Tag: ai

Why ‘deepfake’ videos are becoming more difficult to detect

06.13.19.

Sophisticated and inaccurate altered videos known as “deepfakes” are causing alarm in the digital realm. The highly realistic manipulated videos are the subject of a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday. As PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports, the accelerating speed of computers and advances in machine learning make deepfakes ever more difficult to…
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Space Force questions, dinosaur tongues, AI conducting research: this week in science

06.22.18.

Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. “Eeee Eee Eeee” means “I’m Back” in dolphin-speak It is hard to overstate my excitement and sense of wonder as I snorkeled last week with a pod of wild spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. I was plying those waters…
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Organic molecules on Mars, new glacial flow model, Miles swims with dolphins: this week in science

06.08.18.

Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Miles O’Brien, dolphin whisperer As you are reading this, Miles is floating somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean… But don’t worry, we haven’t lost him! He’s embedding on a research vessel for about a week with a team of scientists…
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What is Machine Learning and How is it Used? – Hash it Out with Cameron Hickey

06.07.18.

What is machine learning? How does it work? What are these artificially intelligent algorithms useful for? Considering they are used by Amazon, Google, Netflix, Facebook and many other companies we interact with on a daily basis, what are the benefits and drawbacks? Thanks to a listener suggestion, we decided to delve deeper on the subject.…
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