Red 6 completes first multi-aircraft training flight that utilizes Augmented Reality
Red 6, an augmented reality (AR) technology firm that provides applications for military air combat training, has recently announced that it has successfully flown its first multi-aircraft training flight against multiple augmented reality assets.
According to the company, with this successful flight test, Red 6 was able to connect multiple live aircraft into one common AR environment, outdoors and up in the sky, marking a significant technical milestone for the company. Ultimately, Red 6 is hoping to usher in a new frontier of AR-based combat training for fighter pilots. ...
The flights expand upon Red 6’s live dogfight against an AI-driven virtual aircraft two years ago. The flight showcased the display and control systems needed to bring AR into the real world, while simultaneously integrating tactical AI into the Red 6 system. ...
See the full story here: https://www.auganix.org/red-6-completes-first-multi-aircraft-training-flight-that-utilizes-augmented-reality/
AI Ethics Are in Danger. Funding Independent Research Could Help
... Undergirding the effort to develop “responsible” or “safe” AI implies that AI is inevitable; that to create new technology, we need AI. These companies imply that AI must be a critical part of working out the inefficiencies of a global economy—it is the only vector of progress. Moreover, using the language of responsibility allows companies to acknowledge that potential harms exist, but without real accountability to those who are harmed. ...
1. Does this project put more resources into data collection and reinforce existing centers of technological power? ...
2. What is the composition of this research team? ...
3. How are resources being distributed among people affected by these technologies, and what kinds of knowledge does this privilege? ...
4. Does AI need to be part of the solution here? ...
See the full story here: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/ai_ethics_are_in_danger_funding_independent_research_could_help
Axon’s AI ethics board resign after TASER drone announcement
“We have elected to publicly engage communities and stakeholders, and develop a remotely operated, non-lethal drone system that we believe will be a more effective, immediate, humane, and ethical option to protect innocent people,” Smith explained.
The TASER drone system would use real-time security feeds supplied through a partnership with Fusus. ...
Nine out of 12 members of Azon’s AI ethics board resigned following the announcement and issued a statement explaining their decision. ...
The board members go on to explain how they’ve been firm against Axon playing a role in supplying real-time, persistent surveillance capabilities that “undoubtedly will harm communities of color and others who are overpoliced, and likely well beyond that.” ...
“The Taser-equipped drone also has no realistic chance of solving the mass shooting problem Axon now is prescribing it for, only distracting society from real solutions to a tragic problem.” ...
See the full story here: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2022/06/07/axon-ai-ethics-board-resign-taser-drone-announcement/
AI regulations are a global necessity, panelists say
In a Cornell China Center (CCC) webinar held on May 27, legal scholars based in China, Switzerland, and the United States surveyed artificial intelligence (AI) regulation across the world, identifying strategic similarities and local distinctions. The event brought together more than 150 attendees across time zones for a conversation spanning intellectual property, disability rights, and global regulation benchmarks.
“We all face some common challenges,” said Rui Guo (Renmin University of China). Guo, a law professor whose research focuses on stereotypes and AI fairness, was one of four panelists addressing the complex challenges that AI introduces within societies at both the local and global levels.
“Some of the more local problems, like stereotypes in one society, may be intensified in a new technological context that may need the local to be responding more actively,” said Guo. “I think both local and global regulation are needed to deal with the bigger challenges.” ...
See the full story here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/06/ai-regulations-are-global-necessity-panelists-say
Takashi Murakami opens his first augmented reality show in the US at The Broad in Los Angeles.
“For people who are not really familiar with my art, maybe it's hard to understand fully,” the artist says, "I think as a first step of communication, it's a great thing.”
See the full story here: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/06/02/murakami-the-broad
‘Virtual babies’ who grow up in real time will be commonplace by 2070, expert predicts
PhilNote: "the “Tamagotchi” generation" makes sense but has huge psychological and ethical issues. If you don't pay your subscription bill, could the service ethically kill it or just permanently hibernate it?
The overpopulation crisis could be solved within 50 years thanks to the evolution of “virtual children,” one of Britain’s leading artificial intelligence experts claims. Computer-generated babies that cost about $25 a month are likely to become commonplace by the early-2070s, according to Catriona Campbell.
In addition to her expertise in AI, Campbell is also one of the UK’s top authorities in emerging and disruptive technologies, and a former UK Government adviser. She says by 2070, augmented reality (AR) and haptic “touch-sensitive” gloves will make the experience potentially “lifelike.”
By that time, up to one-in-five parents may decide to opt for a digital baby over a real one, she believes. It will create what is being dubbed the “Tamagotchi Generation” – the first cohort of environmentally-friendly digital children who will not deplete the planet of any of its natural resources. Instead, they will exist only in the virtual metaverse...
A 2020 YouGov study into why couples choose not have children concludes that nearly 10 percent remain childless because of overpopulation concerns. Another10 percent choose not to start a family because of the cost of raising a child. ...
See the full story here: https://www.studyfinds.org/virtual-babies-digital-children-metaverse-catriona-campbell/
ThirdEye launches beta version of augmented reality social media network for consumers
Princeton-based ThirdEye on Thursday announced the beta release of a fully decentralized augmented reality social media network for consumers. ...
The decentralized platform will allow users to have control over their own user data and not be owned by a central entity.
Users will also be able to place virtual AR objects in the real world, upload AR data, create friend groups, have AR calls with virtual annotations among friends and a digital marketplace to buy/sell virtual goods/NFTs.
There will also be an app store for users to add and download third-party apps. The benefits over existing social media platforms are that there can be no banning/censorship, as this platform’s code will run transparently on the blockchain and the inclusion of AR/AI features for a more immersive social experience. ...
See the full story here: https://www.roi-nj.com/2022/05/31/tech/thirdeye-launches-beta-version-of-augmented-reality-social-media-network-for-consumers/
Five ways to get kids and parents to try augmented reality
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Dr Karl’s AR books
There’s Dr Karl’s Surfing Safari Through Science and Dr Karl’s Random Road Trip Through Science, each of which are supported by an app for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android, and only need to be aimed at the opening pages for each section to see a digital Dr Karl Kruszelnicki appear on the page through the device and explain stuff.
Lego Vidiyo
Lego Vidiyo kits are boxes of Lego that come with blocks equipped with augmented reality features, and when you aim the Lego Vidiyo app at the toy, it will animate and rock out in an AR kind of way.
See the full story here: https://www.pickr.com.au/buyers-guide/2022/five-ways-to-get-kids-and-parents-to-try-augmented-reality/