Researchers from Facebook and MIT are collaborating on an artificial intelligence assistant for the online video game “Minecraft”. The goal is to create an AI system that can perform a wide variety of tasks, rather than being “superhuman” at a narrow set of activities. Basically, what’s known as artificial generalContinue Reading
“Whatever a patron desires to get published is advertising; whatever he wants to keep out of the paper is news,” — That’s the quote racing in my head after having written about 300 words, largely based on a Facebook Press Release. Let me tell you about Facebook’s announcement, and thenContinue Reading
Today Apple said it will overhaul its practice of listening in to Siri conversations, so as to provide users with “greater privacy”. This change comes after a July 2019 report by The Guardian revealing that contractors regularly heard sensitive information while listening to Siri conversations. Until recently the computing giantContinue Reading
“Getting people to spend more quality time with each other via their mobile devices” would be tattooed on the head of Instagram if they were a person. And according to an unconfirmed report by The Verge, a new messaging feature called “Threads” for Instagram is being developed to do just that.Continue Reading
Microsoft is finding itself in hot water again after contractors for the company claim they listened to voice recordings of Xbox One users in their homes. According to an article published by Motherboard Wednesday, several contractors say they have listened to audio recordings from the XBox One. The practice goes back to whenContinue Reading
The dark web a part of the internet accessible via special software, like tore, where people often buy and sell illicit products and services. A report from threat intelligence company IntSights Inc. details the rise of a “dark web” forum specializing in selling digital identities the market offers stolen “digital fingerprints” ofContinue Reading