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AI Assistants Say Dumb Things, and We're About to Find Out Why
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AI Assistants Say Dumb Things, and We're About to Find Out Why

A new test will pose elementary-school-level multiple-choice science questions to artificial intelligence systems.

Brain-Emulating Chips Get Smarter, Smaller, More Efficient
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Brain-Emulating Chips Get Smarter, Smaller, More Efficient

Neuromorphic chips manage "many cores" by connecting artificial neurons with artificial neurons, mirroring how human brains operate.

ACM, CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
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ACM, CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners

The Cutler-Bell Prize promotes the field of computer science and empowers students to pursue computing challenges beyond the classroom environment.

Cracking Open the Black Box of AI with Cell Biology
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Cracking Open the Black Box of AI with Cell Biology

The deep neural networks that power today's artificial intelligence systems work in mysterious ways.

Researchers Restore 'Feeling' to Lost Limbs, Kinda
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Researchers Restore 'Feeling' to Lost Limbs, Kinda

The bionic hand closes slowly. Its slender metal digits whirr as they jitter into a loose fist, as though they are wrapping around an invisible baton.

­TSA Researchers Want to Teach Computers to Learn Like Humans
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­TSA Researchers Want to Teach Computers to Learn Like Humans

Researchers have created a new cloud-based learning platform for artificial intelligence designed to teach machines to learn like humans.

Mechanical Harvesting of Papayas Might Be a Reality With Computational Technique
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Mechanical Harvesting of Papayas Might Be a Reality With Computational Technique

Researchers are investigating how papayas could be harvested mechanically using algorithms and computer vision.

­ of R Researchers Developing Automated Pain Detection System for Dementia Patients
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­ of R Researchers Developing Automated Pain Detection System for Dementia Patients

University of Regina researchers have developed a system that can recognize when non-verbal adults with dementia are in pain.

Software Aims to Reduce Food Waste by Helping Those in Need
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Software Aims to Reduce Food Waste by Helping Those in Need

Iowa State University researchers have developed software to divert excess food to those in need.

Developers Love Trendy New Languages but Earn More with Functional Programming
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Developers Love Trendy New Languages but Earn More with Functional Programming

Developer Q&A site Stack Overflow performs an annual survey to find out more about the programmer community, and the latest set of results has just been published...

Google Thinks It's Close to 'Quantum Supremacy.' Here's What That Really Means.
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Google Thinks It's Close to 'Quantum Supremacy.' Here's What That Really Means.

Seventy-two may not be a large number, but in quantum computing terms, it's massive.

Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees
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Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees

Researchers have created a novel machine learning method that enables scientists to derive insights from highly complex systems in record time.

The Final Frontier's Final Frontier
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The Final Frontier's Final Frontier

The Space Test Program-Houston 6 hybrid and reconfigurable space supercomputer will board the International Space Station in about a year.

Computing Gets Foggy
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Computing Gets Foggy

Fog computing offers a more effective way to address the challenges of distributed systems and Internet of Things devices.

For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Racing Video Games
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For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Racing Video Games

A Columbia University student has created a new system to help the visually impaired play racing video games.

The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution
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The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution

Predicting the winners and losers of March Madness is such a daunting challenge that it attracts math nerds like Starfleet voyagers lining up at Comic-Con.

Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope
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Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope

A maverick group of astronomers is proposing to radically reshape one of NASA's most successful missions in the modern era, the New Horizons probe that flew by...

Computer Model Describes the 'Architecture of Life'
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Computer Model Describes the 'Architecture of Life'

Researchers say they have used a new holistic multiscale modeling technique to demonstrate the application of tensegrity principles within living cells.

New Algorithm Allows for Potential 'Brain-Reading'
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New Algorithm Allows for Potential 'Brain-Reading'

A new machine learning algorithm is capable of identifying pieces of music from functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the listener's brain.

Big Data Shows Women Engineers Downplay Coding Skills
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Big Data Shows Women Engineers Downplay Coding Skills

Female engineers contributing to open source software websites are less likely than males to self-report their coding skills in job candidate profiles.
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