Colonies of naked mole rats share the same dialect, which may help them recognise friend from foe – and these are set by the colony’s queen Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266135-naked-mole-rats-mimic-the-dialect-of-their-colonys-queen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Can Chatbots Simulate Conversations with Dead People?
The author of the book Online Afterlives describes the unusual projects of people like Eugenia Kuyda, co-founder of Luka, an AI-powered chat simulator that books restaurant reservations and makes recommendations. Kuyda worked with computer scientists to convert several thousand text messages between deceased tech entrepreneur Roman Mazurenko and his friends and relatives into a chatbot simulation: “How are you there?” asks…
Buoyed by Video Success, Zoom Explores Email, Calendar Services
Zoom Video Communications has had an astonishing rise in 2020, emerging as the go-to service for work meetings and family get-togethers during the pandemic. Now the company is considering whether it could replicate its success in video in an even more competitive market: corporate email [Editor’s note: the link is paywalled; alternative source]. The Information: The company has begun developing a…
Full moon, faint eclipse, November 29-30
Full moon falls on the night of May 29-30 for North America, at 3:43 a.m. CST on November 30. That means that – for North America – we have the chance to witness a faint penumbral eclipse of the moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-moon-faint-eclipse-november-29-30…
AI vision could be improved with sensors that mimic human eyes
Using a material that only responds to changing light like a human retina would, a new digital sensor could let robots or self-driving cars better observe moving scenes Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259491-ai-vision-could-be-improved-with-sensors-that-mimic-human-eyes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The Subtle Effects of Blood Circulation Can Be Used To Detect Deepfakes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: This work, done by two researchers at Binghamton University (Umur Aybars Ciftci and Lijun Yin) and one at Intel (Ilke Demir), was published in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Learning this past July. In an article titled, “FakeCatcher: Detection of Synthetic Portrait Videos using Biological Signals,” the authors describe software…
How to Prepare for Job Interviews
Download this guide in PDF format This guide is designed to help you effectively prepare for your first conversation with a recruiter, hiring manager, or non-technical team member. You can use this guide whether you’re new to interviewing, haven’t interviewed in a long time, or just want to refresh your interviewing skills. We’ll discuss some […]
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A deep, giant cloud disruption found on Venus
Researchers have discovered a giant atmospheric wave-like phenomenon in Venus’ lower atmosphere, unlike anything else seen in the solar system. Evidence shows it has existed since at least 1983, but went completely undetected until now. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/a-deep-giant-cloud-disruption-found-on-venus…