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Weekend takeaway: Cosy up with 10 great sci-tech reads
The countdown is on to Ireland’s sci-tech extravaganza, Inspirefest 2017
Time running out to get your hands on Inspirefest early bird tickets
Construction begins on €500m Limerick Twenty Thirty development
New Tumblr hate speech guidelines aim to show Twitter how it’s done
Facebook takes action against Myanmar military after damning UN report
Uber admits drivers will take a hit with plans to focus on scooters and bicycles
New research shows impact of GDPR on global spam levels
Fortnite boss attacks Google for disclosing major Android flaw
Government could allegedly start monitoring citizens’ social media
Hackers swipe personal data from 2m T-Mobile customers
WhiteHat Security’s Jessica Marie: ‘A lot of companies don’t have a security strategy’
Facebook pulls Onavo app from Apple App Store after data collection claims
Nokia says it expects to make €3 from every 5G smartphone sold
Australia bans ZTE and Huawei from supplying 5G equipment
Survey shows Ireland’s home broadband speeds are stagnating
Ireland’s 250,000th dot-IE address has been registered
Cuba celebrates free nationwide mobile internet for a day
Ericsson ramps up US 5G development with new software hub
RooMigo is on a mission to match compatible housemates
DCU Ryan Academy calls for applications from women-led start-ups
Dublin’s fledgling food start-ups encouraged to join free online course
Can you help Enterprise Ireland map the Irish fintech sector?
7 new start-ups begin second NDRC PorterShed accelerator
Revolut unveils exclusive metal card with a cryptocurrency twist
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Inspirefest snapshot: The prodigy turned empire-builder for girls in STEM
Vogue 25 celebrates science, social media and activism
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The Storytellers: 12 women shining a spotlight on women in STEM
Research reveals what air pollution is doing to your brain, and it’s not good
Scientists find sleep ‘sweet spot’ to reduce chances of having heart problems
Cryptocurrency Podcast Radiolab
Scientists very excited by discovery of possible universal flu vaccine
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Discovery on the moon could make colonisation a lot easier
Jaguar Land Rover adds human eyes to self-driving cars to see if we trust them
Scientists crack method to 3D-print one of the strongest materials on Earth
Report finds a pretty big problem for the incoming IoT revolution
New quantum material could make computer processors a whole lot faster
Ancient, submerged treasures could be saved with latest amazing nanotech
Major 3D-printing breakthrough could keep design pirates at bay
Forget a climate shift in centuries, more like decades, climatologists claim
WeForest doubles crowdfunding target to empower Indian village
World awaits birth of ‘baby dragons’ in Slovenia
Gold and platinum discovered in south-east Irish streams
Why Jeff Bezos is wrong about the term ‘work-life balance’
Finding your feet in the fast-paced technology sector
Are we setting graduates up to have huge regrets about their degrees?
Taking the first steps in forging your career is easier than you think
7 HR companies making a difference in the world of work
Top tips from commencement speeches for your career
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Your guide to saying no at work without feeling guilty
What they didn’t tell you in college about the world of work
A graduate’s willingness to learn is the key to career development
‘Ireland’s climate is the best I’ve ever lived in’
How this graduate gained skills and developed the confidence to use them
‘I’ve gained valuable experience in the application development life cycle’
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How to get your foot in the door of the fast-paced technology industry
6 top international companies hiring in data right now
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Qualtrics to hire 350 in Dublin, more than doubling its Irish headcount
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‘Waking the Feminists’ social media campaign sees theatres commit to change
Why is Ireland sweeping digital education under the carpet?
Dylan Collins: Why is Ireland going for lowest age for digital consent?
Digital safety: Why society needs to get smarter about smartphones
Safer Internet Day 2018: Tips for parents and teachers
Cryptocurrency Podcast Radiolab
Google’s new Wi-Fi router promises to end reception ‘blackspots’
Google Song Maker is the perfect time waster to while away the storm
An Irish tech firm has developed a child-safe smartphone
Hands-on with the top smartphones of Mobile World Congress 2018
8 things you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S9
Google launches three new photography apps for iOS and Android
League of Ireland teams establish major national e-sports tournament
Just what Pinterest users were pining for: boards within boards
It feels cinematic: YouTube rolls out a major redesign across mobile and desktop
S-Town and My Dad Wrote a Porno on way to Dublin for podcast fest
Google adds SOS alert capabilities to Search and Maps
Google Maps brings Street View to the International Space Station
Trump meets Ophelia: Ireland’s year in Google searches
Conor McGregor and a rogue bat: Ireland’s top YouTube videos of the year
Manchester tragedy and McGregor fight topped talk on Facebook in 2017
#RepealThe8th storms past #Ophelia in top Irish Twitter trends of 2017
The best Black Friday advice and 5 deals worth a look
Who are Ireland’s most-followed people on Twitter?
Employers must tap into the talents of workers with autism
Inspirefest Investor Evening signals the disruption of venture capital
Nest.vc’s Niamh Given reveals her 3 rules for start-up success
IBM’s Mary O’Brien on the AI-driven future of cybersecurity
Watch Jordan Peele use AI to make Obama talk about fake news
Former US president Barack Obama speaking during an event in 2016. Image: Ververidis Vasilis/Shutterstock
The technology has both astounded and frightened people in equal measure, but a new video highlights just how influential AI has become in news reporting.
Not so long ago – and even today – the authenticity of a piece of news was based on providing the evidence, be that an audio clip or a video of a person saying or doing something.
But the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and the proliferation of fake news has muddied the water considerably, raising serious doubts over the validity of a video, even if the person appears to be speaking complete nonsense.
That was the message that director and comedian Jordan Peele wanted to highlight in a recent video collaboration with BuzzFeed whereby he used the latest in AI technology to accumulate visual data of former US president Barack Obama speaking, and was able to make it look like he was saying what Peele was saying.
This included calling current US president Donald Trump “a total and complete dipshit”.
While by no means perfect, the expectation is that sooner rather than later, this technology will get to a point where it is indistinguishable from what the subject is really saying. Other technologies in development not only allow someone to imitate a mouth moving, but the voice itself.
, it is now possible for AI to churn through hours of audio of someone speaking and recreate their voice and speech pattern with incredible accuracy.
This can then be put through a program that allows someone to type anything, and the AI version of the data subject can repeat back whatever is said.
The purpose of this video, Peele made clear, is that in the age of fake news, whereby multiple falsehoods are posted on social and traditional media, such an ability could be catastrophic.
“It may sound basic, but how we move forward in the age of information is going to be the difference between whether we survive or whether we become some kind of fucked-up dystopia,” Peele said, imitating Obama.
Former US president Barack Obama speaking during an event in 2016
Colm Gorey is a journalist with Siliconrepublic.com
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