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Self-Driving Vehicles May Prevent Only About a Third of Crashes, Study Says
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Self-Driving Vehicles May Prevent Only About a Third of Crashes, Study Says

Autonomous vehicles might prevent only around a third of all crashes if automated systems drive too much like people, a new study says.

Computer Chess: Longest-Running Experiment in Computing Science
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Computer Chess: Longest-Running Experiment in Computing Science

On August 31, 1970, an experiment began that continues to this day. The first chess tournament for computers was held as part of the ACM's 25th National Conference...

Can't Concentrate at Work? This AI System Knows Why
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Can't Concentrate at Work? This AI System Knows Why

Computer scientists have developed a way to measure staff comfort and concentration in flexible working spaces using artificial intelligence.

Microsoft Sacks Journalists, Replaces Them With AI Software
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Microsoft Sacks Journalists, Replaces Them With AI Software

Users of the homepages of the MSN website and Edge browser will now see news stories generated by AI.

Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters
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Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters

Researchers from Electronic Arts and the University of British Columbia are using a machine learning technique to speed up the videogame development process by...

Tool Uses Machine Learning to Spot Bugs Early in Code Development Cycle
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Tool Uses Machine Learning to Spot Bugs Early in Code Development Cycle

Altran's Code Defect AI identifies potential problems in software development and suggest fixes.

Berkeley Lab Will Use Machine Learning to Estimate Covid-19's Seasonal Cycle
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Berkeley Lab Will Use Machine Learning to Estimate Covid-19's Seasonal Cycle

Berkeley Lab researchers have launched a project to assess how transmission of the novel coronavirus is influenced by climate variables, possibly waning in summer...

Academic to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Test Methodologies
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Academic to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Test Methodologies

Researchers at the University of Warwick will develop safety test methodologies for autonomous vehicles thanks to a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship worth £1.2m (USD...

Watson's Creator Wants to Teach AI a New Trick: Common Sense
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Watson's Creator Wants to Teach AI a New Trick: Common Sense

David Ferrucci built a computer that mastered Jeopardy!  Since then, he's been attacking a more challenging task.

Linguists Who Teach Machines to Read, Speak, and Listen
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Linguists Who Teach Machines to Read, Speak, and Listen

Virtual assistants, chatbots, and automated answering systems rely on computational linguists to manage and transmit to machines the complex aspects of language...

Facial Recognition Software Predicts Criminality, Researchers Say
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Facial Recognition Software Predicts Criminality, Researchers Say

A group of Harrisburg University professors and a Ph.D. student have developed automated computer facial recognition software capable of predicting whether someone...

Firms That Move Quickly to Add Robots Also Add Workers, Study Finds
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Firms That Move Quickly to Add Robots Also Add Workers, Study Finds

Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops.

As Workers Spread Out to Halt the Virus, Robots Fill the Gaps
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As Workers Spread Out to Halt the Virus, Robots Fill the Gaps

Social distancing requires rethinking the layout of workplaces. A new breed of robots can help keep factories and warehouses running.

Grad Student Used a Neural Network to Write His Papers
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Grad Student Used a Neural Network to Write His Papers

A student working on a master's degree in business used GPT-2, the text-generating algorithm created by research lab OpenAI, to write essays for two different courses...

Research Tool Creates Metadata for Scientific Content
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Research Tool Creates Metadata for Scientific Content

ResoluteAI has launched Nebula, a search solution that tags and categorizes public and private content for scientific organizations.

Tech Leaders Launch Open Database of Scientific Articles to Fight Coronavirus
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Tech Leaders Launch Open Database of Scientific Articles to Fight Coronavirus

Five organizations have released an open dataset of over 29,000 scientific articles in the hopes of spurring artificial intelligence experts to develop new techniques...

Autonomous Vehicles Help Address Horticultural Labor Shortages
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Autonomous Vehicles Help Address Horticultural Labor Shortages

An autonomous guided vehicle is being designed by researchers at the University of Warwick in a bid to help address labor shortages in the horticultural sector....

Robots, Smart Helmets Deployed in Coronavirus Fight
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Robots, Smart Helmets Deployed in Coronavirus Fight

Robots and artificial intelligence are being deployed around the world in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

System Shows Robots How to Set the Dinner Table
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System Shows Robots How to Set the Dinner Table

A system designed by MIT researchers gives robots the ability to weigh many ambiguous requirements to perform complex tasks, such as setting a table.

Robot Uses Artificial Intelligence and Imaging to Draw Blood
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Robot Uses Artificial Intelligence and Imaging to Draw Blood

Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop medical robot that combines artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters...
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