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AI learns to distinguish between aromas of US and Scottish whiskies
One algorithm identified the five strongest notes in each drink more accurately than any one of a panel of expertsNotch up another win for artificial intelligence. Researchers have used the technology to predict the notes that waft off whisky and determine whether a dram was made in the US or Scotland.The work is a step towards automated systems that can predict the complex aroma of whisky from its molecular makeup....
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:
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UK arts and media reject plan to let AI firms use copyrighted material
Exclusive: Coalition of musicians, photographers and newspapers insist existing copyright laws must be respectedWriters, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government’s plan to create a copyright exemption to help artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms.In a joint statement, bodies representing thousands of creatives dismissed the proposal made...
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:The Download: digital twins, and where AI data really comes from
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment. Steven Niederer, a biomedical engineer at the Alan Turing Institute and Imperial College London, has a cardboard box filled with…
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:All of Our Hopes and Fears for Tech in 2025
To wrap up 2024, this week on Uncanny Valley we talk about the tech products we most fear and love.
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:UK data regulator criticises Google for ‘irresponsible’ ad tracking change
ICO says allowing advertisers to track digital ‘fingerprints’ will undermine consumers’ control over informationBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s data protection regulator has labelled Google as “irresponsible” for allowing advertisers to track customers’ digital “fingerprints”, amid fears even privacy-conscious users will find the online monitoring technique difficult to block.The UK Information Commissioner’s...
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:Three pieces of good news on climate change in 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The vibes in the climate world this year have largely been … less than great. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit a new high, reaching 37.4 billion metric tons in 2024. This year is…
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment.
A healthy heart beats at a steady rate, between 60 and 100 times a minute. That’s not the case for all of us, I’m reminded, as I look inside a cardboard box containing around 20 plastic hearts—each a replica of a real human one. The hearts, which previously sat on a shelf in a lab…
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:More time, less tedium: how AI is helping SMEs to innovate and compete
Using artificial intelligence to handle repetitive tasks and large data sets is no longer just the preserve of big corporate players. With AI now available as an affordable service, SMEs are freeing up their people to focus on more rewarding work“Admin is important,” says Kevin Fitzgerald, UK managing director of Employment Hero, a global employment management platform that uses AI to make life easier for SMEs. “But...
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:Less bias, better hires: why AI could transform recruitment for SMEs
No system, human or digital, is perfect. But by using artificial intelligence to do a lot of the legwork, SMEs can limit the effects of unconscious bias and free up their people to find the ideal candidate for the jobArtificial intelligence is trained on real intelligence – in other words, content created by humans. Theoretically, if you want AI to spit out fiction, you train it on novels and if you want AI to write...
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:Future perfect: the AI tools helping startups to predict and plan their recruitment
For startups and SMEs it can be notoriously difficult to anticipate how many people and in what roles they need to take on as they grow – but a new AI-powered HR platform is helping businesses forecast their needs and find the right candidates at the right timeImagine the future of HR. You get a message on your phone. It says that, as a result of a recent organisational reshuffle, you’re going to need to hire someone...
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:The 20 best video games of 2024
Ingenious puzzle games, a psychedelic take on poker, an action-packed take on Buddhist legend and a compilation of 50 faux-retro titles – our critics pick the year’s finest• More on the best culture of 2024PC It starts with a single machine: a landing pod on an untouched planet. Then a drill, built with iron mined by your own hand. Hours later, the planet is covered in neat (or not) arrays of extractors and conveyor...
Published on: December 19, 2024 | Source:MarkItDown: Microsoft’s Game-Changing Tool That Turns Any Document into Clean Markdown
A deep dive into Microsoft’s new Python library that seamlessly converts PDFs, Office files, and more into clean, version-control-friendly…Continue reading on Level Up Coding »
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:GOATS Airdrop Listing Date and Price — New Updates — December 2024
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:OneFootball Airdrop Listing New Crypto Rewards Today
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Blum Airdrop Date: New Distribution Timeline 2024 — December 2024
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:When Aliens Share Their Secrets: The Promise of Advanced Technology on Earth
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:NFT Drops: New Digital Art Collections Coming Soon — December 2024
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Airdrop Paws: New Guide to Crypto Pet Rewards — December 2024
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Movement Airdrop: How to Get Free Crypto Rewards
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Goats Airdrop: Claim New NFT Gaming Rewards
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Questions about the “AI utopia”
The answers to these questions, and how we decide to answer them, will help us understand how AI can impact our lives and society.Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:‘Pick and mix of horror’ online pushes young people to violence, UK police chief says
Counter-terrorism leader says there is often no ideology behind ‘grotesque fascinations’ with extreme contentMore young people, including children aged 10, are viewing a “pick and mix of horror” on the web that pushes them towards violence, a UK counter-terrorism leader has said.Deputy assistant commissioner Vicki Evans of the Metropolitan police, the senior national coordinator for counter-terrorism, said the nature...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality
Botto is a 'decentralized AI artist' whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Google Maps car snaps vital clue in Spanish missing person case
Image of man leaning into boot of a car on a street in northern Spain helps lead police to make two arrestsOn a nearly deserted street in northern Spain, the images appeared to show a man hunched over the back of a red Rover car, gingerly loading a bulky white sack into the boot.A passing Google Maps camera car happened to snap the suspicious moment as it unfolded in the hamlet of Tajueco in October. Two months later,...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Uber and its CEO donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund
Donation adds to list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster favorable relationship with president-electUber and its CEO have donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, joining a growing list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster a favorable relationship with the incoming administration.A spokesperson for Uber Technologies confirmed to the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that both Uber and...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource KenyaPTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal action‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific contentMore than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by exposure to graphic social...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content
Former workers at Samasource say violent, graphic and sexually explicit videos left them fearful to go outsideMore than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of severe PTSDPTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal actionWhen James Irungu took on a new job for the tech outsourcing company Samasource, his manager provided scant details before his training began....
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:The Witcher IV, Ōkami 2 and other big reveals from the Game awards
In this week’s newsletter: There were many worthy winners in LA, but it was the new releases, surprise sequels and other end-of-year announcements that really got us excitedAlongside some worthy winners – Balatro, Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio swept the board – the Game awards last Thursday brought a generous bounty of end-of-year announcements, like unexpected gifts under the tree. In terms of newsworthy reveals,...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review – Jim Carrey supplies laughs and energy for hedgehog threequel
Carrey’s Dr Robotnik is the best thing in elaborate third-instalment shenanigans that are pretty good fan-service funA third Sonic film rolls off the production line with remorseless inevitability, and no little excitement among its core early-teen fanbase; the Marvel Cinematic Universe could take a lesson or two in how to keep the audience onside. The kerfuffle over Sonic’s weirdly designed teeth seems a long time ago...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:The Download: AI tracking birds, and a pig kidney transplant
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI is changing how we study bird migration In a warming world, migratory birds face many existential threats. Scientists rely on a combination of methods to track the timing and location of their…
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:‘They’re looking for something’: rumors abound over unsettling drone sightings in New Jersey
At first, the relentless flocks of drones were unusual but nothing to worry about – now, people want answersKyle Breese, 36, works remotely in insurance and lives in Ocean Township, New Jersey, a sleepy suburb with tree-cloaked streets, not far from beaches. Last Saturday night, with his wife and two kids inside their home, he let out his ageing dog Bruce into the backyard and then looked up.There, in the sky, was an...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Forget charades, I have found the worst Christmas game of all time – and I love it
While ostensibly terrible, Santa’s Speedy Quest is also addictive, hilarious, only 79p – and in its own fiendish way, exactly what we need at this time of yearIf you’ve got an Xbox and any sense, you’ll be spending this Christmas playing the new Indiana Jones game. And perhaps feeling smug about the fact it’s a timed exclusive, leaving PlayStation owners to press their noses against the frosted glass like Victorian...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:This is where the data to build AI comes from
AI is all about data. Reams and reams of data are needed to train algorithms to do what we want, and what goes into the AI models determines what comes out. But here’s the problem: AI developers and researchers don’t really know much about the sources of the data they are using. AI’s data collection…
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology
Imagination Technologies had licences with two Chinese firms – but said it had not ‘implemented transactions’ that would enable the use of technology for military purposesChinese engineers developing chips for artificial intelligence that can be used in “advanced weapons systems” have gained access to cutting-edge UK technology, the Guardian can reveal.Described by analysts as “China’s premier AI chip designers”, Moore...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:AI is changing how we study bird migration
A small songbird soars above Ithaca, New York, on a September night. He is one of 4 billion birds, a great annual river of feathered migration across North America. Midair, he lets out what ornithologists call a nocturnal flight call to communicate with his flock. It’s the briefest of signals, barely 50 milliseconds long, emitted…
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