EPISODE · Dec 21, 2017 · 6 MIN
Researchers Fooled a Google AI Into Thinking a Rifle Was a Helicopter
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
Tech giants love to tout how good their computers are at identifying what’s depicted in a photograph. In 2015, deep learning algorithms designed by Google, Microsoft, and China’s Baidu superseded humans at the task, at least initially. This week, Facebook announced that its facial-recognition technology is now smart enough to identify a photo of you, even if you’re not tagged in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Tech giants love to tout how good their computers are at identifying what’s depicted in a photograph. In 2015, deep learning algorithms designed by Google, Microsoft, and China’s Baidu superseded humans at the task, at least initially. This week, Facebook announced that its facial-recognition technology is now smart enough to identify a photo of you, even if you’re not tagged in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Researchers Fooled a Google AI Into Thinking a Rifle Was a Helicopter
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