:19 +0000

The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/98QOXSevUPY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Researchers design tunable, self-recovering dyes for use in next-generation smart devices

Researchers are working to better control how the chemicals respond to treatment, as well as how to reverse the chemicals back to their original state with little to no interference. A team of researchers has achieved such results with a specific compound that can emit light and has potential applications in the next generation of smart devices such as wearable devices and anti-counterfeiting paintings.

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