This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you

A security researcher has designed an algorithm that can create computer-generated patterns capable of hiding people, faces, ...

A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras

The approach differs from efforts to physically block cameras. noRecognition is not designed to hide someone from view or ...
eLife

A shared neural code for gender across faces, bodies, and objects in the human brain

This important study investigates whether perceived gender is represented in the brain in a category-invariant manner across faces, bodies, and objects, identifying the right middle temporal gyrus ...

A Hacker Tested Surveillance-Busting Patterns 31 Million Times. Now He’s Turning Them Into Clothing

Bill Swearingen launched the noRecognition project to help people avoid Flock-like video surveillance.
Decrypt

The AI-Generated Pattern Hides You From Surveillance Cameras—Including Flock

A security researcher ran 31 million tests to teach a model how to paint camouflage for the algorithm age and hide from Flock cameras.
eLife

A transient hypothalamic CRH signal coordinates social investigation in mice

Successful navigation of the social environment depends on the ability to rapidly evaluate conspecifics and adjust behaviour accordingly. Encounters with unfamiliar individuals are particularly ...

I Found Toys at the Beach and Change at the Park, Testing These Expert-Approved Metal Detectors

Scanning parks and beaches with one of these can be a unique and fascinating hobby.
Field & Stream

The Best Fish Finders, Tested On the Water

Love it or hate it, technology is becoming increasingly intertwined with the outdoors, especially fish finders. Long gone are the days of putting around a lake and looking for clues as to where the ...