The Artificial Intelligence Database

New Rules
Biden's AI Bill of Rights Is Toothless Against Big Tech
The draft's tenets include allowing citizens to opt out of algorithmic decisionmaking, which could reshape federal government—but not the private sector.
Running Up That Hill
Elon Musk’s Half-Baked Robot Is a Clunky First Step
Tesla’s Optimus robot did not dazzle robotics experts and can’t yet walk. But if the project delivers, it could give the company an edge in manufacturing.
By Will Knight
Neuroscience
Self-Taught AI May Have a Lot in Common With the Human Brain
Neural networks can use self-supervised learning to figure out what matters. This process might be what helps humans do the same.
Bots Run the Web
The Problem With Mental Health Bots
With human therapists in short supply, AI chatbots are trying to plug the gap—but it’s not clear how well they work.
By Grace Browne
Copy Cat
Google Borrows From TikTok to Keep Gen Z Searching
Younger people seek answers on TikTok and Instagram—Google hopes to lure them back with more visual, infinite scrolling search results.
Home Help
Amazon Wants Its Home Robot to Anticipate Your Every Need
The cutesy robot called Astro doesn’t do much now, but the company says it’s a step toward machines that understand your habits.
By Will Knight
Bots Run the Web
I Love Twitter Bots and I Cannot Lie
Don’t judge a bot by the troll farms—some make the internet a weirder and more wonderful place.
Interruption
This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material
Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?
By Matt Burgess
Eye Bleach
The Joy and Dread of AI Image Generators Without Limits
Artists are free to create fantasies or nightmares with unrestricted image generator Stable Diffusion, but some fear a flood of AI-made horrors.
By Will Knight
Food Supply
Satellite Data Shows How Russia Has Destroyed Ukrainian Grain
The Russian blockade and bombardments are cutting off thousands of tons of grain, threatening the food supply in countries that rely on wheat exports.
Data Discrimination
The FTC Is Closing in on Runaway AI
The US regulator is eager to end unfair use of artificial intelligence and commercial surveillance, but experts remain skeptical.
Neural Net
Why DeepMind Is Sending AI Humanoids to Soccer Camp
The Alphabet-backed AI firm is using virtual games to help its digital creations move more like humans.
By Amit Katwala
Not Found
Trans Researchers Want Google Scholar to Stop Deadnaming Them
The academic search engine’s policy on name changes is out of step with other search tools and publishers.
House Calls
Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left
The AI-powered online doctor app is ditching its controversial NHS contracts as it focuses on the US market.
By Nicole Kobie
Sponsored Content
Order Up: Bringing e-Commerce to Restaurant Supply
To equip its salesforce to put a B2C spin on a traditionally B2B space, Sysco is turning to tech.
Clearing the Bar
The Low Threshold for Face Recognition in New Delhi
Police in India's capital say they only require an 80 percent accuracy rate for matches, raising new alarm bells for civil liberty advocates.
CTRL+C
Algorithms Can Now Mimic Any Artist. Some Artists Hate It
A new generation of AI image tools can reproduce an artist’s signature style. Some creatives fear for their livelihoods.
By Will Knight
Bot Bias
How to Stop Robots From Becoming Racist
Algorithms can amplify patterns of discrimination. Robotics researchers are calling for new ways to prevent mechanical bodies acting out those biases.
Hi Robot
Google’s New Robot Learned to Take Orders by Scraping the Web
The machine learning technique that taught notorious text generator GPT-3 to write can also help robots make sense of spoken commands.
By Will Knight
Ideas
To Fix Tech, Democracy Needs to Grow Up
Calls to “democratize technology” ring hollow when both systems seem to be failing. The key is realizing that democracy is not yet in its final form.

