Algorithms · February 2018Gaffe level: Typo
Google Open-Sourced Powerful AI Tools and the Internet Made Porn With Them
Google released powerful open-source deep learning tools to advance research, and the internet's first instinct was generating pornography. Open science met the open internet, and the internet won.
Source: Nextgov
Google's Flood Hub Brings AI Flash-Flood Warnings to 2 Billion People
Google's Groundsource system forecasts urban flash floods up to 24 hours ahead, and through Flood Hub it now reaches 2 billion people in more than 150 countries. The Southern African Development Community used the beta version to request monitoring of flood events, and partners used the forecasts to warn of flooding in Vietnam three days before Typhoon Matmo made landfall.
Source: Seoul Economic Daily