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­SC ISI Researchers Develop Computational Methods to ­ncover Hidden Trends in Human Behavior
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­SC ISI Researchers Develop Computational Methods to ­ncover Hidden Trends in Human Behavior

Researchers have mined sensor data collected from volunteers to discover hidden trends in well-being, academic performance, and behavior.

Not Even AI Can Make Total Sense of a Privacy Policy
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Not Even AI Can Make Total Sense of a Privacy Policy

A new tool uses artificial intelligence to crawl 7,000 of the Web's most popular sites to flag privacy policy issues of potential concern to specific users.

IARPA Launches Challenge to Improve ­AV-Captured Imagery
From ACM TechNews

IARPA Launches Challenge to Improve ­AV-Captured Imagery

The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity recently announced the UG2 Prize Challenge for unmanned aerial vehicles, gliders, and ground data entries...

Chips for Artificial Intelligence
From Communications of the ACM

Chips for Artificial Intelligence

Companies are racing to develop hardware that more directly empowers deep learning.

Artificial (Emotional) Intelligence
From Communications of the ACM

Artificial (Emotional) Intelligence

Enabled by advances in computing power and neural networks, machines are getting better at recognizing and dealing with human emotions.

For the ­.S. and China, a Technology Cold War That's Freezing Over
From ACM News

For the ­.S. and China, a Technology Cold War That's Freezing Over

A cold war is being waged across the world's most advanced industries. And it just got a lot chillier.

­ber Robocar Kills Pedestrian, Despite Presence of Safety Driver
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­ber Robocar Kills Pedestrian, Despite Presence of Safety Driver

This is the first fatality involving a robocar under the care of a professional human minder.

New Model Reveals Forgotten Influencers and 'Sleeping Beauties' of Science
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New Model Reveals Forgotten Influencers and 'Sleeping Beauties' of Science

Researchers at the University of Chicago's Knowledge Lab have created a computational model to measure the spread of influential ideas across scholarship and culture...

Machines See the Future for Patients Diagnosed With Brain Tumors
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Machines See the Future for Patients Diagnosed With Brain Tumors

New artificial intelligence software forecasts the survival of glioma patients by examining tissue biopsy data.

Spot the Fake: Artificial Intelligence Can Produce Lifelike Photographs
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Spot the Fake: Artificial Intelligence Can Produce Lifelike Photographs

Fraudulent images have been around for as long as photography itself. Take the famous hoax photos of the Cottingley fairies or the Loch Ness monster.

Machine Learning Drives NSynth Super's New Sounds of Music
From ACM TechNews

Machine Learning Drives NSynth Super's New Sounds of Music

Google's Project Magenta researchers have developed a machine to serve as an instrument that acts as a physical interface for the NSynth algorithm, which uses a...

Origami-Inspired 'Inspector Gadget Robotic Arm'
From ACM TechNews

Origami-Inspired 'Inspector Gadget Robotic Arm'

Researchers at Seoul National University's Soft Robotics Research Center have developed a foldable origami-inspired robotic arm that can self-fold while also being...

How Accurate Is Your AI?
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How Accurate Is Your AI?

A researcher at Kyoto University in Japan has developed a new technique that evaluates an artificial intelligence program's ability based on the nature of its input...

New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile
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New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile

A new artificial intelligence system that identifies gender by reading a person's smiles.

'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation
From ACM TechNews

'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation

A microfluidic platform links engineered tissues from multiple human organs to replicate organ-drug interactions so medications' effects on different parts of the...

Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.
From ACM News

Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.

There is little doubt that the Defense Department needs help from Silicon Valley's biggest companies as it pursues work on artificial intelligence. The question...

Expert Says Graduates in AI Should Take Oath: 'I Must Not Play at God nor Let My Technology Do So'
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Expert Says Graduates in AI Should Take Oath: 'I Must Not Play at God nor Let My Technology Do So'

Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni suggests artificial intelligence should be "developed from a higher moral ground today."

AI Assistants Say Dumb Things, and We're About to Find Out Why
From ACM TechNews

AI Assistants Say Dumb Things, and We're About to Find Out Why

A new test will pose elementary-school-level multiple-choice science questions to artificial intelligence systems.

Cracking Open the Black Box of AI with Cell Biology
From ACM News

Cracking Open the Black Box of AI with Cell Biology

The deep neural networks that power today's artificial intelligence systems work in mysterious ways.

­TSA Researchers Want to Teach Computers to Learn Like Humans
From ACM TechNews

­TSA Researchers Want to Teach Computers to Learn Like Humans

Researchers have created a new cloud-based learning platform for artificial intelligence designed to teach machines to learn like humans.
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