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ForkLog 12 17.10.2021

Neural network learns to design sneakers; Russian businessmen express trust in algorithms, and other AI news

ForkLog has gathered the week’s most important AI news.

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ForkLog 96 15.10.2021

In the UAE, scammers use a voice deepfake to steal $35m from a bank

In the United Arab Emirates, scammers impersonated the voice of the chief executive of a major company and persuaded a bank employee to transfer $35 million to their accounts.

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ForkLog 18 15.10.2021

US Army CIO rebuts claim that China has won the AI race

US Army CIO Raj Iyer refuted former Pentagon official Nicholas Chaillan\'s claim that the United States has already lost the technological battle to China.

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ForkLog 32 14.10.2021

Study shows voice deepfakes can fool speech-recognition devices

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found that voice-copying algorithms can deceive both speech-recognition devices and the people who listen to them.

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ForkLog 27 13.10.2021

Ukraine to deploy AI cameras to monitor mask-wearing and 1.5-metre social distancing

In November, cameras will go live in Ukraine's two largest cities to monitor mask-wearing and 1.5-metre social distancing.

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ForkLog 16 12.10.2021

Facebook agrees to grant regulators access to its algorithms to prove their safety

Facebook is prepared for tighter scrutiny to ensure its algorithms work as intended and do not harm users.

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ForkLog 29 11.10.2021

Opinion: China has already won the AI race against the United States

China has won the battle for artificial intelligence against the United States and is moving toward global dominance thanks to its technological achievements. This was stated by Nicolas Chaillan, the former Pentagon Chief Software Officer.

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ForkLog 12 10.10.2021

AI: Neural network restores Gustav Klimt’s lost paintings; robot learns to ride a skateboard; other AI news

ForkLog gathered the week’s most important AI news.

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ForkLog 26 08.10.2021

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots deployed in cleanup of nuclear waste at Chernobyl

Scientists from the University of Bristol will train robots, including Boston Dynamics' Spot, to interact with radioactive waste. For this, they visited some of the most contaminated sites at the Chernobyl NPP.

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ForkLog 12 07.10.2021

European Parliament calls for ban on facial-recognition systems in public spaces

The European Parliament urged a ban on automatic facial recognition in public spaces and called for stringent safeguards when police use artificial intelligence. The resolution was backed by 377 of 687 MEPs.

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ForkLog 23 06.10.2021

Former Uber drivers sue company over ‘racist’ facial-recognition system

The taxi aggregator Uber was accused of using a 'racist' facial-recognition system to identify drivers. The Association of Drivers of Apps and Couriers in Great Britain (ADCU) filed the suit against the company.

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ForkLog 26 06.10.2021

Whistleblower: Facebook uses algorithms to inflame hatred for profit

Facebook's algorithms fuel the spread of disinformation, incitement of hatred and ethnic violence for profit. Former product manager Frances Haugen told the US Senate, ABC News reports.

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