Beating the DeepMaster Print Exploit
Philip Bontrager, lead researcher on the “DeepMasterPrint” fingerprint hack, thinks that the SureID process for high-fidelity fingerprint enrollment has multiple layers of protection against hackers. “The NYU research into DeepMasterPrint is fascinating, but it focuses on low-fidelity, smartphone-based authentication,” says Ned Hayes. “SureID’s system is built with patent-pending technology that prevents fraudulent activity.” Bontrager’s DeepMasterPrint […]
AI, Ethics and Algorithms
An important talk at Gluecon this year, outlining some of the basic considerations around ethical decision-making and the complications that may result when artificial intelligence is chosen as a primary method for a system to learn and take semi-autonomous action.
God and the Robots
I am writing a non-fiction book called God and the Robots. Here’s a first look at my early book proposal. ——————————————– In the summer of 2015, two stories were on the front page of the New York Times. The stories did not appear to be related. The first was an announcement that a group of technical luminaries […]
Future of Technology: A Few Predictions
I recently gave an interview to a pair of researchers about what I thought was coming in future technology. (transcript follows) Thanks to many for re-posting! 1. INVISIBLE A couple things I think are essential about technology. Really good technology should be mostly invisible to the user. Technology in general should be something that lets people get […]