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AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina’s military dictatorship; AP reports Moravec‘s Paradox

AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina’s military dictatorship; AP reports

An Argentine publicist is using an artificial intelligence app to visualize how babies stolen by Argentina’s dictatorship (1976-1983) may look like today, four decades later. Santiago Barros combines the photos of the disappeared fathers and mothers pulled from a public database to create faces of what their children might look…
bubmag
September 3, 2023
The ASX-listed tech sector shouldn’t bank on AI boom, says Barrenjoey Moravec‘s Paradox

The ASX-listed tech sector shouldn’t bank on AI boom, says Barrenjoey

NextDC chief executive Craig Scroggie said last week that the data centre developer was in early conversations with customers to plan their infrastructure needs for generative AI, which is yet to be factored into the company’s revenue guidance. Another hallmark of earnings season was the volatility of technology stocks, said…
bubmag
September 3, 2023
Dell raises full-year forecasts amid AI strength, demand for computer hardware Moravec‘s Paradox

Dell raises full-year forecasts amid AI strength, demand for computer hardware

The development signals a potential turnaround in tech spending trends, following Cisco's recent beating of quarterly revenue estimates. Dell's third-quarter revenue forecast is of $22.5 billion | Image Credit: Pixabay Dell Technologies full-year forecast: Dell Technologies has increased its full-year revenue and profit forecasts, capitalising on the surge in artificial…
bubmag
September 1, 2023
MLB News: AAA Rule Change Will Expand Robot Umpires’ Strike Zones Moravec‘s Paradox

MLB News: AAA Rule Change Will Expand Robot Umpires’ Strike Zones

Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesThere are reportedly changes coming to the automated strike zone used in Triple-A baseball games. According to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, the robotic strike zone that is used in some Triple-A games will change to adjust for individual batters instead of using overall averages. The changes…
bubmag
September 1, 2023
What’s At Stake: Artists Sue Over AI Training On Their Work Moravec‘s Paradox

What’s At Stake: Artists Sue Over AI Training On Their Work

NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly McKernan’s acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant, often featuring feminine figures rendered in bright greens, blues, pinks and purples. The style, in the artist’s words, is “surreal, ethereal … dealing with discomfort in the human journey.” The word “human” has a special resonance…
bubmag
August 31, 2023
Google Cloud Next keynote places spotlight on firm’s GenAI efforts Moravec‘s Paradox

Google Cloud Next keynote places spotlight on firm’s GenAI efforts

The arrival of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) advances will trigger the “most profound shift we will see in our lifetimes,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Tuesday during an opening keynote speech at Google Cloud Next 2023 in San Francisco. They will, he said, “touch every sector, every industry, every business…
bubmag
August 31, 2023