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NextMind ships its real-time brain computer interface Dev Kit for $399

NextMind has started shipping its real-time brain-computer interface Dev Kit for $399. The device translates brain signals into digital commands, allowing you to control computers, AR/VR headsets, and...

Deepcell raises $20 million to identify cells with computer vision

Deepcell, a Silicon Valley startup spun out of Stanford University in 2017 with a novel way to identify cells using AI, today raised $20 million. The company says the funds will be put toward bolstering...

Researchers find that even ‘fair’ hiring algorithms can be biased

Ranking algorithms are widely used on hiring platforms like LinkedIn, TaskRabbit, and Fiverr. Because they’re prone to biases, many of these platforms have taken steps to ensure they’re fair, balanced,...

AI ethics pioneer’s exit from Google involved research into risks and inequality in large language models

Following a dispute over some emails and a research paper Wednesday, AI ethics pioneer research scientist Timnit Gebru no longer works at Google. According to a draft copy of the unpublished paper obtained...

Google AI ethics co-lead Timnit Gebru says she was fired over an email

Timnit Gebru, one of the best-known AI researchers today and co-lead of an AI ethics team at Google, no longer works at the company. Details are still being gathered, but according to Gebru, she was fired...

How to productionalize your AI initiatives — for success (VB Live)

Presented by Dataiku For developing an AI pipeline, the most pressing consideration is which of the three primary operating models will work best for you. Join this VB Live event for a deep dive into the...

Sphero spinout Company Six launches throwable, video-streaming wheeled drone for first responders

In May, Sphero, the decade-old Colorado-based company best known for its programmable robots, announced Company Six (CO6), a spinoff focused on commercializing intelligence robots and AI-based apps for...

UC Berkeley researchers detect ‘silent speech’ with electrodes and AI

UC Berkeley researchers say they are the first to train AI using using silently mouthed words and sensors that collect muscle activity. Silent speech is detected using electromyography (EMG), with electrodes...

Salesforce’s Einstein platform is now serving over 80 billion predictions per day

In September 2016, Salesforce launched Einstein, an AI platform to power predictions across all of the company’s cloud-hosted products. Just over four years after Einstein’s debut, Salesforce says...

Percepto raises $45 million for robots that inspect critical infrastructure

Autonomous inspection solutions company Percepto today announced a $45 million round. The funds come as Percepto pivots from drone-based products to general robotics-driven inspections incorporating third-party...

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