An eval harness found what qualitative review couldn't: AI models are most confident when wrong

That last finding is the one that qualitative review would never have surfaced. The model's expressed confidence didn't ...
TechCrunch

Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.

Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to teach machines to operate in the physical world. But ...
TechCrunch

Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year

Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world driving data for its growing roster of autonomous vehicle partners, including Avride, Waymo, and WeRide. The ...
SlashGear

12 Home Depot Tools Under $150 Worth Adding To Your Collection

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Filling out your tool collection on a budget can be a challenge, but it's not impossible. If you wanted to fill a shopping cart with several ...
Bleeping Computer

Trigona ransomware attacks use custom exfiltration tool to steal data

Recently observed Trigona ransomware attacks are using a custom, command-line tool to steal data from compromised environments faster and more efficiently. The utility was emplayed in attacks in March ...
Harvard Business Review

How AI Helps Scale Qualitative Customer Research

To make good decisions, companies need information about customer preferences and behavior. The market-research function is thus crucial to market success, but it has an age-old problem: The process ...
10TV.com

Powell faces scrutiny over use of location data collection tool without internal privacy policies

POWELL, Ohio — When you drive into the City of Powell, you may not notice anything unusual. But your cell phone does — and so does the city. Powell has contracted with a data analytics company called ...
Stars and Stripes

VA is analyzing old disability benefits questionnaires to detect fraud in future claims

This story has been corrected. WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will analyze 1 million old disability benefits questionnaires dating to 2010 to identify possible signs ...
SlashGear

13 Ryobi Tools Under $75 Worth Adding To Your Collection

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The full weight of the Ryobi product catalog can be a game changer for home improvers, repairers, and even professionals in the trades. While ...
Frontiers

Data collection methods in qualitative research: researchers' reflections

Qualitative research is a unique and complex approach to understanding the phenomenon. Unlike quantitative research, which relies on numbers and statistics to understand facts through reductionist ...
Wired

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that would “directly support investigations activities,” according to ...