Artificial Intelligence

Patent Drop

eBay Saves Face with Image Data Privacy Patent

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Preserving privacy in image datasets could be beneficial in training visual AI without putting user data at risk.

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Snap’s Patent Could Help Advertisers Know What Makes Users Swipe

Snap wants to know what makes you click. But sarcastic teens could thwart the tech in its latest patent.

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Disney Could Bring Machine Learning to Parks’ CCTV

The tech could raise privacy concerns if it’s used on Disney theme park visitors that are children and minors.

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Amazon Boosts Self-Driving Machines With New Patent

Amazon’s been working nonstop on AI initiatives and investments to fight for the spotlight in a competitive market.

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Artificial Intelligence

WINNER: There’s Nothing Fake About AI’s Hype

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Shares of Nvidia soared over the past year as investors found a stock on which to pin their ultimate AI hopes and dreams.

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Patent Drop Wrapped: A Year in Review

What a year in patents from Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and more taught us.

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From the Experts: What to Expect From Tech in 2024

What’s next for AI, cybersecurity, artificial reality and more.

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Big Tech

2023: The Year in Tech

2023 saw AI live rent-free in all of our heads, plus in an unexpected twist Mark Zuckerberg became the adult in the room.

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Artificial Intelligence

Top UK Court Rules AI Can’t Be ‘Inventors’

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UK’s top court ruled that AI programs cannot be named as an inventor of patents. Fair or not, humans sneer at the work of non-humans.

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Patent Drop

eBay Vision Patent Tracks User Identity Over Time

E-commerce companies are in an “arms race” to develop and implement user-tracking AI tech throughout their platforms.

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DeepMind’s AI Training Tech Shows The Need for Speed

As the AI race gets faster, speed and efficiency in development are becoming vital to keep up.

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Google’s Patent Could Sniff Out Fake News on Social Media

Google may use machine learning to track down misinformation on social media platforms with its latest patent to find “information operations campaigns.”

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Uber Could be Keeping a Closer Eye on Driver Location

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Its patent application for a “location-spoofing detection” system could add to its safety features for riders.

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