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Disney built an AI that can easily make actors look younger or older
FRAN could help make it less time-consuming and expensive to re-age an actor.
Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid falling
Robots are learning to prevent falls by propping against a wall, much like a human.
This golf robot uses a Microsoft Kinect camera and a neural network to line up putts
At least Golfi won't fly off the handle like Happy Gilmore when it misses.
Listen to an AI sing an uncannily human rendition of 'Jolene'
Holly+, the digital "twin" of experimental musician Holly Herndon, does Dolly Parton's classic 'Jolene' surprising justice.
Robots learn to shape letters using Play-Doh
Robots are making letters with Play-Doh, and that could help them prep food or even pottery.
Google and Qualcomm are making neural network API updates easier on Android
Instead of waiting for an OS update that may never come, now your Android phone can get AI processing improvements directly from Google.
Proposed face unlock system would let you access your device with a wink
BYU professor D.J. Lee has patented a two-factor facial recognition authentication system that scans a subject's face and a unique facial action for identity verification.
Microsoft opens limited access to its neural text-to-speech AI
AT&T and Warner Bros. used the tech to create an interactive version of Bugs Bunny.
An AI is livestreaming a never-ending bass solo on YouTube
Dadabots trained the neural network with a two-hour improvisation from YouTuber Adam Neely.
AI gauges the mental health of cancer patients through eye movements
Researchers have developed AI that can determine mental health by tracking eye movements, although it may be a long while before the tech is practical.
AI can detect COVID-19 by listening to your coughs
Researchers have built an app that can detect COVID-19 through cough recordings, even for people who say they're asymptomatic.
Facebook uses AI to forecast COVID-19 spread across the US
Facebook is using AI to forecast COVID-19 spread in the US, giving officials a chance to adapt to spikes in new cases.
AI recreates the painting techniques of famous artists
New AI can recreate the brush strokes used to create a famous painting by looking at the finished image.
This AI generates gibberish words with nonsensical definitions to match
ThisWordDoesNotExist.com offers an endless stream of AI-generated nonsensical babble, accompanied by seemingly plausible dictionary definitions.
NASA's supercomputer needs your help to map coral reefs
NASA usually studies space, but the agency is currently hoping to save ocean wildlife with this game.
AI-powered Lego sorter knows the shape of every brick
For some people, rummaging through a bunch of Lego bricks is part of the fun. But if you've got an enormous collection or take on complicated builds, you probably have a system for sorting your pieces. Your solution probably doesn't involve AI, though. YouTube user Daniel West combined his love for Lego with his engineering skills to build a universal Lego sorter that uses a neural network to identify, classify and organize the plastic pieces more efficiently than a human could.
MIT researchers use shadows to create a video of what happens off camera
In order for self-driving cars to park themselves, they'll need to be able to see around corners. A team from MIT's CSAIL may have a new way to do that. Using video footage of shadows, they've developed an algorithm that can recreate video of what's happening off the screen.
AI determines how much help Shakespeare had writing a play
Many believe that Shakespeare had help writing at least some of his plays, but to what extent? AI might have an answer. Czech researcher Petr Plecháč has developed a machine learning system that determined which portions of Henry VIII were likely written by Shakespeare's contemporary (and long-suspected collaborator) John Fletcher. The approach trained an algorithm to recognize the word choices and rhythms of both Shakespeare and Fletcher plays from the time (such as The Tempest and Valentinian), and used a "rolling window" technique to study those styles without worrying about the starts or ends of scenes. The results were at once expected and surprising.
Intel unveils its first chips built for AI in the cloud
Intel is no stranger to AI-oriented chips, but now it's turning its attention to those chips that might be thousands of miles away. The tech firm has introduced two new Nervana Neural Network Processors, the NNP-T1000 (below) and NNP-I1000 (above), that are Intel's first ASICs designed explicitly for AI in the cloud. The NNT-T chip is meant for training AIs in a 'balanced' design that can scale from small computer clusters through to supercomputers, while the NNP-I model handles "intense" inference tasks.
AI can help doctors spot brain hemorrhages faster
AI is already capable of discovering medical conditions with a high degree of accuracy. However, brain hemorrhages are particularly challenging -- false positives slow things down, while missing even a tiny hemorrhage could be deadly. The technology might be ready for it, however. UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers have created an algorithm that detected brain hemorrhages with accuracy better than two out of four radiologists in a test. The key was the algorithm's finely-detailed training data.
