University of Queensland and CSIRO researchers have developed a chatbot that may hold the key to better speech therapy. The chatbot, HARLIE (Human and Robot Language Interaction Experiment), is aimed at elderly people living with neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Leading engineer of the HARLIE project, Dr David Ireland said the difference between apps like Siri, Google Now and HARLIE is that “… (the former) behave more like personal assistants. HARLIE has been developed for more general language processing about a larger range of topics.” “An additional component we have implemented is a memory mechanism, allowing the…
Author: Liam Ruz
Prior to Monday April 4th 2016, Panama was known for its carnivals & stunning natural beauty. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tOKSEtxjlU[/embedyt] However, type Panama into google now and you get the following: Panama Paper Panama Papers List Panama Papers Australia Panama Leak The scandal has been everywhere since breaking, and rightfully so. We’re talking about the biggest data leak in human history. 2600000000000 bytes of data – This is the leak: https://t.co/3esQRlBiHw #panampapers pic.twitter.com/Qgi8kFb1ft — Süddeutsche Zeitung (@SZ) April 4, 2016 For those who haven’t been following the story, here’s a short explanation video: [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2APYPjTWZ8[/embedyt] Amongst parlimentary…
‘Smartfone Flick Fest’ (SF3) returns to Sydney in August for its second year. Keeping in line with the rapidly expanding apps and technologies of smartphones, the festival gives a platform for movies made only using technology available on these devices. SF3 is the first smartphone film festival to come to Australia, but is popular around the world. Conceived by co-founder and festival director Angela Bourke, it was created to “give all film makers a way to tell their stories.” “A good film is a good film, no matter what it is shot on. It starts in the story and then you add in the other elements,”…