In 2021, the average income of engineers and other tech professionals in the U.S. went up to $160,097 from $154,443 in 2020. The IEEE-USA 2022 Salary & Benefits Survey revealed the bump in pay. However, when converted to real dollars,…
Report Reveals that TikTok Search Results are filled with Misinformation
According to a research report published on Wednesday, anyone using Tiktok to learn about topics such as climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine or COVID-19 is likely to encounter misleading or incorrect information. The researchers at NewsGuard found that…
Scientists Create ‘Erica’, an AI System that can laugh
Scientists are creating an AI system that understands the concept of humor, and laughs in the right way and at the right time. The laughing robot called Erica, could improve natural conversations between AI systems and people, according to the…
English Bias in Machine Learning
Despite the existence of thousands of languages, English is allowed virtually total dominance over machine learning and artificial intelligence. Researchers who train computers in understanding the content of a random text, typically teaches the training samples in English. ‘This introduces…
Novel Hearing Aids Technology Can Read Lips through Facemasks
An international team of computing scientists and engineers have developed a new system that is capable of reading lips with accuracy even when the speaker is wearing a facemask. The system combines artificial intelligence with radio-frequency to identify lip movements.…
Criticism of AI-Generated Rapper Raise Questions on Art and Technology
In August, Capitol Records dropped FN Meka, a fictitious musical artist partly powered by artificial intelligence. His look, lyrics, and persona seemed to be inspired by real-life artistes such as Lil Pump, 6ix9ine, and Travis Scott. However, the project received…