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Are You Scared Yet? Meet Norman, the Psychopathic AI
Norman is an algorithm trained to understand pictures but, like its namesake Hitchcock's Norman Bates, it does not have an optimistic view of the world.
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Asia Pacific's Most Innovative niversities – 2018
Every scientist hopes for a "Eureka" moment—the jolt of sudden insight when a discovery becomes clear. But great advances always follow regular progress, and while...
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Computer Science Programs to Increase in Hawaii Schools
Hawaii's Board of Education is working to boost computer science programs in the state’s schools.
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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google
Fei-Fei Li is among the brightest stars in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, somehow managing to hold down two demanding jobs simultaneously: head...
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China's Long March for the Soul of the Nation's Digital Future Faces an Ever-Shifting End Point
In China's quest for the soul of the nation's digital technology, Ni Guangnan and Cheng Xu are two of the foot soldiers of a two-decade march to develop an indigenous...
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Data-Driven Instruction: Top Trend in K-12 se of Ed-Tech, Teachers Say
A survey of 1,516 teachers found that three out of four say data-driven instruction is the top trend in how education technology is impacting their schools.
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Getting Hooked on Tech
Are technology companies maximizing profits by making users addicted to their products?
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Academy to Deliver New Initiatives for Women and Girls in STEM
Australia has allocated $600,000 for the development of a roadmap for increasing engagement and participation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering...
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In a First, Students Will Be Able to Major in AI at CMU
Carnegie Mellon University this fall will launch the first undergraduate degree program in artificial intelligence in the U.S.
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Apple and Its Rivals Bet Their Futures on These Men's Dreams
Over the past five years, artificial intelligence has gone from perennial vaporware to one of the technology industry's brightest hopes.
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In Silicon Valley, Chinese 'Accelerators' Aim to Bring Startups Home
Beijing's unslakeable thirst for the latest technology has spurred a proliferation of "accelerators" in Silicon Valley that aim to identify promising startups and...
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Inside Google, a Debate Rages: Should It Sell Artificial Intelligence to the Military?
Last July, 13 U.S. military commanders and technology executives met at the Pentagon's Silicon Valley outpost, two miles from Google headquarters.
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W&M Computing Mentorship for Girls Receives ACM National Service Award
The College of William & Mary's Society of Women in Computing has been named to receive the ACM Outstanding Community Service Award.
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If Knowledge is Power, then Coders like Fereshteh Forough and Barbara Liskov will Inherit the Earth
Two women helping to lead the tech sector towards greater diversity and inclusion discuss the power of code to advance women from America to Afghanistan.
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Stanford Researchers Investigate Behavior in Quantum Systems With a Toy-Inspired Technique
Stanford University scientists have created a quantum version of Newton's cradle to study the emergence of quantum chaos and thermal equilibrium.
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Brain Drain: Many Canadian Science, Tech Grads Heading to .S. for Work
Canada's loss of technology and innovation talent to the U.S. has surpassed levels previously identified as harmful to economic expansion.
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Facebook Adds A.I. Labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Pressuring Local niversities
At a conference in Silicon Valley this week, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, vowed that his company would "keep building" despite a swirl of questions...
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JPMorgan Taps Carnegie Mellon Professor for New AI Role
Manuela Veloso will build on the U.S. bank's existing work applying machine learning technology.
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NASA's Swarmathon Improves Student Skills in Robotics, Computer Science
College and university students recently participated in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's third annual Swarmathon, a robotic programming competition...
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