Co-created by TECNO and Angélica Dass, 100 Portraits of Becoming presents 100 ways of seeing humanity - looking beyond assumptions to reveal the authentic experiences and individuality behind each portrait.
Yet we're overlooking a more fundamental question: As technology becomes one of the world's primary ways of seeing people, how do we ensure it reflects real humanity in all its complexity?
From accurate representation to understanding humanity AI may be intelligent, but its understanding of humanity is shaped by what it can learn from the world around us.
This is what brought together TECNO and internationally acclaimed visual artist Angélica Dass for "100 Portraits of Becoming", a project spanning five countries.
Open for application to become one of the 100 Portraits of Becoming Seen this way, Universal Tone and 100 Portraits of Becoming are not separate initiatives but complementary answers to the same question.
Oct 8, 2026 · via bbc.com
U.S. Army Japan Chief of Staff Dale B. Woodhouse presents awards during a quarterly recognition ceremony at Camp Zama, Japan, Sept. 25, 2026.
The ceremony honored seven Department of the Army civilian and host-nation employees for contributions to U.S. Army Japan operations: Mark J. Davis, G-37; Kris M. Nezu, G-8; Gerald G. Fredendall Jr., G-3; Yoshifumi Shindo, G-9; Tyrone O. Johnson, G-3; Kiyomi Conley, G-3; and Fumie Nagao, Protocol.
(U.S. Army photo by Momoko Shindo)
Oct 8, 2026 · via dvidshub.net
A reconnaissance drone then verified it was an enemy drone with image recognition.
Although a human made the final decision to launch the AI-guided interceptor drone, the process could be fully autonomous, said Intelic CEO and founder Maurits Korthals Altes.
The integration between the different systems enables a commander to make such decisions quickly.
At high speeds, Korthals Altes said, “you’re not so likely to hit it manually, and you need a more autonomous system.”
Intelic’s command-and-control system is being rolled out on Ukraine’s battlefield, where operational decisions are sometimes still communicated via chat apps or phone calls.
Oct 8, 2026 · via wdez.com
It may come as a surprise to many, but pigeons process problems in a way that is remarkably closer to Artificial Intelligence than almost any other animal.
While pigeons are rarely celebrated for high intelligence, their cognitive alignment with AI stems from a shared reliance on rapid pattern recognition and associative learning.
We routinely employ logic, rule-based reasoning, and abstract deduction—cognitive tools that are functionally absent in both pigeons and current AI systems.
Much like AI, pigeons rely almost exclusively on trial and error.
Because of this advanced internal psychology, rats operate far closer to human cognition than either pigeons or artificial intelligence ever will.
Oct 8, 2026 · via capeargus.co.za
Key takeaways ITS is simplifying how full-time faculty and staff log in to eligible single-user computers.
Employees can start now or wait until Oct. 21, when the new login setup becomes mandatory for eligible computers.
Information Technology Services is updating eligible single-user Windows and macOS computers with a new, more secure login process.
Full-time faculty and staff with eligible computers can set up their new login now, before enrollment becomes mandatory Oct. 21.
Some Windows computers set up before August 2024 may also be ineligible; employees with eligible computers have been contacted directly.
Oct 7, 2026 · via early-bird.msudenver.edu
Dublin, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "Visual Computing - Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The comprehensive visual computing market report examines industry trends, growth drivers, competitive conditions, regional opportunities, and forecasts through 2030.
Regional Market Outlook The United States visual computing market was valued at US$7.9 billion in 2024.
Key Report Benefits Independent analysis of global visual computing market sales and forecasts from 2024 to 2030.
Strategic Questions Addressed How will the global visual computing market develop through 2030?
Oct 7, 2026 · via supplychaindigital.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Wednesday that it has rolled out a new identity verification login option from CLEAR and established a pilot program at six medical facilities to help veterans create online VA accounts in person.
Veterans now have the opportunity to voluntarily create CLEAR accounts to access their VA services using facial recognition.
The CLEAR accounts used to access VA.gov are different from those operated by the company that allow users to access CLEAR-verified airport security lines.
In addition to the new login option, VA is deploying CLEAR pods at selected medical sites to help veterans create identity verification accounts while at the facilities.
Veterans who visit these biometric verification kiosks with the proper identifications can have their photos taken and then used to create CLEAR accounts.
Oct 7, 2026 · via nextgov.com
Santos FC announces that ticket sales for the match against Flamengo at Vila Belmiro will begin this Tuesday, the 6th.
OWNERS OF PERMANENT AND SPECIAL SEATS Owners of permanent and special seats must purchase tickets in advance.
Advertisement HALF-PRICE TICKETS Half-price tickets may only be purchased and used for entry when the eligible person is present with the original document proving their entitlement.
Advertisement ADULTS AGED 60 OR OLDER Federal Law 10.741/2003: They are entitled to half-price tickets.
GATE OPENING TIME The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Santos FC asks supporters to arrive at the stadium early to help prevent queues.
Oct 7, 2026 · via sports.yahoo.com
His "Locality-Sensitive Hashing" (LSH) algorithm is now considered one of the popular hashing techniques in big data processing and artificial intelligence.
Even after applying dimensionality reduction methods, we still deal with hundreds or thousands of dimensions in image processing.
Close, Yet So Far Away: The Challenge of Searching in High-Dimensional Data In such a high-dimensional space, the “curse of dimensionality” occurs.
There are various metrics for measuring data distance, two of the simplest of which are Euclidean distance and Manhattan distance.
In fact, in all these cases, we are only looking for the most similar data to a specific data point.
Oct 7, 2026 · via en.mehrnews.com
The app's privacy notice, effective October 7, states it in one line: "If you used face recognition before this version, it stays on for you."
Until that build the app's face recognition preference was declared with a default of true.
An install where onboarding was completed before this build, or where at least one face is already enrolled, has recognition switched on and written down as a stored value.
A fresh install is seeded off, in the file's words, "so a later default change cannot flip it".
Avenkin is not Meta software, and Meta ships no face recognition on these frames.
Oct 7, 2026 · via mixed-news.com
Named Entity Recognition (NER) is used to identify different types of entities in text, such as people, places, and organizations. One of the most difficult parts of this project was the limited availability of rich datasets for Roman Urdu–English code-mixed text. Roman Urdu–English code-mixed text means that different languages, such as English and Roman Urdu, can be used within the same sentence. This makes NER challenging because Roman Urdu can be written in many different ways. For example, one person may write a name as “Mehwish,” while another person may write it as “Mevish.” People can also spell Roman Urdu words differently according to their own writing style. Because of these spelling variations and the limited amount of available data, it is difficult for a model to learn all possible variations and make reliable predictions on different types of code-mixed text. The Problem with Code-Mixed NER The main challenge in this project was the many variations in Roman Urdu spelling. Different people can use their own way of writing the same Roman Urdu word, which makes it difficult for a model to learn consistent patterns. Another challenge is that Roman Urdu and English can appear in the same sentence. The language can switch within a single sentence, so the model needs to learn patterns from the context rather than simply memorizing names. For example, it needs to learn whether a word or phrase represents a person, location, or organization based on how it is used in the sentence. The hardest part was the limited availability of Roman Urdu–English code-mixed datasets. With a relatively limited source of training data, it becomes more difficult for the model to learn the different spelling and language patterns that occur in real-world text. My project therefore focuses on recognizing three entity types — Person, Location,
Oct 7, 2026 · via hackernoon.com
Each video is recorded at 25 frames per second (FPS) and manually annotated at 1 fps for surgical phase segmentation.
Cholec80 includes a wide range of intra-procedural variability, making it a robust benchmark for evaluating surgical workflow analysis methods, particularly in temporal modeling and surgical phase segmentation (Fig.
These methods represent recent advancements in surgical phase segmentation and have demonstrated strong performance on the Cholec80 benchmark dataset.
For comparison under strict evaluation (without 10-second relaxation), we used a baseline KAFR model with 1.5% frame retention.
This study presents KAFR, a framework for surgical phase segmentation that selects frames based on kinematic saliency rather than fixed temporal intervals.
Oct 7, 2026 · via nature.com
During a meeting Tuesday night, Scottsdale City Council heard from supporters and opponents of the Flock cameras as the technology has been scrutinized over recent misuse reports and privacy concerns, and other Arizona localities have ended use of the cameras.
During Tuesday’s meeting, Scottsdale Police Chief Joe LeDuc called ALPRs an “important public safety tool” and argued that the technology “saves lives.”
Several members of the public voiced opposition to the Flock technology during Tuesday’s meeting.
Though the city has used ALPR technology since 2008, the current Flock system started in February 2023.
In an interview with Arizona’s Family last month, Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky acknowledged that city residents are “overwhelmingly” against the Flock cameras.
Oct 7, 2026 · via azfamily.com
The first 10 entries cover functions where AI systems do substantial work inside real companies, hospitals, and newsrooms today.
Illustration: Quartz AI coding assistants now write a meaningful share of the code shipped by professional developers.
Illustration: Quartz AI software already reads medical images before the radiologist does, marking suspicious findings and reordering the worklist so urgent cases surface first.
Illustration: Quartz Law firms now run the first pass of document review through AI platforms.
Illustration: Quartz Corporate law requires a named human to own a strategic decision, which is why AI tools inform executive choices without making them.
Oct 6, 2026 · via qz.com
To communicate with other cells, such as those in muscles and various glands, neurons emit electrical signals.
The amplitude of each of these electrical signals is approximately 100 millivolts; a reading that remains constant regardless of the neuron or the information.
“But electrical signals are extremely rare,” says Simon Thorpe.
“Indeed, models based on statistical science were then considered to have a lower margin of error than those based on neuroscience,” explains Jean-Gabriel Ganascia.
exclaims Simon Thorpe.
Oct 6, 2026 · via polytechnique-insights.com
A Nikkei interview shows Nikon is planning a modular camera platform, while iindustry opposition to generative AI in cameras remains firm.
Japan's Nikkei Shimbun has published a revealing interview (paywalled) with executives from Nikon, Canon, Sony, and Fujifilm.
Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Sony, and others displayed unity back then in saying generative AI does not belong in cameras.
Nikon Nikon says it is investing in next-generation image processing engines, image sensors, and video cameras, laying the groundwork for its next products.
Sony Sony has a dual approach.
Oct 6, 2026 · via redsharknews.com
Officially, cops in San Francisco cannot use facial recognition tools.
The San Francisco Police Department’s version of the software doesn’t include facial recognition tools, which are outlawed in the city.
According to The San Francisco Standard, the SFPD began using BriefCam in August after paying $198,000 for a 3-year contract.
“Without BriefCam, SFPD investigators will be limited to labor-intensive manual review processes, which hinders the department’s ability to reduce violent vehicle-based crimes and dismantle organized crime networks.”
Good to see reporters calling what's happening in San Francisco what it really is: Surveillance maximalism.
Oct 6, 2026 · via cybernews.com
Real-World Agentic AI Examples Imagine that you want to book the cheapest one-way flight from New York to London.
Rather than manually searching through numerous websites, you can prompt an agentic AI application to do the work for you.
Actually, more analysts tracked by Zacks Investment Research have lowered their targets for next quarter over the past 60 days.
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Oct 6, 2026 · via theglobeandmail.com
Javier Ramirez filed the lawsuit against the federal government and 20 unnamed ICE officers.
The law allows civil suits against law enforcement officers, including ICE agents who violate constitutional rights.
In a statement to Spectrum News, ICE said Ramirez was arrested on June 12, 2025, for obstructing law enforcement, which it described as a felony.
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, said courts have ruled that states cannot enforce laws that restrict federal agents carrying out federal law.
In September 2025, Newsom signed the “No Secret Police Act,” which bans law enforcement from wearing face coverings during operations.
Oct 6, 2026 · via spectrumlocalnews.com
When I read Anna Gu’s recent piece on UCLA’s new digital humanities major, I was struck by something the curriculum must emphasize.
This major is intended to prepare students to shape technology responsibly.
[Related: UCLA launches digital humanities major, establishes standalone department] Gu writes that UCLA’s digital humanities major, the first in the nation to be established as a standalone department, will integrate technology with the study of society.
UCLA should ensure digital humanities students take courses on bias in datasets and AI.
The major should not simply prepare students to work with technology.
Oct 6, 2026 · via dailybruin.com