The US National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced an investment of more than $ 100 million to establish five institutes of artificial intelligence (AI), each of which will receive approximately $ 20 million over five years. One of these, the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI), …
Read More »Screenshot: Carnegie Mellon University If you’re visiting a friend and you find yourself stumbling sleepy at home in the middle of the night, basic common sense tells you that if you see a refrigerator, you’re probably in their kitchen. But a bathroom? More than likely you are in a bathroom. …
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Can you recognize a digitally manipulated video when you watch one? It is more difficult than most people think. As the technology to produce realistic deepfakes becomes more readily available, distinguishing fact from fiction will only become more challenging. A new digital storytelling project at MIT’s Advanced Virtuality Center aims …
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Gif: Disney Research Studios (Youtube) In a few years, the neural networkautomatic facial exchanges have gone from being slightly convincing to eerily believable. But through new Disney research, the neural face …the exchange is about to become a legitimate and highQuality tool for visual effects studios working on Hollywood blockbusters. …
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