Computers Learn to Create Photos of Bedrooms and Faces
A cool story about efforts to understand the way deep neural networks work. Systems previously trained to recognize faces or bedroom scenes were preprogrammed to create their own images, often revealing a twisted inner vision of the world.
Mannequins Step In for Human Billboards, but Some Are Losing Their Heads
The strange story of “robot sign-wavers,” the harassment they face, and conflicting claims to have invented the underlying sign-waving technology.
Amazon Offers New Glimpse of What Its Delivery Drone Could Look Like
The latest Amazon drone can fly like a helicopter or a plane, which is similar to the prototype unveiled some time ago by Google. Flying like a plane is far more efficient, which will be important if drones really are going to carry much more than tiny packages over any significant distance.
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