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Algorithm Clones Van Gogh's Artistic Style and Pastes It Onto Other Images, Movies
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Algorithm Clones Van Gogh's Artistic Style and Pastes It Onto Other Images, Movies

The nature of artistic style is something of a mystery to most people.

Not Lost in Translation: Researchers 'teach' Computers to Translate Accurately
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Not Lost in Translation: Researchers 'teach' Computers to Translate Accurately

Scientists are seeking to improve the capabilities of online translation programs by embedding new artificial intelligence methods to build complete sentences. 

Ais Are Starting to Learn Like Human Babies By Grasping and Poking Objects
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Ais Are Starting to Learn Like Human Babies By Grasping and Poking Objects

A project at Carnegie Mellon University could enable artificial intelligences to learn in a more human way. 

Building AI Is Hard--So Facebook Is Building AI That Builds AI
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Building AI Is Hard--So Facebook Is Building AI That Builds AI

Facebook is building artificial intelligence algorithms that can help build AI algorithms by automating much of the trial and error that goes into their testing...

Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot
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Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot

Researchers at schools such as the Georgia Institute of Technology are testing artificial intelligence to relieve the burden of teaching assistants. 

Building AI Is Hard‹so Facebook Is Building AI That Builds AI
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Building AI Is Hard‹so Facebook Is Building AI That Builds AI

Deep neural networks are remaking the Internet. Able to learn very human tasks by analyzing vast amounts of digital data, these artificially intelligent systems...

Artificial Intelligence: Where's the Philosophical Scrutiny?
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Artificial Intelligence: Where's the Philosophical Scrutiny?

Most researchers focus on technical achievement rather than the philosophical ramifications of artificial intelligence, writes Duke University's Vincent Conitzer...

White House Worries About Bad AI Coding
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White House Worries About Bad AI Coding

The White House released a report this week suggesting it may be important to develop ethical frameworks for designing automated computer systems. 

Looking For Art in Artificial Intelligence
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Looking For Art in Artificial Intelligence

Dartmouth College professors will explore the potential for algorithms to produce human-quality dance music, sonnets, and short stories. 

New Tech Uses Hardware, Software to Train Dogs More Efficiently
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New Tech Uses Hardware, Software to Train Dogs More Efficiently

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a customized suite of technologies that enables a computer to autonomously train a dog. 

Can Artificial Intelligence Create the Next Wonder Material?
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Can Artificial Intelligence Create the Next Wonder Material?

It's a strong contender for the geekiest video ever made: a close-up of a smartphone with line upon line of numbers and symbols scrolling down the screen. But when...

­wm Researchers Create a Better Way to Find Out 'when'
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­wm Researchers Create a Better Way to Find Out 'when'

An international team of scientists has devised a mathematical tool that can reduce timing uncertainties during changing events.

Scientists Teaching Machines to Make Clinical Trials More Successful
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Scientists Teaching Machines to Make Clinical Trials More Successful

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are using machine-learning technology to find better ways to recruit patients for clinical trials. 

Claude Shannon, the Father of the Information Age, Turns 1100100
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Claude Shannon, the Father of the Information Age, Turns 1100100

Twelve years ago, Robert McEliece, a mathematician and engineer at Caltech, won the Claude E. Shannon Award, the highest honor in the field of information theory...

Thinking Outside the Sample
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Thinking Outside the Sample

Researchers have developed a framework they say could help computers learn how to process and identify images faster and more accurately. 

Ai, Md: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Way Illness Is Diagnosed and Treated
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Ai, Md: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Way Illness Is Diagnosed and Treated

Frost & Sullivan's Venkat Rajan observes the concept of artificial intelligence in healthcare has entered reached "early-stage commercialization, adoption, and...

Vint Cerf: Buggy Software Is Scarier Than A Robot Takeover
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Vint Cerf: Buggy Software Is Scarier Than A Robot Takeover

Google’s chief Internet evangelist, Vint Cerf, said he has no fear of a robotic overthrow, because artificial intelligence is not that sophisticated.

Digital Genies
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Digital Genies

University of California, Berkeley professor Stuart Russell emphasizes the need to ensure artificial intelligence understands fundamental human values. 

This Top Scientist Offers a Solution For the Havoc Driverless Cars May Wreck on Workers
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This Top Scientist Offers a Solution For the Havoc Driverless Cars May Wreck on Workers

Proponents of autonomous vehicles are in a sticky situation.

AI Talent Grab Sparks Excitement and Concern
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AI Talent Grab Sparks Excitement and Concern

When Andrew Ng joined Google from Stanford University in 2011, he was among a trickle of artificial-intelligence (AI) experts in academia taking up roles in industry...
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