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Boston-based dating app gives users access to AI wingman
AI instructs the lovelorn in everything from selecting a profile picture and writing a profile bio to tips on how to start a digital conversation with a potential online mate.
Moscow police to get fitted with facial recognition goggles
Law enforcement in the city of Moscow may soon be outfitted with facial recognition goggles to help identify wanted individuals.
Scientists calling for ban on weaponized AI
A coalition of scientists is calling for a worldwide ban on weaponized artificial intelligence (AI), otherwise known as killer robots.
Purdue graduate designs jacket for law enforcement, military personnel working outdoors
A Purdue Polytechnic New Albany graduate has created a line of battery-powered heated jackets to protect military personnel, law enforcement and others working outside during the harsh winter months.
Robots take a step toward self-awareness
Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a robot arm that can imagine itself. Or can it?
Website AI creates headshots of nonexistent people on-demand
thispersondoesnotexist.com creates headshots of AI-generated people with a machine learning algorithm called generative adversarial networks.
Researchers turn plastic bags into battery components
Researchers from Purdue University have created a new technique for converting discarded plastic bags into carbon chip anodes for lithium-ion batteries that power smartphones and other devices.
Video: Pressure sensors and vehicle traffic adjustment technology help keep bed hogs in the right lane
Ford uses its automotive technology in a new smart bed.
UK researchers develop AI to thwart online dating scams
Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Warwick have created algorithms to spot fake dating profiles on online dating websites and apps.
Teaching autonomous vehicles to predict pedestrian movements
The researchers say they can predict poses and future locations for one or several pedestrians up to about 50 yards from the vehicle.
Computer engineer in China builds AI-powered shelter for stray cats
A computer engineer from Chinese internet company Baidu has built an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shelter for stray cats.
Video: Amphibious robot developed to explore regions underwater drones can’t
The robot can traverse sand, snow, ice and other solid substrates.
Purdue researchers adding new feature to firefighting robot design
Purdue University researchers are improving on existing robotic firefighter designs with a new feature that would eliminate an obstacle present in their current design.
NYPD issues cease-and-desist letter to Google
The New York Police Department has sent Google a cease-and-desist letter, demanding that the company remove a feature that lets users know where police checkpoints are in real-time.
Researchers create self-healing 3D-printed material
The 3D-printed rubber material can self-repair through a 3D-printing process called photopolymerization.
Russia outfits two navy ships with hallucination-inducing weapon
Two Russian Navy ships have been outfitted with a weapon capable of making victims hallucinate, according to Russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti.
U.S. launch of Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth edition for robotic-assisted spine surgery
Medtronic’s Stealth software combines with Mazor’s existing robotic technology to afford computerized surgical planning and navigation.
Video: Bipedal robot Cassie takes on the polar vortex
The University of Michigan tested its walking robot for over an hour in sub-zero temperatures.
Report: Prisons building an inmate voice database using voice recognition technology
According to a new report, the voices of U.S. prison inmates are being recorded to build a voice recognition database.
Study: Humans' behavior in VR environments differs from their behavior in real life
Researchers from UBC Research and State University of New York Polytechnic Institute have found that humans behave differently in a virtual reality (VR) environment than they do in real life.