Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her

A team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint last July while she was babysitting four young children, writes InForum. She was booked ...
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AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months

Dumb AI meets even dumber cops. The post AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months appeared first on Futurism.

Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here’s how it works.

Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform’s age-check partners. Suddenly, these often-overlooked players in the “age-assurance” ecosystem ...

Duke Engineers Trap Light to Create the Fastest Photodetector Ever Built

A new ultrathin photodetector captures light across the full spectrum in just 125 picoseconds, opening the door to faster, smarter imaging technologies.
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Hard Fork

Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex. By Kevin RooseCasey NewtonRachel CohnWhitney JonesVjeran PavicKatie McMurranDan PowellRowan Niemisto and Diane Wong ...