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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Researchers Develop Method to Map Cancer Progression
Researchers at New York University have developed a computational method to map cancer progression.
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Artificial Intelligence Plus Common Sense
Austrian researchers are working to advance the development of artificial intelligence and equip robots with common sense.
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At Stanford, Experts Explore Artificial Intelligence's Social Benefits
A four-hour-long discussion at Stanford University recently focused on "The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Topics and Societal Benefit."
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Robots Come to Each Other's Aid When They Get the Signal
KTH Royal Institute of Technology researchers have completed work on RECONFIG, a European Union-funded project aimed at enabling robots to use body language to...
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Drones Too Complicated? We'll Take Care of That
A new category of company is offering 'drones as a service' to customers who want to outsource the planning, compliance, and execution of commercial drone flights...
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The Advent of Virtual Humans
Justine Cassell has taken her virtual assistant Sara on a road trip.
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Beyond Video Games: AI System Beats Tactical Experts in Combat Simulation
The ALPHA artificial intelligence created by a University of Cincinnati doctoral graduate is a milestone in the use of genetic-fuzzy systems with specific implementation...
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This Sculpture Was Designed and 3-D Printed By an AI Artist
Information Technology University of Copenhagen professor Joel Lehman and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence that can design and generate physical...
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Artificial Intelligence's White Guy Problem
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be worsening inequality, given the biases being embedded within the underlying machine-learning algorithms, says Kate Crawford,...
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The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2016
The World Economic Forum has published its annual list of 2016's breakthrough technologies, with a specific focus on closing the gaps in investment and regulation...
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How Google Deepmind's Ant Soccer Skills Can Help Improve Your Search Results
Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence is learning to navigate thee-dimensional environments and games, including a soccer game played as a virtual ant.
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How Well Do Facial Recognition Algorithms Cope With a Million Strangers?
The MegaFace Challenge aims to assess the performance of face-recognition algorithms at the million-person scale.
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Augmented Eternity: Scientists Aim to Let S Speak From Beyond the Grave
Augmented eternity, the posthumous preservation of a person's knowledge, beliefs, and personality, could be feasible within 15 to 25 years.
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Accelerating Search
The latest in machine learning helps high-energy physicists handle the enormous amounts of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider.
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MIT AI System Predicts When People Will Kiss, Hug, or Shake Hands
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an artificial intelligence that can accurately predict human interactions.
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Do We Really Need Humans to Explore Mars?
The dazzling sunlight that flooded the lake-front restaurant where I sat down with Chris Kraft in 2014 was nothing compared to the brightness in his eyes.
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Google Tackles Challenge of How to Build an Honest Robot
Google can see a future where robots help us unload the dishwasher and sweep the floor. The challenge is making sure they don’t inadvertently knock over a vase—or...
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When Will Computers Have Common Sense? Ask Facebook
Facebook is well known for its early and increasing use of artificial intelligence.
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