System recognizes hand gestures to expand computer input on a keyboard – by University of Waterloo

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are developing a new technology that uses hand gestures to carry out commands on computers. The prototype, called “Typealike,” works through a regular laptop webcam with a simple affixed mirror. The program recognizes the user’s hands beside or near the keyboard and prompts operations based on different hand positions. A user could, … Read more

Get ready for a world where you can’t tell humans and chatbots apart

Published on November 14, 2021Updated:November 15, 2021.   I regularly fly with KLM from Minneapolis to New Delhi, and always stop over in Amsterdam. I am frequently in Minneapolis for research and this is my route to go home to take a break from work. I have done the journey so many times that I … Read more