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17 Oct

Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What’s Possible’

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“You have to learn the fundamentals,” he says. “Technology will change, but storytelling won’t.”To make his short, “Mnemonade,” really sing, Meta Puppet says he focused on giving the story some emotional heft. “I don’t think AI films will go fully mainstream until we get emotional dialog,” he says. He played all the roles in his short, about the poignance of sense memory and an elderly woman’s loss of memory, using AI from Silicon Valley “unicorn” ElevenLabs to shift his vocal performance into each character’s range and voice.Maddie Hong, who went head-to-head with Meta Puppet in the Culver Cup finals, says…

17 Oct

Hiring Kit: Computer Research Scientist | TechRepublic

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In a competitive business universe, the more successful companies innovate, iterate, evolve, and improve their products and services. For many industries, this drive to innovate not only applies to the finished product, but also to the processes required to create the finished product. A stagnation of ideas could cost a company market share and perhaps much more. Generally tasked with creating and improving computer software and hardware, the computer research scientist works to turn abstract algorithms into practical improvements in efficiency and productivity. These scientists often play integral roles in artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. This customizable…

17 Oct

Qualtrics: AI Training and Guidance a Problem For Australian Employees

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Australian workforces feel less enabled to use AI than global workforces, according to a survey from Qualtrics, whose lead behavioural scientist has recommended employers pursue an employee-centric approach to rolling out AI or risk resistance to future innovation initiatives. The Qualtrics 2025 Employee Experience Trends report, which included responses from 2,040 Australian employees, found that only one-third (35%) of Australian employees agree their organisation is currently providing them with the AI enablement and training they need to succeed. A similar number (38%) said their company has AI guidelines, ethics, or principles — a low figure compared with a global result…

17 Oct

All of Our Gadgets Just Keep Talking

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Everybody wants to talk to their pet. Or to try to get them to listen, anyway. So it’s no wonder that some startups think the way to break through the communication barrier between you and your pooch is with a nice big helping of technology. Welcome to a world with AI-enabled dog and cat collars that try to interpret a pet’s needs and then share those wishes with their human. The only problem with these devices is that the pet won’t actually be a part of the conversation, as the collar is just guessing at what the pet is thinking—but…

16 Oct

IBM: Enterprise IT Facing Imminent AI Agent Revolution

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The days of AI acting solely as a predictive tool or chatbot are numbered. Armand Ruiz, IBM’s vice president of product management for its AI platform, told delegates at the SXSW Festival in Australia this week that AI agents will soon allow enterprises in the APAC region to automate complex, multi-step tasks, freeing employees to focus on more human-centric activities. Ruiz explained that AI technologies have evolved from predictive models in traditional machine learning to the widespread use of chatbots. He predicted that the next leap will usher in an “agentic era,” where specialised AI agents collaborate with humans to…

16 Oct

Algorithms Policed Welfare Systems For Years. Now They’re Under Fire for Bias

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“People receiving a social allowance reserved for people with disabilities [the Allocation Adulte Handicapé or AAH] are directly targeted by a variable in the algorithm,” says Bastien Le Querrec, legal expert at La Quadrature du Net. “The risk score for people receiving AAH and who are working is increased.”Because it also scores single-parent families higher than two-parent families, the groups argue it indirectly discriminates against single mothers, who are statistically more likely to be sole-care givers. “In the criteria for the 2014 version of the algorithm, the score for beneficiaries who have been divorced for less than 18 months is…

16 Oct

How to Solve Memory Bottlenecks Impeding AI Apps | TechRepublic

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The capabilities of artificial intelligence applications and modern processors, such as GPUs, are beginning to exceed data center architectures. While the intense power and cooling demands of generative AI are well reported, relatively little has been set about the memory bottleneck that currently pegs AI performance. But that is changing due to memory innovation. AI needs memory. Lots of it. Yet traditional memory architectures can act as a bottleneck for AI performance. Thus, the introduction of Compute Express Link is timely. This new server interconnect opens the door to memory resources being pooled and shared. It can help to bridge…

16 Oct

New breakthrough helps free up space for robots to ‘think’, say scientists

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Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time which could free up more space in the robotic 'brain' for them to 'think'. Mimicking how some parts of the human body work, researchers from King's College London have transmitted a series of commands to devices with a new kind of compact circuit, using variations in pressure from a fluid inside it. They say this world first opens up the possibility of a new generation of robots, whose bodies could operate independently of their built-in control centre, with this space potentially being used instead…

16 Oct

Generative AI in Security: Risks and Mitigation Strategies

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Generative AI became tech’s fiercest buzzword seemingly overnight with the release of ChatGPT. Two years later, Microsoft is using OpenAI foundation models and fielding questions from customers about how AI changes the security landscape. Siva Sundaramoorthy, senior cloud solutions security architect at Microsoft, often answers these questions. The security expert provided an overview of generative AI — including its benefits and security risks — to a crowd of cybersecurity professionals at ISC2 in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. What security risks can come from using generative AI? During his speech, Sundaramoorthy discussed concerns about GenAI’s accuracy. He emphasized that the…

16 Oct

Researchers develop system cat’s eye-inspired vision for autonomous robotics

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Autonomous systems like drones, self-driving cars, and robots are becoming more common in our daily lives. However, they often struggle to "see" well in different environments -- like bright sunlight, low light, or when objects blend into complex backgrounds. Interestingly, nature may already have the solution to this problem. Cats are known for their amazing vision in both bright light and darkness. Their eyes are uniquely adapted: during the day, vertical slit-shaped pupils help them focus and reduce glare. At night, their pupils widen to let in more light, and a reflective layer called the tapetum lucidum boosts their night…