The new tool helping Asian newsrooms detect fake images

Favorite Journalists and fact-checkers face huge challenges in sorting accurate information from fast-spreading misinformation. But it’s not just about the words we read. Viral images and memes flood our feeds and chats, and often they’re out-of-context or fake. In Asia, where there are eight times more social media users than

Read More
Shared by Google AI Technology February 25, 2020

Detecting hidden signs of anemia from the eye

Favorite Beyond helping us navigate the world, the human eye can reveal signs of underlying disease, which care providers can now uncover during a simple, non-invasive screening (a photograph taken of the back of the eye). We’ve previously shown that deep learning applied to these photos can help identify diabetic

Read More
Shared by Google AI Technology January 28, 2020

AI’s killer (whale) app

Favorite The Salish Sea, which extends from British Columbia to Washington State in the U.S., was once home to hundreds of killer whales, also known as orcas. Now, the population of Southern Resident Killer Whales, a subgroup of orcas, is struggling to survive—there are only 73 of them left. Building

Read More
Shared by Google AI Technology January 28, 2020

Discovering millions of datasets on the web

Favorite Across the web, there are millions of datasets about nearly any subject that interests you. If you’re looking to buy a puppy, you could find datasets compiling complaints of puppy buyers or studies on puppy cognition. Or if you like skiing, you could find data on revenue of ski

Read More
Shared by Google AI Technology January 23, 2020