Facebook Shuts Down Facial Recognition, Google Wants to Work with the Pentagon, AI for Lie Detection?
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Our 77th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
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This week:
- (01:06) Landing AI brings in $57M for its machine learning operations tools
- (05:13) As the Arctic Warms, AI Forecasts Scope Out Shifting Sea Ice
- (09:07) Why Facebook (Or Meta) Is Making Tactile Sensors for Robots
- (14:12) Google AI Introduces ‘GoEmotions’: An NLP Dataset for Fine-Grained Emotion Classification
- (18:28) Facebook, Citing Societal Concerns, Plans to Shut Down Facial Recognition System
- (21:40) Google Wants to Work With the Pentagon Again, Despite Employee Concerns
- (25:50) Australia Ordered Clearview AI to Destroy its Database, As Its Violating Privacy Laws
- (27:54) AIBA uses AI technology to vet judges and refs at Belgrade worlds
- (30:40) Miso Introduces Second Generation Restaurant Kitchen Robot, the Flippy 2
Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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