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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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Semantics Beats Syntax
IBM, Google, and Microsoft are all developing algorithms that understand the meaning of words.
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Archaeologists vs. Computers: A Study Tests Who's Best at Sifting the Past
When it came to the tedious task of categorizing pottery fragments, a deep-learning model was found to be just as accurate as four human experts, and far more efficient...
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A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says
A United Nations report suggested that a drone, used against militia fighters in Libya's civil war, may have selected a target autonomously.
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Israel's Operation Against Hamas Was the World's First AI War
Israel's military calls its recent campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) war.
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Technology to Manage Mental Health at Your Fingertips
An electronic platform can read facial cues and vocal patterns and integrate readings from smartwatch sensors to detect psychological stress, according to Texas...
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Geico to Use AI to Speed Up Car Repairs
Insurer to work with tech firm Tractable to assess body-shop damage estimates.
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More Than Half of Europeans Want to Replace Lawmakers with AI, Study Says
Most Europeans would prefer artificial intelligence replace some lawmakers, according to a study by researchers at IE University's Center for the Governance of...
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Changing How Data is Used
Federated AI Learning promises to reshape data security, privacy.
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AI Could Soon Write Code Based on Ordinary Language
Microsoft reveals plans to bring GPT-3, best known for generating text, to programming. "The code writes itself," CEO Satya Nadella says.
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Facial Recognition Software Results in Few Arrests, Raises Concerns
Clearview AI has been marketing facial recognition software to law enforcement around the country. In Minnesota, some agencies are finding out the technology doesn't...
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Regulation of AI Remains Elusive
About 130 jurisdictions globally have implemented data protection laws, often seen as a starting point for the regulation of artificial intelligence.
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The Costly Pursuit of Self-Driving Cars Continues On. And On. And On.
The development of self-driving vehicles has become a goal that only the most well-heeled companies are currently pursuing.
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Deceiving AI
The uncanny power of machine learning can be turned against it.
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Helping Robots Learn What They Can and Can't Do in New Situations
University of Michigan researchers have developed a method of helping robots to predict when the model on which they were trained is unreliable.
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'Blind' Robot Successfully Navigates Stairs
A "blind" bipedal robot trained in a simulator by Oregon State University (OSU) researchers can negotiate varying terrain, including the climbing of stairs.
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Google Aims for Commercial-Grade Quantum Computer by 2029
Google intends to invest billions of dollars to build a commercial-grade quantum computer that can perform large-scale, error-free calculations by 2029.
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Researchers Use 'Hole-y' Math, ML to Study Cellular Self-Assembly
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a machine learning method that measures the topological properties of cell clusters.
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AI Program Accurately Predicts Lung Cancer Risk
A deep learning artificial intelligence algorithm can accurately predict the risk of lung nodules detected on computed tomography images turning cancerous.
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