NY‘s moratorium on facial recognition, deepfakes in 2020, and more!

<p class="post-info">Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p> <p>This week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-research-focus-idUSKBN28X1CB'>Google tolds its scientists to ‘strike a positive tone’ in AI research - documents</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/facial-recognition-tools-in-spotlight-in-new-jersey-false-arrest-case-11609269719'>Facial-Recognition Tools in Spotlight in New Jersey False Arrest Case</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/24/1015380/best-ai-deepfakes-of-2020/'>The year deepfakes went mainstream</a></li> <li><a href='https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/25/13-acquisitions-highlight-big-techs-ai-talent-grab-in-2020/'>13 acquisitions highlight Big Tech’s AI talent grab in 2020</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/12/23/ai-startups-raised-9-9b-in-h2-2020-a-15-jump/'>AI Startups Raised $9.9B in second half of 2020, a 15% Jump</a></li> </ul> <p>0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 4:00 News Summary segment 4:00 News Discussion segment</p> <p>Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup:  https://lastweekin.ai/p/94</p> <p>Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p>