Algorithms · October 2016Gaffe level: Typo
iOS Autocomplete's Nonsense Paper Got Accepted by a Conference
Christoph Bartneck wrote a nuclear physics paper by randomly tapping iOS autocomplete suggestions under the fake name Iris Pear. A conference accepted it within three hours, then asked for a $1,099 registration fee.
Source: Christoph Bartneck's blog
AI Avatars Translate Speech Into Kenyan Sign Language in Real Time
Kenyan engineer Elly Savatia built Terp360, an AI platform that translates speech into Kenyan Sign Language in real time using 3D avatars, with more than 2,300 signs recorded alongside deaf Kenyans. It won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, and the team has released an open dataset of nearly 12,000 sign-language motion sequences.
Source: The Eastleigh Voice