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A Hybrid of Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Is Spawning New Ventures
From ACM TechNews

A Hybrid of Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Is Spawning New Ventures

Researchers think the field of merging quantum computing with machine learning may soon be ripe for commercialization.

Mania and the Machine
From ACM TechNews

Mania and the Machine

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati used "genetic fuzzy trees" to generate a 100% accurate predictive model of patient response to lithium.

Chatbots Learn How to Negotiate and Drive a Hard Bargain
From ACM News

Chatbots Learn How to Negotiate and Drive a Hard Bargain

What's in it for me?

­.s. Weighs Restricting Chinese Investment in Artificial Intelligence
From ACM News

­.s. Weighs Restricting Chinese Investment in Artificial Intelligence

The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital to U.S. national...

Taxonomy Goes Digital: Getting a Handle on Social Bots
From ACM TechNews

Taxonomy Goes Digital: Getting a Handle on Social Bots

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding research on social networks.

Light-Based Neural Network Does Simple Speech Recognition
From ACM News

Light-Based Neural Network Does Simple Speech Recognition

While there are lots of things that artificial intelligence can't do yet—science being one of them—neural networks are proving themselves increasingly adept at...

Deepmind's Neural Network Teaches AI to Reason About the World
From ACM News

Deepmind's Neural Network Teaches AI to Reason About the World

The world is a confusing place, especially for an AI.

The Dark Side of AI
From ACM News

The Dark Side of AI

Can Artificial Intelligence be trusted?

New System Allows Optical 'deep Learning'
From ACM TechNews

New System Allows Optical 'deep Learning'

Researchers have developed a new approach to deep-learning computer systems that uses light instead of electricity.

How Big Data Mines Personal Info to Craft Fake News and Manipulate Voters
From ACM News

How Big Data Mines Personal Info to Craft Fake News and Manipulate Voters

The opening chords of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" rocked a hotel ballroom in New York City as a nattily dressed British man strode onstage...

Deepmind Shows AI Has Trouble Seeing Homer Simpson's Actions
From ACM TechNews

Deepmind Shows AI Has Trouble Seeing Homer Simpson's Actions

DeepMind has created a YouTube dataset of 300,000 video clips and 400 human action classes to train its deep-learning algorithms to better identify human activities...

Inspecting Algorithms For Bias
From ACM News

Inspecting Algorithms For Bias

Courts, banks, and other institutions are using automated data analysis systems to make decisions about your life. Let's not leave it up to the algorithm makers...

AI 'good For the World'...says Ultra-Lifelike Robot
From ACM TechNews

AI 'good For the World'...says Ultra-Lifelike Robot

A lifelike robot named Sophia argued at a United Nations-hosted conference in Switzerland this week that artificial intelligence is ultimately beneficial to mankind...

Robot Cars Can't Count on ­S in an Emergency
From ACM TechNews

Robot Cars Can't Count on ­S in an Emergency

Many automotive technologists are skeptical that autonomous cars will be able to trust humans in emergency situations.

AI Gets So-So Grade in Chinese ­niversity Entrance Exam
From ACM TechNews

AI Gets So-So Grade in Chinese ­niversity Entrance Exam

An artificial intelligence machine completed the math section of China's annual university entrance exam faster than human students, but with a below-average grade...

If Google Teaches an AI to Draw, Will That Help It Think?
From ACM News

If Google Teaches an AI to Draw, Will That Help It Think?

Imagine someone told you to draw a pig and a truck.

How Google Copes When Even It Can't Afford Enough Gear
From ACM Opinion

How Google Copes When Even It Can't Afford Enough Gear

Urs Hölzle has a big job.

Robots Will Be More ­seful If They Are Made to Lack Confidence
From ACM TechNews

Robots Will Be More ­seful If They Are Made to Lack Confidence

University of California, Berkeley researchers are developing an artificial intelligence system that seeks and accepts human oversight.

Computer-Aided Imaging Technique Could Reduce Risk of Second Breast Cancer Surgery
From ACM TechNews

Computer-Aided Imaging Technique Could Reduce Risk of Second Breast Cancer Surgery

A new computer-aided diagnostic technique combines imaging with artificial intelligence to detect the difference between cancerous and benign cells.

Chinese Exam Authorities ­se Facial Recognition, Drones to Catch Cheats
From ACM Careers

Chinese Exam Authorities ­se Facial Recognition, Drones to Catch Cheats

Chinese education authorities have gone high-tech to catch cheaters as millions of high-school students take their "gaokao", the annual university entrance exam...
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