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How to Pick Out a Face in the Crowd
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How to Pick Out a Face in the Crowd

A computer scientist from Sydney's University of Technology and colleagues have addressed the accuracy limitations of existing facial recognition technology. Researcher...

The Computer That Knows What You're Thinking
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The Computer That Knows What You're Thinking

We have all done it; put a rictus grin on our faces while inside we are burning with anger.

Researchers Teaching Robots How to Best Reject Orders From Humans
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Researchers Teaching Robots How to Best Reject Orders From Humans

As robotics researchers seek to develop more sophisticated and natural means for humans to interact with robots, they are also seeking to develop systems that will...

Angelica Lim: Flutist. Global Roboticist. Proud Master of a Robot Dalmatian Named Sparky.
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Angelica Lim: Flutist. Global Roboticist. Proud Master of a Robot Dalmatian Named Sparky.

Angelica Lim, a "developer on emotion recognition" on the Pepper robot at Aldebaran Robotics in Paris, specializes in building robots that can express emotions. ...

Studying Artificial 'consciousness' Could Pave the Way For Artificial Intelligence
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Studying Artificial 'consciousness' Could Pave the Way For Artificial Intelligence

Researchers from Japan and Australia are collaborating to assess whether robots or computers are capable of consciousness. 

The Dream Life of Driverless Cars
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The Dream Life of Driverless Cars

On a brisk afternoon in October, an oddly ­equipped Honda CR-V inched through London traffic.

Single Artificial Neuron Taught to Recognize Hundreds of Patterns
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Single Artificial Neuron Taught to Recognize Hundreds of Patterns

Artificial intelligence is a field in the midst of rapid, exciting change. That's largely because of an improved understanding of how neural networks work and the...

Robot Toddler Learns to Stand By "imagining" How to Do It
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Robot Toddler Learns to Stand By "imagining" How to Do It

The ability of robots to carry out tasks and move about their environment is increasingly impressive, but they still face major challenges. 

Toyota's A.i. Research Efforts Could Mean Cars That Anticipate Traffic, Pedestrian Moves
From ACM TechNews

Toyota's A.i. Research Efforts Could Mean Cars That Anticipate Traffic, Pedestrian Moves

Toyota is making high-profile investments in artificial intelligence research and development that could yield many benefits in human-machine interaction. 

Baidu, the 'chinese Google,' Is Teaching AI to Spot Malware
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Baidu, the 'chinese Google,' Is Teaching AI to Spot Malware

Andrew Ng picks up his iPhone and opens an app called FaceYou.

Robot Revolution: Rise of 'thinking' Machines Could Exacerbate Inequality
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Robot Revolution: Rise of 'thinking' Machines Could Exacerbate Inequality

More than one third of U.K. employees and nearly half of U.S. workers could lose their jobs to "thinking" machines over the next 20 years, according to a study.

Google Just Open Sourced Tensorflow, Its Artificial Intelligence Engine
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Google Just Open Sourced Tensorflow, Its Artificial Intelligence Engine

Tech pundit Tim O'Reilly had just tried the new Google Photos app, and he was amazed by the depth of its artificial intelligence.

Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.
From ACM TechNews

Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.

Toyota on Friday announced a five-year, $1-billion investment to establish an artificial intelligence research laboratory in Silicon Valley.

Google Tries to Make Machine Learning a Little More Human
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Google Tries to Make Machine Learning a Little More Human

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says advances in machine learning would soon affect every product and service the company provides.

I'm Going to Make Facebook's AI Predict What Happens in Videos
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I'm Going to Make Facebook's AI Predict What Happens in Videos

What are the big challenges ahead for you?

Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.
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Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.

Silicon Valley is diving into artificial intelligence technology, with start-ups sprouting up and Google and Facebook pouring vast sums into projects that would...

The Significance of an MIT Drone Weaving Around Tree Branches at 30 Mph
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The Significance of an MIT Drone Weaving Around Tree Branches at 30 Mph

To get his Ph.D., MIT grad student Andy Barry packed up a car with a drone and a catapult to launch it. Then he headed west.

Why Artificial Intelligence Researchers Love 'super Mario Bros.'
From ACM TechNews

Why Artificial Intelligence Researchers Love 'super Mario Bros.'

Artificial intelligence researchers find the video game "Super Mario Bros." especially amenable to testing their work.

Facebook Aims Its AI at the Game No Computer Can Crack
From ACM News

Facebook Aims Its AI at the Game No Computer Can Crack

In the mid-'90s, a computer program called Chinook beat the world's top player at the game of checkers.

Artificial-Intelligence Institute Launches Free Science Search Engine
From ACM News

Artificial-Intelligence Institute Launches Free Science Search Engine

With Google Scholar, PubMed, and other free academic databases at their fingertips, scientists may feel they have plenty of resources to trawl through the ever-growing...
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