US retailers are adding #GenAI #chatbots to their websites to make purchase recommendations to shoppers, and just in time for Christmas! explains Brooks Johnson techxplore.com/news/2024-12-r… #AI #commerce

#AI tools can help with qualitative reviews of #science literature reviews but struggle with quantitative aspects of it, though efforts are underway to improve that, explains Julianne Pepitone spectrum.ieee.org/scientific-res…

Indian non-profit Wadhwani AI is developing an #AI system that diagnoses tuberculosis from coughing, helping a national program aimed to eradicate this widespread disease, explains Edd Gent spectrum.ieee.org/tuberculosis #medicine

The case of Tim Hansenn, Dutch motorist who was mistakenly flagged by an #AI traffic cam for distracted driving, highlights technical and governance challenges of "smart" law enforcement, explains John Palmer msn.com/en-us/news/tec… #smartcities

Convincing #deepfake videos of #Toronto immigration lawyer M. Max Chaudhary aim to bilk vulnerable newcomers to Canada, explains Kamil Karamali ctvnews.ca/canada/very-di… #AI

Canada Border Services is adopting a #FacialRecognition system "ReportIn" to track migrants, an alternative to worse options they argue but raising concerns about equity, consent, and #privacy, explains Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂 thestar.com/news/canada/ca… #AI Petra Molnar (@petramolnar.com on BlueSky🦋)

At 50 years old, Bogotá's Ciclovía, when big roads open to bicycles on Sundays, testifies to the health and social cohesion benefits of cycling for modern #cities, explains Marcela Guerrero Casas thecityfix.com/blog/ciclovia-…

Canadian zoning laws need reform to promote better development but is not likely to help address the country's housing crisis, argues Raphaël Fischler theconversation.com/why-zoning-ref… #cities

A new book, "Beyond Architecture," reviews the history of #NYC's Landmark's Law and the ongoing tug-of-war between historic preservation and progressive development, explains Benjamin Schneider bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #cities

Promoters feel that #LLMs can help religious leaders construct good sermons and offer good advice, though critics feel that the results lack wisdom and may deskill them, explains Eli Tan nytimes.com/2025/01/03/tec… #AI #religion

After a week with an #AI assistant, Alex Boyd finds it can be handy for routine tasks in #journalism but can subtract from the interactive nature of the profession thestar.com/news/canada/i-… #LLM

#Automation of restaurant #cooking is making slow headway, though facing difficulties with multitasking, financing, and crowded spaces, explains Julie Creswell nytimes.com/2024/12/22/bus… #robots #food

New research suggests that economic benefits of #GenerativeAI may spill over from tech hubs to mid-level #cities like Chattanooga, explains Steve Lohr nytimes.com/2024/12/26/tec… #AI

Machine translation seems poised to replace the manual version in routine work, leaving only the most complex work for expert humans economist.com/science-and-te… #AI

The EV1, which General Motors stopped making 25 years ago, had many of the features that define #ElectricCars today, like regenerative breaking, explains Jack Mitchell npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-… #cars

A number of lawsuits against #CharacterAI allege that underage users were encouraged to harm themselves or others, or were exposed to sexualized content, suggesting the service has not been offered responsibly, explains Bobby Allyn npr.org/2024/12/10/nx-… #AI

US #transit systems are turning to #AI cameras to identify #cars parked in bus lanes, to speed bus travel, but roll-out has revealed configuration and oversight issues, explains Joel Rose npr.org/2024/12/31/nx-…

An "evolutionary" #AI system has designed an unconventional wind turbine that can generate electricity in urban environments, explains Jesus Diaz fastcompany.com/91239358/ai-de…

The recent failure of Gig Car Share illustrates the difficulties of managing for-profit car share systems in the US, where driving and car ownership are comparatively cheap, explains Nithin Coca fastcompany.com/91236748/car-s… #cars #cities

A startup named "Trashie" aims to build a circular system out of used clothing that ppl ship it in bags in exchange for vouchers with clothing firms, trying to achieve scale and recycling rate to pay for the process, explains Dr. Elizabeth Segran fastcompany.com/91246254/trash… #CircularEconomy