Edge computing combined with AI will allow to process enormous amounts of data locally. The additional cost of hardware accelerators is marginal. The computing performance of neural networks is boosted about ten times every year. The data can be processed in parallel, thereby outperforming traditional CPU design.
Usage of edge computing in applications such as self-driving cars, facial recognition or predictive maintenance is just the beginning. We will soon have enough computing power to build truly independently operating machines. They will be able to move safely in cities, factories and be almost as competent in their work duties as humans. Read More
Daily Archives: September 2, 2019
Is Augmented Artificial Intelligence Already Disrupting Artificial Intelligence?
If digital workplaces are being disrupted by the ongoing development of artificial intelligence (AI) driven apps, by 2021 those disruptors could end up in their turn being disrupted. The emergence of a new form of AI, or a second wave of AI, known as augmented AI is so significant that Gartner is predicting that by 2021 it will be creating up to $2.9 trillion of business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity globally. Read More
AI Now Institute’s Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker Decode Live Interview
Why an AI arms race with China would be bad for humanity
In a provocative op-ed in the New York Times last week, PayPal and Palantir founder Peter Thiel argued that artificial intelligence is “a military technology.” So, he asks, why are companies like Google and Microsoft, which have opened research labs in China to recruit Chinese researchers for their cutting-edge AI research, “sharing it with a rival”?
Thiel’s op-ed caused a big splash in the AI community and frustrated experts in both AI and US-China relations. Read More
Export Controls in the age of AI
What does technological leadership look like in an era of artificial intelligence? The United States, like other countries, is in the midst of grappling with this question against a backdrop of the rise of China and the growing realization that “business as usual” will no longer suffice for America to maintain its technological advantage. Washington has begun to take some important steps to translate this realization into action. In February, President Donald Trump launched the American AI Initiative in recognition that “American leadership in AI is of paramount importance to maintaining the economic and national security of the United States.” In a less constructive fashion, two months later Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019 that would “make it harder for American companies to export major emerging technologies to China.” Clearly, AI is on the agenda. Read More
Viral Deepfake App ZAO Sparks Mass Downloads, Memes and Major Concerns
It’s the hottest thing on the Chinese internet right now, apart from speculation over Kris Wu maybe having a girlfriend. But while the launch of deepfake-style face swap app ZAO has seen it leap to the top of download charts, it’s also raising a host of privacy concerns on Chinese social media, an intriguing development in a country where mass surveillance and facial recognition technology are prevalent.
The app — developed by Momo, the same company behind popular Chinese dating app Tantan — became an overnight sensation after it began circulating on Friday evening. Hashtags related to the app quickly became some of the hottest on microblogging site Weibo, while the app rocketed up the iOS download charts. Chinese social media feeds quickly became filled with ZAO-produced videos from friends and contacts for many users. Read More
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