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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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First-of-Its-Kind Bioengineered Robotic Hand to Sense Touch
Researchers are developing a bioengineered robotic hand that will grow and adapt to its environment, with its own peripheral nervous system linking to sensors and...
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Tim Berners-Lee on the Future of the Web: 'the System Is Failing'
The inventor of the World Wide Web remains an optimist but sees a 'nasty wind' blowing amid concerns over advertising, net neutrality and fake news.
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Did Technology Kill the Truth?
The software algorithms that decide our news feed are programmed to prioritize user attention over truth to optimize for engagement, which means optimizing for...
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Five Technologies That Will Rock Your World
After the Russian hacking of the 2016 election, many people worry that technology has gone too far.
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The Field of AI Research Is About to Get Way Bigger Than Code
The new AI Now Institute is a cross-disciplinary initiative that will research the impact of artificial intelligence on society.
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Improving Clinical Trials With Machine Learning
Machine learning could improve the ability to determine whether a new drug works in the brain, and could enable researchers to detect drug effects missed by conventional...
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Robots Can Help S Better nderstand How Infants Learn
Johan Kwisthout of Radboud University in the Netherlands' discusses efforts to use robots to replicate the brains infants in order to better understand their learning...
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Stanford Algorithm Can Diagnose Pneumonia Better Than Radiologists
A new deep-learning algorithm that evaluates chest x-rays for signs of disease and can outperform radiologists at diagnosing pneumonia.
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The Power of AI in the Sky
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to sift massive amounts of big data in support of astronomy projects.
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Defining a New Model For Cybersecurity Trust With Blockchain
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's David Shrier recently detailed the MIT Trust::Data Consortium's efforts to build new systems that rethink data sharing...
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Google Study Finds Phishing Is Top Online Threat
Internet data breaches threaten the usernames and passwords of billions of people, and phishing attacks are the most effective way to hijack victims' online identities...
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Inside the Mechanical Brain of the World's First Robot Citizen
Hanson Robotics' humanoid robot, Sophia, is defined by creator Ben Goertzel as more of a user interface than a conscious artificial intelligence.
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Father of the Web Confronts His Creation in the Era of Fake News
World Wide Web Consortium founder (and 2016 A.M. Turing Award recipient) Sir Tim Berners-Lee discusses how his perspective of the Web has changed since its inception...
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Cellphone Data Reveals Hurricane Maria's Impact on Travel in Puerto Rico
Researchers have detailed when people chose to move out of a hurricane's path and how much travel was hindered by winds and flooding following Hurricane Maria in...
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New Tool Quantifies Power Imbalance Between Female and Male Characters in Hollywood Movie Scripts
Researchers using machine-learning technology to analyze about 800 movie scripts found widespread gender bias in the portrayal of male and female characters.
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How to Survive a Robot Apocalypse: Just Close the Door
In a competition, robots were unable to overcome the challenge of an unlocked door impeding their way at an outdoor obstacle course, illustrating the technology's...
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Researchers Study Human Movement to Build Better Robots
Researchers at Northeastern University are studying how people and robots move independently and in tandem.
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Co-Design Center Develops Next-Gen Simulation Tools
The Exascale Computing Project's Center for Efficient Exascale Discretizations collaborates to create highly optimized discretization libraries and next-generation...
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