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Heartbeat DeepFake Detection, Robot Drug Tests, Ethics as a Service

Sep 10, 2020
This week, researchers find a way to use heartbeat patterns to detect deepfake videos, a groundbreaking approach combining biology with AI. Meanwhile, a clever AI is constantly learning by scouring the entire web. Google steps in to tackle the tricky ethics surrounding artificial intelligence, offering guidance to others. Additionally, innovations in drug synthesis are showcased, particularly AI's role in accelerating chemical reactions for vaccine development. The intersection of AI, robotics, and ethical considerations is explored throughout!
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Deepfake Detection via Heartbeat

  • Deepfakes can be detected by analyzing inconsistencies in heartbeats.
  • Anomalies in PPG signals, detectable on faces, reveal deepfakes with 97% accuracy.
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Know-It-All AI vs. Understanding

  • Generative AI models like GPT-3 mimic language well but lack true understanding.
  • Diffbot's AI reads the entire web, creating a knowledge graph of factual relationships.
ANECDOTE

Google's AI Ethics Journey

  • Google faced criticism when its Photos app mislabeled a black person as a gorilla.
  • This incident prompted Google to develop ethical AI principles and offer ethics services.
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