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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Attempting to Code the Human Brain
Somewhere, in a glass building several miles outside of San Francisco, a computer is imagining what a cow looks like.
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Mind Meld: The Genius of Swarm Thinking
Iain Couzin does not have fond memories of field research.
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Government Wants You to Broadcast Your Driving Data—Eventually
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it's finally ready to consider regulations that...
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In the Eye of the Beholder
Researchers supported by NASA's Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID) program are designing algorithms and instruments that could help...
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Silicon Brains That Think as Fast as a Fly Can Smell
Researchers in Germany have discovered what they say is a way to get computers to do more than execute all the steps of a problem-solving calculation as fast as...
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Iu Scientist Exploring Artificial Intelligence
Indiana University researchers want to use artificial intelligence to provide doctors with a tool to help them diagnose and treat patients.
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Is Google Cornering the Market on Deep Learning?
How much are a dozen deep-learning researchers worth?
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Curiosity Mars Rover Checking Possible Smoother Route
The team operating NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is considering a path across a small sand dune to reach a favorable route to science destinations.
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More on Deepmind: AI Startup to Work Directly With Google’s Search Team
Google has been buying a lot of crazy stuff lately.
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How Real Is Spike Jonze's 'her'? Artificial Intelligence Experts Weigh In
In Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated, futuristic film 'Her,' computers compose music, carry on seamless conversations with humans, organize emails instantaneously,...
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The Race to Buy the Human Brains Behind Deep Learning Machines
Any aspiring science fiction writer looking for a good protagonist could do worse than ripping off the Wikipedia page for Demis Hassabis.
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dacity Founder: Moocs Can Help the Economy, Even If They Can't Replace College
Sebastian Thrun was instrumental in building Google's self-driving car and Glass projects, and helped launch the company's Google X wing to spearhead "moonshot"...
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China's Jade Rabbit Rover May Be Victim of Moon Dust
A plucky bunny on the moon may have just met an untimely end.
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10 years of Opportunity: Celebrating the Rover’s Role on Mars and Earth
On January 25, 2004, a strange object fell out of the sky on a distant planet—and when it hit the surface, it started to bounce.
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Computational Photography Comes Into Focus
Advances in computational photography are making image capture the starting point. The technology is transforming the field.
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One Day an Elevator Might Ask—are You Getting On?
Microsoft researchers have enabled elevators in a company building to detect the likelihood that a person walking by will want to board it.
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Amazon Wants to Ship Your Package Before You Buy It
Amazon.com knows you so well it wants to ship your next package before you order it.
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Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence
MIT Media Lab professor emeritus Marvin Minsky, 86, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award...
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