Tag: machine learning

Intel’s FakeCatcher deepfake detector uses blood flow to spot fakes

John Montgallo
Deepfake - Magnifying Glass

The system spots blood flow in the pixels of a video or image to determine whether or not it is real. Intel’s FakeCatcher deepfake detector has achieved a 96 percent accuracy rate in real time by using blood flow in the pixels of an image or video to determine if it is real. Skillfully and believably altered video and images are now all over the internet. Deepfake videos and images are synthetic media that alters a person’s face, voice, or both in order to generate an entirely new falsified image…

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Artificial intelligence researcher fired from Google in a growing trend

John Montgallo
Artificial intelligence - You're Fired

The scientist was let go after reportedly having challenged the company’s findings. According to a recent news report, another AI researcher has been fired from Google following criticism of the company’s work. The media reports indicated that machine learning scientist Satrajit Chatterjee was let go. According to the report, Satrajit Chatterjee, an artificial intelligence researcher, was fired shortly after Google declined to publish a paper that the scientist and others had written in a challenge to the company’s earlier findings. The paper challenged the claim that computers would be able…

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New artificial intelligence technology spots the worst areas for local pollution

Sam Lambert
Artificial intelligence technology - AI tech

Duke University researchers employed satellite imagery, weather data and machine learning. Researchers at Duke University have developed new artificial intelligence technology that is able to spot local areas where air pollution is the heaviest. The researchers were able to employ the tech to narrow down the focus to the city block. The artificial intelligence technology used machine learning, satellite imagery and weather data. This combination could identify areas of heavy air pollution from one city block to the next. Using this type of method could be very helpful in identifying…

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