AI recognise AI

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AI recognise AI
Number 3583
Broadcast Date JULY 29, 2019
Episode Length 28:45
Hosts Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang

Researchers at Harvard and MIT-IBM Watson Lab have created the Giant Language Model Test Room to identify whether a piece of text was generated by a language model algorithm aka Machine Learning, The NYTs reports sources say Amazon is exploring creating a grocery store chain separate from Whole Foods, and scientists at UC San Diego have created a contact lens, controlled by eye movements, that can zoom in if you blink twice.

Quick Hits

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says his information indicates Apple will release three 5G iPhones in 2020. All three models are expected to support mmWave and Sub-6GHz spectrum used in the US market.
The Fortnite World Cup Finals has a $3 million champ - 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf (screen name: “Bugha”). The event drew 2 million concurrent live streams on Twitch and YouTube, and thousands of fans came to the event live at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, NY. In the pairs competition, European duo Emil Bergquist Pedersen (“Nyhrox”) and David Wang (“aqua”) clinched the $3 million grand prize.
TikTok maker Bytedance announced it's developing a smartphone with device maker Smartisan Technology. The Chinese financial news outlet Caijing reports that the phone has been in development by Smartisan for the past seven months, and is being led by former Smartisan exec Wu Dezhou.
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that websites that embed the Facebook Like button, or a similar social plugin, are responsible for user data collected and sent to a third-party firm via the button. The ruling stems from a 2015 lawsuit against Fashion ID, a German fashion retail shop by a German consumer group who accused the site of collecting visitor data without prior approval via the Facebook Like button. The court ruling was based on the EU’s older Data Protection Directive and should still apply under the more stringent GDPR.
Oppo released images of a prototype new screen described as a waterfall, as the viewable portion of the front screen wraps around the edges at 88 degrees, almost a straight right angle. Oppo didn't detail what the sides would be used for, whether they would be touch sensitive and where the power and volume buttons might go when this is used in an actual phone model.

Top Stories

Google posted details of its upcoming Pixel 4 phone's top bezel. The bezel includes Soli which it says powers Motion Sense, allowing for gesture controls without touch. Google's Advanced Technology and Projects team developed Soli which works with radar. Motion Sense will be available in select countries, likely because it works in the 57-64 GHz frequency band, which Ars Technica points out, in the US required a special dispensation to lift power limitations on those bands. Along with Soli and a selfie cam are two face unlock cameras using Infrared and dot projection, similar to Apple's Face ID. Google says Soli lets the phone unlock as you're picking it up. Facial data never leaves the phone and isn't shared with other Google services. Same goes for Soli.
The race is on! Researchers at Harvard and MIT-IBM Watson Lab have created the Giant Language Model Test Room or GLTR that can identify whether a piece of text was generated by a language model algorithm. It analyzes word distribution which is more predictable in text made by machine. GLTR could detect fake text 72 percent of the time compared to 54 percent for humans. The Next Web notes that a tool called Botometer can identify whether an account is operated by a bot 95 percent of the time.
The New York Times reports its sources say Amazon is exploring creating a grocery store chain separate from Whole Foods. The new stores would be designed with pickup and delivery in mind combined with a small area for picking out fresh goods like produce. A memo from 2017 described ordering non-fresh goods on an app that would be brought down and made ready at checkout. Amazon has advertised for jobs that are part of “creating multiple customer experiences under one roof.” Apparently Amazon is looking for spaces near Whole Foods locations as well.
Scientists at Stanford have developed a way to detect packets of vibrational energy called phonons, often referred to as quantum sound, as they are the smallest known units of sound. Information in a quantum computer could be stored in phonons which can store more info in a smaller space than using light, or photons. The scientists built a device that detected phonons using small resonators that measure vibrations, with different energy levels corresponding to different numbers of phonons.
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have created a contact lens, controlled by eye movements, that can zoom in if you blink twice. The scientists measured the electro-oculographic signals from eyes to create a soft biomimetic lens that responds to those electric impulses, with the ability to change its focal length depending on the signals generated.
Sony's First Flight crowdfunding site announced the Reon Pocket, a pocket sized air conditioner starting at ¥12,760 (about $117) expected to ship in March 2020. The Reon Pocket uses the Peltier effect which uses a small electrical current to absorb or give off heat. The shirt can cool someone by 13 degrees Celsius (23F) or heat them by 8 degrees Celsius (14F), is controlled with an app over Bluetooth, and charges over USB-C. Battery life is rated at 24 hours for the Bluetooth connection, with about 2 hours of active cooling or heating. The Reon Pocket will only be available in Japan.

Thing of the Day

Chris Christensen aka the Amateur Traveler has a tip on accessing emergency help when you're traveling internationally.

Mailbag

I’m a UX designer / Front-end developer and have been dealing with the issue of Accessibility (A11y) for over 15 years. A few years ago the province of Ontario, Canada introduced a new accessibility law. Accessibility of Ontarian's with Disabilities Act (AODA) was created as a result of a lawsuit. The same kind of lawsuit you were talking about on Friday. The law doesn’t have draconian standards. It simply outlines dates and guidelines for implementation. So for example organizations of a specific size would need to meet the WCAG 2.0 AA standard by a specific date. It gave organizations time to implement and a specific standard to follow.

Everyone panicked.

They thought they’d never be able to meet the standards and that the standards were too complicated. The funny thing is I’ve never had a client complain with the end result of an accessible product. Every one of the products we built cost the same amount of money. And most of them worked better for everyone because we accounted for the edge cases of A11y. Turns out everyone benefits from a clear, well designed product that focuses on function before form.

We never get everything perfect. We try our best and when we find an issue we fix it. But in general we ask ourselves a couple questions.
- “Can I access everything on the page with a keyboard?”
- “Is the language used in inputs clear and understandable?”
- “If I made this black and white can I still tell what to click when?”

When you fix those issues you solve most of the problems, and make a better product for everyone.
Sent by Mike

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