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Robots company boss says AI is a failure
Published in AI

Only good for graphics and fake conversations

Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashini says that AI has failed to deliver on many of its promises.

Meta claims its AI has cracked translation
Published in AI


Boffins say what they meant to say was that the claim is lost in translation

Facebook claims that its AI tools have cracked translation and can translate 204 different languages, twice as many as ever before attempted, at a higher quality than previously achieved.

Chinese AI used to monitor party loyalty
Published in AI


1984 anyone?

A new artificial intelligence tool has been developed in China that helps authorities monitor how loyal members of the Communist Party are to the government.

Sentient AI causing huge problems
Published in AI
Friday, 01 July 2022 12:12

Sentient AI causing huge problems


But not the ones you think

Sentient AI is starting to cause problems for humanity, but only because people are dumb enough to believe it actually exists.

Brits say that AI cannot invent stuff yet
Published in AI
Wednesday, 29 June 2022 11:43

Brits say that AI cannot invent stuff yet


IPO decides that AI still needs too much human assistance

The UK's Intellectual Property Office has decided artificial-intelligence systems cannot patent inventions for the time being.

Big Tech not all that keen on AI products
Published in News
Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:21

Big Tech not all that keen on AI products


The only way is Ethics 

Search engine outfit Google is not rushing to turn its cloud into AI based decision making.

AI robots are sexist, racist, and jumps to conclusions about people’s faces
Published in AI


Pretty much like humans

A robot operating with a popular Internet-based AI consistently gravitates to men over women, white people over people of color, and jumps to conclusions about peoples’ jobs after a glance at their face.

AI crafts its own beer
Published in AI
Monday, 20 June 2022 11:55

AI crafts its own beer


If only it could drink it

For one brief limited period of time, New Orleans locals "will have a chance to try the first craft beer created by an AI platform. "

Ukraine using AI to track saboteurs
Published in AI
Monday, 20 June 2022 11:54

Ukraine using AI to track saboteurs


Checking for Sara Connorski

Artificial intelligence has become one of Ukraine's most "effective tools" in identifying potential saboteurs amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

AI departments short staffed
Published in AI
Thursday, 09 June 2022 12:08

AI departments short staffed


If only they could be replaced by software


A study of UK enterprise leaders has found that AI departments in the UK are facing extreme staff shortages.