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The Electome: Measuring responsiveness in the 2016 election

The Electome: Where AI meets political journalismThe Electome project is a machine-driven mapping and analysis of public sphere content and…

in Social Machines
Deb Roy · Russell Stevens +8 more
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #data +6 more
Article Research

When the Robot Doesn’t See Dark Skin

A.I. systems are shaped by the priorities and prejudices…of the people who design them, a phenomenon that I refer to as "the coded gaze."

via The New York Times · June 21, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +2 more
Project Research

CityScope PlayGround: MIT East Campus

This project depicts the design, deployment and operation of a Tangible Regulation Platform, a physical-technological apparatus made for th…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Ariel Noyman +1 more
#computer vision #architecture #augmented reality +5 more
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GeoBits

This is an open source geospatial exploration tool. Using various public APIs including Open Street Map and the United States Census, we ca…

in City Science
Nina Lutz · Kent Larson +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
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Article Research

Depth-sensing imaging system can peer through fog

MIT researchers have developed a system that can produce images of objects shrouded by fog so thick that human vision can’t penetrate it.

via MIT News · March 21, 2018
in Camera Culture
#computer vision #sensors #imaging
Project Research

Seeing Through Realistic Fog

Seeing through dense, dynamic, and heterogeneous fog conditions. The technique, based on visible light, uses hardware that is similar to LI…

in Camera Culture
Guy Satat · Ramesh Raskar
#computer vision #sensors #imaging
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Project Research

Singapore Pedestrian Accessibility

This project focused on pedestrian accessibility in collaboration with Singapore Centre for Liveable Cities. Researchers and planners came …

in City Science
Nina Lutz · J. Ira Winder +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
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Archived
Project Research

GSK Places Initiative

This project is part of a parallel research endeavor with GSK Manufacturing. By simulating how scientists at the Upper Providence site inte…

in City Science
Nina Lutz · J. Ira Winder +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
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Archived
Project Research

GSK Manufacturing Initiative

This project is the first of two projects in collaboration with GSK. We are developing a computational simulation that allows a human user …

in City Science
J. Ira Winder · Nina Lutz +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
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CityScope Riyadh

We recently led a workshop in Saudi Arabia, with staff from the Riyadh Development Authority, to test a new version of our CityScope platfo…

in City Science
J. Ira Winder · Mohammad Hadhrawi +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
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The Story Learning Machine

The Storytelling project uses machine-based analytics to identify the qualities of engaging and marketable media. By developing models with…

in Social Machines
Eric Chu · Deb Roy +3 more
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #entertainment +3 more
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"Bits and Bricks" Wins Best Demo Award at IEEE Future Technologies Conference

Ira Winder and the Tactile Matrix won the award for best demonstration at the IEEE Future Technologies Conference.

Dec. 2, 2017
in City Science
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Article Research

Black Panther Face Scorecard: Wakandans under the Coded Gaze of AI

A case study implemented by Inioluwa Raji under the guidance of Joy Buolamwini

via Medium · May 13, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media
Article Research

If you’re a darker-skinned woman, this is how often facial-recognition software decides you’re a man

All people are created equal, but in the eyes of the algorithm, not all faces are just yet.A new study from MIT and Microsoft res…

via Quartz · Feb. 13, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +2 more
Article Research

Even when spotting gender, current face recognition tech works better for white dudes

A new review of face recognition software found that, when identifying gender, the software is most accurate for men with light skin&n…

via Gizmodo · Feb. 12, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +3 more
Article Research

Joy Buolamwini: How does facial recognition software see skin color?

via TED Radio Hour · Jan. 26, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +2 more
Article Research

Why facial recognition software has trouble recognizing people of color

via Marketplace · Feb. 13, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +2 more
Article Research

Study finds gender and skin-type bias in commercial artificial-intelligence systems

Examination of facial-analysis software shows error rate of 0.8 percent for light-skinned men, 34.7 percent for dark-skinned women.

via MIT News · Feb. 12, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +3 more
Article Research

Facial recognition software is biased towards white men, researcher finds

New research out of MIT’s Media Lab is underscoring what other experts have reported or at least suspected before: facial recognition techn…

via The Verge · Feb. 11, 2018
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +4 more
Project Research

Last Mile Logistics

Developed by Ira Winder with the MIT Centre for Transportation and Logistics, the model seeks to use real population data and create a simu…

in City Science
Kent Larson · J. Ira Winder
#computer vision #architecture #augmented reality +7 more
Article Research

MIT creates an AI to predict urban decay

Facebook volunteers and work-at-home moms might be making city planning decisions, thanks to AI research conducted by MIT scientists. Resea…

via The Next Web · July 14, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Computer vision shows how Brooklyn streets really are changing

Using computer vision to examine Google Street View, the researchers analyzed how streets and blocks have changed in five American cities.

via Technical.ly Brooklyn · July 10, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Mit Media Lab Uses Machine Learning to Analyze How Neighborhoods Improve

Tested with five American cities, Streetchange quantifies the physical improvement or deterioration of neighborhoods.

via Digital Trends · July 13, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Why Neighborhoods Get Better: Research Provides Insights That May Surprise You

A recently published paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) looks at factors that predict neighborhood change.

via Forbes · July 13, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Why do some neighborhoods improve?

Researchers have used machine learning to quantify the physical improvement or deterioration of neighborhoods in five American cities.

via MIT News · July 6, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Project Research

Bokode: Imperceptible Visual Tags for Camera-Based Interaction from a Distance

With over a billion people carrying camera-phones worldwide, we have a new opportunity to upgrade the classic bar code to encourage a flexi…

in Camera Culture
Ramesh Raskar · Nikhil Naik
#computer vision #sensors #imaging +1 more
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Publication Research

Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction

Paiva, Prada, W., (Eds.)., 4738, datePaiva, Prada, W., (Eds.)., 4738, datePaiva, Prada, W., (Eds.)., 4738, date

#user modeling #feature selection #social response +27 more

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