Signs that your Zoom app has started developing sentience
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We at the Clog want to prevent apps from coming alive and destroying civilization, so here’s a list of ways to tell if your Zoom has developed sentience.
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UC Berkeley researchers work in UC Davis-led food systems research center
A team of UC Berkeley researchers is working in the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, a new $20 million center led by UC Davis.
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Future of higher education altered by pandemic, UC Berkeley administrators say
While disruptive, the pandemic and the subsequent move to online education have changed the future of higher education, according to UC Berkeley administration.
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FDA-approved algorithms can inform clinicians of heart abnormalities
Eko, a Berkeley-based cardiac screening and monitoring company founded by UC Berkeley alumni, gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for algorithms that screen heart murmurs and atrial fibrillation, which will pair with its artificial intelligence-powered, or AI, stethoscope.
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Microsoft leases office space from UC Berkeley, focuses on artificial intelligence
Microsoft opened an office in Berkeley and is still in the process of moving into the location on Shattuck Avenue in the Berkeley Way West building.
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Before ban, city of Berkeley acquired facial recognition technology
While the move was largely seen as preventing surveillance overreaches, internal city communications reveal that the city acquired facial recognition technology.
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Clog Report: KiwiBot to replace its robots with squirrels
Lead project manager Aleksander Grape noted that the natural self-defense mechanisms of the squirrel deliverers could help alleviate the issue of vandals, though that hasn’t helped in cases in which the squirrels themselves were the vandals and ate the food they were supposed to deliver.
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Clog Report: Studies suggest KiwiBots to lead imminent robot revolution
“I mean, we are in Berkeley,” said Anderson. “I guess it’s inevitable that an abused labor source will organize and revolt.”
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Algorithm and blues: Why Discover Weekly might not be showing you anything new
Anybody who uses the Discover Weekly feature on Spotify will be familiar with the bizarre feeling of not only having their diary read out loud.
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[email protected] House startup with Berkeley alumni will help foster innovation
AI has the power to revolutionize industries from finance and business to education and health care, and with the guidance of leading researchers in the field, The House can help set a precedent of applying the latest technology to where it matters most.
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