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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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How Olympic Surfing Is Trying to Ride the Machine Learning Wave
As surfing completes its first-ever Olympic ride, the sport is poised for another sea change thanks to artificial intelligence and big data.
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How Computers with Humanlike Senses Will Change Our Lives
Artificial intelligence's sensory perceptions are advancing toward humanlike capabilities through customized sensors, machine learning, and neural networks.
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AI's Role in Debugging Code Expected to Grow
Technology companies are developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools to debug code as software maintenance becomes ever more challenging.
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How AI Is Taking Over Our Gadgets
Artificial intelligence is taking over "edge" devices, including smartphones, home appliances, industrial sensors and actuators, and other devices with a microchip...
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How AI Is Taking Over Our Gadgets
AI is moving from data ters to devices, making everything from phones to tractors faster and more private. These newfound smarts also come with pitfalls.
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Smart Tires Hit the Road
Tire manufacturers Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Bridgestone are launching new smart tire features for last-mile delivery vehicles.
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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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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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Mayo Clinic, Others Use 'AI Factories' to Speed AI Development
Healthcare provider is among organizations taking an assembly-line approach to quickly create targeted AI applications.
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France’s Macron Eyes Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Terrorism
The move comes as the French president comes under pressure to crack down on terrorism and Islamist separatism.
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AI Experts Even More in Demand as Economy Opens Up
CompTIA has observed surging demand for artificial intelligence experts as the economy opens up and companies expand the technology's usage.
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How AI Can Make Weather Forecasting Less Cloudy
Scientists are applying artificial intelligence to weather and climate forecasting to boost accuracy and efficiency.
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AI Set to Reshape Workplace as Physical Offices Open Up
Artificial intelligence (AI) powered software and platforms will be adopted by more companies as they reopen physical workplaces.
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Supply Chain Strains Sharpen Focus on AI
Artificial intelligence increasingly is being used to forecast demand more accurately, in order to optimize supply chains.
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How Can Government Attract the AI Talent It Needs?
Artificial intelligence can make the government more efficient and effective. But first, it has to hire the people who can make it all happen.
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Trading Chicken Parts is Going Digital
Ashley Honey at New Zealand-based Nui hopes to use his company's electronic trading platforms to automate trading of meat and poultry products.
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Facebook Researchers Report Advance in Computer Vision
A software toolkit developed by Facebook's artificial intelligence research arm could enable companies to create computer vision software more quickly.
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Forget Self-Driving Cars – the Pentagon Wants Autonomous Ships, Choppers, and Jets
From pilotless jets engaging in dogfights to huge undersea vessels ferrying troops, the Pentagon is pushing to increase the U.S. military's use of automation.
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Data Drought Slows Advance of AI in Cybersecurity
It's early days, but both government and business want to solidify their cyberwalls with artificial intelligence. Yet training AI models requires reams of just...
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