Multi-threaded Microprocessor Matlows
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…… Yes, the Iconoclast here reports that a number of corporations are working on crewless shipping and ships. Captain, Master … Read more
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Patents pose problems
What happens when a patent application cites an AI inventor named Dabus (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience)? Yes, a machine as an inventor of something original! It seems that … Read more
EU drones on about border security
Ever disturbed a wasp’s nest? I have and it was both uncomfortable and interesting. Interesting because the attacking wasps went straight for their target, me! No fly past, no choosing landing sites, … Read more
Huawei ‘heads-up’ CCTV facial recognition in Uganda.
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, Huawei is rolling out a major facial recognition CCTV system in Uganda. Apparently a burgeoning crime wave is making it very difficult … Read more
AI in the dock.
How long would it be before AI was used by criminals? Well, I am afraid to say….they already do! Deepfake makes use of AI in a process know as human image synthesis. … Read more
Facing up to recognition
In the West we are told we live in a surveillance society. Certainly in the UK there are cameras everywhere. Formerly they were connected to tape based security recording equipment which were … Read more
AI algo used to predict ‘no show’ patients at up coming appointments.
UCL London has developed an algorithm using previously gathered data from those who have had appointments for MRI scans to predict 90% of those who would not turn up for their appointment. … Read more
An alternative AI health helpline
Alan Turing argued that if the machine could successfully pretend to be human to a knowledgeable observer then you certainly should consider it intelligent. With that in mind I want to explore … Read more