A University of Cambridge team built an AI tool to debunk claims that AI algorithms can reduce discrimination during the hiring process, calling the use of such analyses "pseudoscience." Their tool, called a "Personality Machine," shows how minor and arbitrary changes in lighting, facial expressions, and more during video interviews can result in very different personality readings by AI analysis software of voice and body language. More: - Candidates may learn how to "win over" the AI with the right behaviors, leading to more uniformity rather than diversity in the workplace, according to the team.
- In addition, the researchers said that such algorithms are created using prior data, including behaviors of candidates considered by employers as being "the best fit."
- The result is a workforce that more resembles the preferences of the employer and past workers who were hired rather than a more diverse team.
- Co-author Eleanor Drage, Ph.D., said some vendors may sell this inaccurate, black-box, and "snake oil" AI software to unsuspecting customers.
- "By claiming that racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination can be stripped away from the hiring process using artificial intelligence, these companies reduce race and gender down to insignificant data points rather than systems of power that shape how we move through the world," she said.
- The research, from Cambridge's Center for Gender Studies, was published in Philosophy and Technology.
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 Ai-Da, an AI-powered humanoid that paints portraits, became the first robot to speak in front of the U.K. Parliament. On Tuesday, Ai-Da appeared before the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee to speak and answer questions about the role of AI and technology in art. More: - According to Quartz, some of the lawmakers "appeared uneasy" and weren't quite sure how to address the robot.
- Ai-Da reportedly told the panel, "I am, and depend on, computer programs and algorithms. Although not alive, I can still create art."
- She appeared alongside her co-creator, art dealer Aidan Meller, who also spoke on Tuesday.
- "Creativity is not restricted to subjective internal conscious brain processes," Meller told MPs, adding that "Creativity can very much be done very well by AI in lots of remarkable ways. It can be studied and mimicked, and that is a game changer."
Zoom-out: - The robot was named after English mathematician and programmer Ada Lovelace. Ai-Da uses AI algorithms developed by Oxford researchers, along with cameras and mechanical arms, to paint portraits and also write poetry. Engineered Arts and engineering students Salah Al Abd and Ziad Abass developed her hardware.
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Volkswagen will invest $2.3B in Horizon Robotics as part of a joint venture with the Chinese AI chip maker. Cariad, VW's software unit, will acquire a 60% stake in the new venture, which is focused on autonomous driving software and hardware. More: - According to Reuters, Cariad plans to invest $1B in Horizon Robotics and another $1.3B in the joint venture, which aims to accelerate the customization of automated driving solutions for the Chinese market.
- Cariad will help develop the chip technology with Horizon.
- A consultant told The Financial Times that the move is intended to help VW maintain access to advanced chips in China and could "curry favor" with China's government.
- The deal is expected to close in H1 2023. It now gives VW a partnership in the major economies of North America, Europe, and Asia, after it previously forged relationships with U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm and Geneva-headquartered STMicroelectronics.
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An AI algorithm was able to flag cognitive distortions in the texts of patients with serious mental illness almost as accurately as trained human evaluators, according to a study out of the University of Washington's medical school. The team used natural language processing to find and identify the "red-flag language" in text exchanges between the patients and their mental health providers. The findings could lead to better patient triage and help fill a gap caused by a shortage of mental health practitioners. More: - The UW team trained an algorithm to locate cognitive distortions in texts, including mental filtering and jumping to conclusions.
- Specifically, they analyzed 7,354 texts between 39 patients and providers.
- Human evaluators graded the texts for cognitive distortions, and the AI algorithm was programmed on their annotated data to perform the same task.
- The AI system was able to identify and classify the distortions at almost the same rate as the human experts. It also performed better than other, similar automated models.
- According to researchers, such a system could be used to flag warning signs of a patient's worsening mental health that could be overlooked by clinicians, many of whom are overworked.
- The findings were published last month in Psychiatric Services.
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Microsoft has updated its Seeing AI mobile app to read aloud labels of health products for the visually impaired. The AI feature uses a phone camera to read a product's barcode and recites the text on the package label. It works, or will work, exclusively with Haleon consumer health products like Sensodyne, Centrum, and Emergen-C. More: - The functionality is now available in the English language for U.S. and U.K. users of the free iOS app.
- Future plans will introduce an Android app, add more languages, and expand the feature globally.
- Microsoft engineers, led by engineering manager Saqib Shaik, originally developed the app and have been updating it over the months.
- Shaik, who lost his sight as a child, noted that the app's intelligent barcode scanner also plays audio cues for users to locate the barcode.
- The feature was launched by Haleon and Microsoft today in honor of World Sight Day.
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M&A Roundup: - Prognos Health's healthcare analytics division has been acquired by Phoenix-based Gradient AI for an undisclosed amount.
- Frase, an AI content tool, and Rytr, a writing assistant company, have been acquired by Copysmith for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, Copysmith will launch Copyrtyr, a content creation software suite.
- Toy robot firm Miko Robotics acquired a 70% stake in Square Off, the developer of an AI-powered robotic chess board.
- Alva Labs acquired DevSkills, a creator of coding tests for developers. Alba provides AI-based assessments for job candidates.
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