Apple is Using Artificial Intelligence and Music to Win the Music App Arms Race Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·February 15, 2022Apple Inc. has recently acquired AI Music, a company using artificial intelligence and music to boost listener numbers.
AI: Intelligent Adaptation, or Barbarian Duplication? Avi Loeb·February 2, 2022Once we begin sending our assets to other planets, what should be our goal? There are two basic choices: AI, or the way of the barbarian.
Deepfake Audio Detection Method Spots Fake Voices Christopher Plain·December 23, 2021Engineers have developed a deepfake audio detection method designed to sniff out increasingly realistic audio deepfakes. Unlike the...
Researchers Merge AI with Brain Stimulation to Dramatically Boost Mental Function Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness Christopher Plain·November 11, 2021Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School working with specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated that...
Aerial Threats: Foreign, Domestic, and Exotic Micah Hanks·November 10, 2021This week, we examine Russia's aspirations for the country’s new state armament program, and how this relates to unidentifed aerial threats.
Inspector General Launches Assessment of NSA’s Integration of AI Technologies Tim McMillan·August 13, 2021The Department of Defense’s Inspector General has announced the launch of a joint evaluation with the National Security Agency’s (NSA)IG...
Can Google Teach Me French? Tech Giant Takes Aim at Language Learning with Tivoli Learning Languages Using Google's AI Could Kill Other Language Learning Apps. Candy Chan·June 24, 2021Users will soon be able to turn to Google Search to learn foreign languages using a robust AI system called 'Tivoli.' Goodbye Duolingo?
GPT-3 May Become The AI Disinformation Machine We’ve Always Feared, Study Finds Liam Stewart·June 8, 2021A new study shows how GPT-3 was able to generate "human-like" text producing very persuasive disinformation able to sway opinions.
The Growing Threat of “Deepfake Geography” Tim McMillan·April 28, 2021This use of artificial intelligence to create compelling false images or videos depicting people doing or saying something...
Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls? Artificial Intelligence Is Solving That Mystery Christopher Plain·April 27, 2021Researchers have used AI to dive into who authored the Dead Sea Scrolls, including whether a single person wrote some of these ancient texts.
Is Our Universe a Neural Network? This Scientist Thinks So. Micah Hanks·March 9, 2021University of Minnesota Duluth scientist Vitaly Vanchurin thinks the universe may be a neural network, and suggests a "theory of everything."
U.S. Unprepared For Coming AI Threat, National Security Commission Finds Tim McMillan·March 3, 2021The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) says the U.S. is unprepared to compete with China in the coming AI era.
New Study Shows Robots May Be Able to Have ‘Empathy’ Researchers develop a robot that can predict the actions of another based purely on visual cues. MJ Banias·January 11, 2021A new study from Columbia University has proven that a robot can anticipate another robot's actions based solely upon visual cues. Empathy may be next.
DARPA’s Dream of a Tiny Robot Army Is Close To Becoming a Reality DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments. Tim McMillan·December 1, 2020 DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.
Boldly Going, Rebelliously Curious: Our Mission Statement Welcome to The Debrief, where we cover science, technology, defense, and the world of tomorrow. Micah Hanks·November 30, 2020Welcome to The Debrief, your source for reporting on science, technology, defense, and the world of tomorrow.