Google Brain and data science platform Kaggle have announced an “AI Fight Club” to train machine learning systems on how to combat malicious AI. As computer systems become smarter, cyberattacks also become tougher to defend against, and this contest could help illuminate unforeseen vulnerabilities.
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Friction raises negative thoughts in most designer’s minds. When you ask designers about friction, most of them will tell you that friction damages a UX because it slows down interactions, reduces conversions, and impedes progress.
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Summer has arrived (for half of the world, at least). This means roughly 45% of people are itching for a fun getaway — and, if Facebook posts are any indicator, many of these are due solely to parents’ need to maintain a certain level of sanity during the off-school months.
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Kevin Larson, the psychologist of the Advanced Reading Technologies team at Microsoft in Richmond, is determined to improve the onscreen typography. Larson and his team of typographers and computer engineers are testing ways to reduce eye fatigue by designing fonts easier to read and exploring ways to improve reader’s experience for people with visual impairments.
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