Clearly we are on the road Skynet! First bugs then the people who bug us…
Scientists Create AI-Powered Laser to ‘Neutralize’ Cockroaches
Researchers in Scotland have devised a way to “neutralize” creepy crawlies in the coolest way possible: by shooting them with a laser. Ildar Rakhmatulin, a research associate at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, recently partnered with a group of engineers, biologists, and machine learning specialists to create a cockroach-compromising, AI-powered laser device.
… The system begins with a single-board Jetson Nano, a small computer capable of running deep learning algorithms. Using 1,000 images of cockroaches in different lighting, Rakhmatulin and his team trained the Nano to recognize its target and track the insect’s movement. Once the two cameras attached to the device have located a roach, the Nano calculates its target’s distance within 3D space. It then sends this information to a galvanometer, which uses mirrors to adjust the laser’s direction. The laser can then be shot at the target.
I’m thinking of starting a non-profit so I can profit from the need for Copyright exempt data…
AI Data Laundering: How Academic and Nonprofit Researchers Shield Tech Companies from Accountability
… The academic researchers who compiled the Shutterstock dataset acknowledged the copyright implications in their paper, writing, “The use of data collected for this study is authorised via the Intellectual Property Office’s Exceptions to Copyright for Non-Commercial Research and Private Study.”
But then Meta is using those academic non-commercial datasets to train a model, presumably for future commercial use in their products. Weird, right?
Not really. It’s become standard practice for technology companies working with AI to commercially use datasets and models collected and trained by non-commercial research entities like universities or non-profits.
In some cases, they’re directly funding that research.
Perspective. Unlikely to be the kiss of death for Fox, but suggests that a rating system might be useful...
Wikipedia’s Fox News Problem
… The final result: Li found consensus that Fox be deemed a “marginally reliable” source for information about politics and science. This means that its use as a reference in Wikipedia articles will not be permitted for “exceptional claims” that require heightened scrutiny, but that its reliability will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for other claims.
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