Day: October 16, 2021

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Machine Learning

Does the brain learn in the same way that machines learn? | Medical Express

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The brain is one of if not the hardest organ to understand. Recently it has been posed that the brain’s learning method can be compared to the optimization processes of AI. A paper by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh argued that biological and machine learning are not entirely that different. The human brain is still a more versatile problem solver but the research shows several connections can be made. 

Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-brain-machines.html 

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Information Warfare

The US government’s comic approach to information warfare | The Bulletin

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Sifting through information and determining what is genuine and what isn’t can be a tall order even for government agencies. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency has turned to graphic novels to help disseminate warnings about disinformation to younger audiences. CISA’s Resilience Series of novels will feature fictitious stories about Russian troll farms, deep fake videos, and COVID-19 conspiracy theories in the name of media literacy.  

Source: https://thebulletin.org/2021/09/the-us-governments-comic-approach-to-information-warfare/ 

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Gaming

Apple is appealing the Epic Games ruling it originally called a ‘resounding victory’ | The Verge

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Apple has appealed to the court of the judgment in its landmark trial against Epic, which could be worth billions of dollars and give it power of the App Store. While Apple mainly won that lawsuit, with Judge Gonzalez Rogers ruling in favor of Apple in nine of the ten claims Epic brought against the firm, it actually lost one key point: the jury ruled that Apple breached California’s anti-steering rules, and insisted that Apple encourage developers to connect to outside payment systems. That measure would have taken effect in December, but it may be extended — and that appears to be the idea. 

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/8/22717271/apple-appeals-epic-games-ruling-anti-steering