Algorithms · September 2020Gaffe level: Typo
These students figured out their tests were graded by AI, and the easy way to cheat
Students figured out their online exams were graded by an algorithm that rewarded keyword stuffing, so they started mashing keywords into gibberish essays and acing them. The robot grader never stood a chance against a motivated teenager.
Source: The Verge
A Thought-Controlled Bionic Arm Moved Into Its First Home Trial
Avi Davidson, who lost his left arm 17 years ago, is the first person to take the University of Utah's thought-controlled LUKE Arm home for a full year. The direct nerve interface lets him move the arm with his thoughts and feel pressure and texture through it, so within days he was making a sandwich and holding his wife's hand.
Source: University of Utah