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Readers ask, but can AI answer?
Readers ask, but can AI answer?
The challenges of using artificial intelligence to answer questions about the news.
Maximilian Droog-Hayes
Sep 10, 2018
Speeding up the BBC's speech-to-text pipeline
Speeding up the BBC's speech-to-text pipeline
An apprentice tests new ways of cutting audio files to cut down transcription time.
Kurtis Mash
Jun 6, 2018
Face recognition: what use is it to newsrooms?
Face recognition: what use is it to newsrooms?
We built a prototype to highlight and identify the most important people in raw video footage. Here’s what we learned during the process.
BBC News Labs
Feb 27, 2018
A Brief Guide to BBC R&D’s Video Face Recognition
A Brief Guide to BBC R&D’s Video Face Recognition
FaceRec works by processing video through a series of algorithmic steps, each solving a specific part of the overall problem. Here’s how.
Fionntán O’Donnell
Feb 27, 2018
What we talk about when we talk about fair AI
What we talk about when we talk about fair AI
BBC News Labs’ AI research engineer, Fionntán O’Donnell, shares some of his personal views on ethical AI and its implications for news.
Fionntán O’Donnell
Dec 11, 2017
The future of voice user interfaces
The future of voice user interfaces
Gar Thomas writes that the potential of voice user interfaces rests in their ability to provide seamless experiences across devices.
Gar Thomas
Nov 3, 2017
Beyond 800 words: new digital story formats for news
Beyond 800 words: new digital story formats for news
What do we discover when we search for truly digital news formats? BBC R&D executive producer Tristan Ferne shares his findings.
Tristan Ferne
Sep 26, 2017
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