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Virtual Human Built from More Than 5,000 Slices of a Real Woman
She died two decades ago, but her body lives on in digital form.
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Clumps of Gold Nanoparticals Can Evolve to Carry Out Computing
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have found a loosely organized clump of gold nanoparticles can be made to do calculations.
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Forget the Turing Test — There Are Better Ways of Judging AI
Despite the media furor over reports last year that a chatbot had "passed" the Turing test, most artificial intelligence (AI) researchers no longer view the test...
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Forget the Turing Test—there Are Better Ways of Judging AI
Last Saturday I took part in a battle of wits at Bletchley Park, the stately home that housed the U.K.’s codebreakers during the second world war.
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nhackable Kernel Could Keep All Computers Safe from Cyberattack
An autonomous helicopter gunship is flying over a military base in Arizona. Suddenly, officers on the ground lose radio contact: hackers have taken control of an...
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Brain-Controlled Smart Home Lets You Turn the Tv On By Thinking
Feeling cold? Your home already knows, and turns up the heat. Sick of the TV show you are watching? Your home changes the channel.
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Can Software Suffer? Death and Pain in Digital Brains
The ability to digitally simulate physical systems such as the brain to avoid the ethical dilemmas of experimentation on living subjects creates new dilemmas.
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I've Taught Computers to Paint Portraits — and How to Code
Falmouth University professor Simon Colton works with software that behaves in ways that would be deemed creative if observed in humans. In an interview, Colton...
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Our Number's p: Machines Will Do Maths We'll Never nderstand
Some mathematicians think the field of mathematics is approaching a limit that cannot yield further breakthroughs without computerized assistance.
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Quantum Computer Firm D-Wave Claims Massive Performance Boost
D-Wave Systems, which makes computers with some quantum properties, claims its latest device, the D-Wave 2X, is up to 15 times faster than regular PCs. As with...
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AI Football Manager Knows How Different Teams Play the Game
A team of researchers has used a detailed computer analysis of the 2013-2014 Spanish football league to better understand various teams' different patterns of play...
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AI Football Manager Knows How Different Teams Play the Game
Who really calls the shots in team sports?
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Computer-Human Hybrids Could Be Best at Scanning For Danger
In A world of algorithms, there are still a few places where humans reign supreme.
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Cyber Attack: How Easy Is It to Take Out a Smart City?
When is a smart city not so smart?
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Smart Mirror Monitors Your Face For Telltale Signs of Disease
A new mirror can assess the health of someone looking into it by analyzing facial expressions, fatty tissue, and how flush or pale the person is.
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Cyborg Cockroach and Drone Teams Can Locate Disaster Survivors
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed cyborg cockroaches to serve as search-and-rescue scouts during disasters.
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The Rise of On-Body Cameras and How They Will Change How We Live
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster decision on marriage equality, a short YouTube video made the rounds online.
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The Rapid Rise of Neural Networks and Why They'll Rule Our World
Neural network technology has advanced to the point where it underpins cutting-edge speech, text, and image-recognition systems, and scientists such as the University...
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Computer Comedian Suggests Pics to Make Your Online Chat Funnier
New software can bring a sense of humor to online chat.
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