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Glasses Use Sonar, AI to Interpret Upper Body Poses in 3D
Cornell University researchers have developed a wearable device that uses inaudible soundwaves and artificial intelligence to track the user's upper body movements...
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Autonomous Bus Sounds: All About When, Not How
Cornell University's Malte Jung, and Hannah Pelikan from Sweden's Linköping University, are using sound to improve autonomous buses' navigation and communication...
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Trust in Online Content Moderation Depends on Moderator
New research found an individual's trust in online content moderation systems depends on whether the moderator is human or artificial intelligence, and the type...
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AI Tool Could Help Plan NYS's Transition to Clean Electrical Power
Cornell University's Fengqi You and Ning Zhao have designed an artificial intelligence tool that could help New York state plan its switch to clean electricity ...
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Physical Systems Perform ML Computations
Cornell University researchers have trained physical systems to execute generic machine learning computations.
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Facial Recognition AI Helps Save Multibillion Dollar Grape Crop
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method of protecting grape crops through the use of robotics and artificial intelligence.
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Platform Teaches Nonexperts to Use ML
An interactive machine learning platform developed by Cornell University scientists is designed to train nonexperts to use algorithms effectively, efficiently,...
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Chess Engine Sacrifices Mastery to Mimic Human Play
A team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence chess engine that is trained to play like, rather than beat, humans.
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AI Tool Detects Global Fashion Trends
A new artificial intelligence tool scans millions of publicly available photos to effectively identify fashion trends around the world, as well as traditions and...
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AI Analysis Gives Guidance to Crisis Counselors
Researchers used state-of-the-art natural language processing to learn how the language employed by crisis counselors systematically changes over time
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AI May Put Private Data at Risk
Cornell Tech researchers have determined current models of machine learning are vulnerable to privacy leaks and other attacks.
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Computer 'anthropologists' Study Global Fashion
Researchers are using deep-learning methods to analyze billions of photos uploaded to photo-sharing services and social media platforms.
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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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Car Safety System Could Anticipate Driver's Mistakes
Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm-based automotive system to predict if the driver will turn, change lanes, or continue going straight. ...
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'robobarista' Can Figure Out Your New Coffee Machine
A Cornell University research team has developed a deep-learning algorithm that enables a robot to operate a machine it has never seen before.
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Computer Can Infer Rules of the Forest
A recently published study describes a computer algorithm that enables machines to infer stochastic reaction models without human intervention.
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Squishy Robots Evolve to Run
Researchers have released a video that shows the evolution of a creature into a galloping, soft robot over 1,000 generations.
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