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Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin
The real birth of bitcoin has been argued by many but most commonly is rooted back to 2010. Bitcoin is considered one of the first forms of cryptocurrency, as it was the first form of online trading to go public.
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Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Instead of requiring just the username and password, two factor authentication requires another form of security. Most times a code is sent to your email address or phone number to complete the second step of authentication.
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Tesla releases 'autopilot'
While the development of self driving cars can be traced back to the 1930's, Tesla released their Model S sedans with the autopilot feature. Autopilot can steer, brake, and accelerate on it's own, featuring auto-steering and lane centering.
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Image Recognition
Though AI has been routed all the way back to the 1920's, with the help of researchers and CNN, it has been improved drastically. With the Convolutional Neural Network's development of IR tools, there's now a 95% accuracy when using facial recognition.
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Deepfakes
With image recognitions rapid growth and the development of AI, somewhere between 2016-2017 was the growing popularity of deepfakes. Just a few buttons pressed in an app, and you can basically make anyone say anything, without them actually saying it. A video became popular sometime in 2018 of Jordan Peele using Obamas voice and face to show people how easy it is to achieve.
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