Facebook has shut down a controversial chatbot experiment that saw two AIs develop their own language to communicate.  The social media firm experimented with teaching two chatbots, Alice and Bob, how to negotiate with one another. However, researchers at the Facebook AI Research Lab (FAIR) found that they had deviated from the script and were inventing new phrases without any human input. Facebook’s AI researchers were teaching chatbots how to negotiate The bots were left unsupervised and developed their own machine…

#DEFCON FTC STRESSES IOT CONCERNS The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called for the better development of connected devices for consumer privacy in the context of IoT. Speaking at Def Con in Las Vegas, Lorrie Cranor and attorney Terrell McSweeney said that the Internet of Things (IoT) connects in “new and exciting ways”, but as machines are getting smarter, the FTC is concerned about protecting consumers and privacy risks. Cranor also identified artificial intelligence. She asked if consumers were aware…