AI lie detection at border control should proceed with caution
31 October 2018
A new tool that uses AI to help make border control decisions will only be advisory, but history shows people give technology too much weight
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Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is about much more than its economic crisis
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Virtual currencies were conceived as a tool for the underdog. Venezuela’s leaders are hoping to buy some independence with theirs, says Brett Scott
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Watch a powerful dance, play a painting created for the first world war centenary, listen to the latest about Saturn and read about the perils of our ever-cleaner homes
What it's like to play Call of Duty in a blacker-than-black room
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Rule-breaking technology is challenging the evidence base on which all functioning societies depend. Two books explore the problem and how to fight back
An AI lie detector will interrogate travellers at some EU borders
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A digital border guard will be trialled at some borders in Hungary, Latvia and Greece for six months. It includes an AI lie detector, but some doubt it will work
Search engine for CCTV lets you find people from their description
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Trawling through surveillance video for a suspect or missing person is slow work, but a new system can automatically match footage of people to their descriptions
Zapping liquid metal makes it move in a way that can power wheels
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A small metal droplet can propel a wheeled robot forward, paving the way for larger robots that can trundle like tumbleweeds through unfriendly terrain
NATO's huge military exercise will test robots and autonomous vehicles
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In NATO's biggest military exercise since the Cold War it will use self-driving vehicles, robots that fetch gear, and a 3D printer for printing spare parts
