Wired

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back. The most recent version of Meta ...
Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. Code ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians sign declaration to rein in AI use

Last month many mathematicians were shocked by OpenAI’s announcement that artificial intelligence had solved geometry’s famous “unit distance” problem. For some, the achievement was exciting. But ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

For over 100 years, Menominee mill workers have used own sign language

The informal language, known as "mill talk," dates back at least to the early 1900s. Signs are used for job-specific tasks, general communication, and even humor among workers. This sign language is ...
IEEE

Emotion-Aware Sign Language Recognition Using CNN and UNET Architectures

Abstract: This paper proposes an AI-based system for the recognition of sign language with the detection of emotions for more expressive communication among speech-impaired and hearing individuals and ...
CNET

Researchers Say This System of 7 Smart Rings Can Translate Sign Language

Rings can interpret gestures better than cameras or gloves, according to the study. These rings can quickly turn sign language into text. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...
AOL

Body Language Experts Say Scott Jennings' CNN Meltdown Was About A LOT More Than It Seemed

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings became the face of memes after his heated exchange with progressive commentator Adam Mockler on CNN’s ”NewsNight with Abby Phillip” Thursday night, and body ...
USA Today

Disney brings American Sign Language to iconic songs

Songs sung by iconic Disney characters will be re-released in American Sign Language in Disney Animation’s "Songs in Sign Language." The musical sequences will debut on Disney+ to celebrate National ...
CNN

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I’ve spent my career thinking about weather — how it works, how we talk about it and how it shows up in people’s lives. Most days, it’s something we glance at and move on. Other days, it’s the reason ...
Disability Scoop

Disney Reimagines Animated Hits In Sign Language

Disney is releasing new versions of musical sequences from “Frozen 2,” “Encanto” and “Moana 2” in an effort to better connect with the disability community. The sequences from some of Disney’s most ...
Cartoon Brew

First Look At Disney’s ASL Re-Animated Songs From ‘Encanto,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ ‘Moana 2’

In the short-form development ecosystem at Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), it’s heartening to see an abundance of fresh ideas and experimentation. Aside from its ongoing Short Circuit program, ...