Meta ordered to stop training its AI on Brazilian personal data

Brazilian regulators say Meta’s “excessive and unjustified obstacles” make it difficult for users to opt out of AI training. | Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Brazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) has banned Meta from training its artificial intelligence models on Brazilian personal data, citing the “risks of serious damage and difficulty to users.” The … Read more

Concrete Steps for Implementing Diversity and Inclusion in AI

:::info Authors: (1) Muneera Bano; (2) Didar Zowghi; (3) Vincenzo Gervasi; (4) Rifat Shams. ::: Table of Links Abstract, Impact Statement, and Introduction Defining Diversity and Inclusion in AI Research Motivation Research Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion and Future Work and References III. RESEARCH MOTIVATION The increasing prominence of AI systems in our everyday lives has … Read more

Telegram lets creators share paid content to channels

Telegram launched a digital currency called Stars for in-app use last month. Now, the company is expanding its use cases to paid content. The chat app is also allowing channels to covert the stars they have to Toncoin — the cryptocurrency Telegram uses over The Open Network (TON) blockchain. Alternatively, they can use them to … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: Ablation Studies

:::info Author: (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: Conclusion and References

:::info Author: (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: Performance Evaluation

:::info Author: (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: Related Work

:::info (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work The … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: Abstract and Introduction

:::info Author: (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: MegaDescriptor – Methodology

:::info Author: (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work … Read more

Defining Diversity and Inclusion in AI

:::info Authors: (1) Muneera Bano; (2) Didar Zowghi; (3) Vincenzo Gervasi; (4) Rifat Shams. ::: Table of Links Abstract, Impact Statement, and Introduction Defining Diversity and Inclusion in AI Research Motivation Research Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion and Future Work and References II. DEFINING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN AI Despite the acknowledged importance of diversity and … Read more

WildlifeDatasets: an Open-source Toolkit for Animal Re-identification: the WildlifeDatasets Toolkit

:::info Author: (1) Vojtech ˇ Cerm ˇ ak, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: cermavo3@fel.cvut.cz); (2) Lukas Picek, University of West Bohemia & INRIA (Email: picekl@kky.zcu.cz/lpicek@inria.cz); (3) Luka´s Adam, Czech Technical University in Prague (Email: lukas.adam.cr@gmail.com); (4) Kostas Papafitsoros, Queen Mary University of London (Email: k.papafitsoros@qmul.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work … Read more

AI for All: Operationalizing Diversity and Inclusion Requirements for AI Systems

:::info Authors: (1) Muneera Bano; (2) Didar Zowghi; (3) Vincenzo Gervasi; (4) Rifat Shams. ::: Table of Links Abstract, Impact Statement, and Introduction Defining Diversity and Inclusion in AI Research Motivation Research Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion and Future Work and References Abstract— As Artificial Intelligence (AI) permeates many aspects of society, it brings numerous advantages … Read more