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  • ARS Technica
  • 2019
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Google workers listen to your “OK Google” queries– one of them leaked recordings

Google records some audio and has language experts review it to improve language skills of the technology. However, this may raise privacy concerns as sometimes they record by accident when users aren’t trying to use the Google Assistant.

  • ARS Technica
  • 2019
  • 5 min
  • Science Daily
  • 2019
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Smart Home Tests First Elder Care Robot

New Robots could help elderly adults over 85 live independently in smart homes, rather than relying on nursing homes or health assistants for care. While these robots are still in the testing phase, they have so far been rated favorably.

  • Science Daily
  • 2019
  • University of Houston
  • 2015
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Researchers Build Brain-Machine Interface To Control Prosthetic Hand

The article explains what a BCI is, how it helps amputees, and how BCI technology continues to innovate. 

  • University of Houston
  • 2015