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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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ta Researcher Seeks to Minimize Risks For nmanned Aerial Systems Over Populated Areas
A researcher will use a $550,000 U.S. National Science Foundation grant to quantify risks posed by unmanned aerial systems and create algorithms to reduce those...
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How Can Humans Keep Control of Ai?
Osaka University president Shojiro Nishio stresses the need to keep artificial intelligence under human control.
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An Algorithm Trained on Emoji Knows When You're Being Sarcastic on Twitter
Researchers have developed a deep-learning textual sentiment algorithm which can analyze tweets to pick up sarcasm and general emotional subtext.
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Demystifying the Black Box That Is AI
When Jason Matheny joined the U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) as a program manager in 2009, he made a habit of chatting to the organization's...
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Nsf Issues Awards to Advance a National Research Infrastructure For Neuroscience
The U.S. National Science Foundation has allocated 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience awards to help the research community understand the human brain...
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New Tool Increases Adaptability, Autonomy of 'skyrim' Nonplayer Characters
CIF-CK is a new artificial intelligence architecture program that uses social behavior models to make individual "Skyrim" non-player characters more reactive and...
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New AI Algorithm Monitors Sleep With Radio Waves
A new sleep monitoring system uses an algorithm to analyze radio signals around subjects and translate those measurements into sleep stages.
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Artificial Intelligence Helps to Keep Tired Drivers Awake
Researchers at Panasonic have developed an artificial intelligence platform to keep tired drivers comfortably alert at all times.
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$2-Million Donation Supports Launch of Theoretical Machine Learning Program
The donation comes from Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Wendy Schmidt, president of The Schmidt Family Foundation and cofounder of the Schmidt Ocean...
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Caltech, Cornell Create Creature-Cataloging Contest For Computers
Researchers have created the iNaturalist Challenge, a competition to produce the best machine-learning algorithm for identifying the world's plant and animal species...
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China and the .s. Are Battling to Become the World’s First AI Superpower
"Right now, AI is a two-horse race between China and the US."
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Teaching Robots Right From Wrong
Artificial intelligence is outperforming the human sort in a growing range of fields—but how do we make sure it behaves morally?
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How Neural Networks Are Transforming the World of Translation
Imperial College London professor Erol Gelenbe says artificial neural networks can ease language translation by executing a three-step process.
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To Build a Smarter Chatbot, First Teach It a Second Language
Researchers at Salesforce have developed a method that could improve the performance of modern language programs.
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How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
Loosely modeled after the brain, deep neural networks are spurring innovation across science.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck. Here's How to Move It Forward.
To get computers to think like humans, we need a new artificial intelligence paradigm, one that places "top down" and "bottom up" knowledge on equal footing.
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Nanoneurons Enable Neuromorphic Chips For Voice Recognition
Last month, IEEE Spectrum ran a special report focusing on the question "Can We Copy the Brain?" The report offered a thorough examination of all the ongoing efforts...
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Robots, Start Your Engines!
There's nothing like a throw-down to push new technologies out to the masses.
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Two Groups Both Win $7.5m to Study Ai, Autonomous Systems
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $15 million to two Cornell University research teams to pursue autonomous systems and artificial intelligence.
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