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After First Week, AI System Is Beating Human Poker Players
An artificial intelligence system called Libratus has gained the upper hand against human poker players in the first week of a 20-day tournament in Pittsburgh. ...
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Artificial Fingertip That 'feels' Wins Harvard's Robotics Competition
Researchers from the University of Bristol recently won Harvard University's international Soft Robotics competition for TacTip, an open source three-dimensionally...
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New Smartwatch Application For Accurate Signature Verification Developed
Researchers say they have developed a system that uses smartwatch devices and software to verify handwritten signatures and detect even the most skilled forgeries...
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In 2017, China Is Doubling Down on AI
This year, China looks set to make larger waves than ever in artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
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Rice Has Role in New $250m Robotics Manufacturing Institute
Rice University will be among 40 academic partners working to create, deploy robotic technology.
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Back to the Future: Silicon May Work For Quantum Computing
Although I write a lot about quantum computing, I've not really paid much attention to performing quantum computations with silicon-based qubits. Luckily Stephanie...
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Wearables Could Soon Know You're Sick Before You Do
Consumer wearables, which track simple metrics such as step counts and heart rates, have the potential to provide actionable health data, according to Stanford...
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Cheery Robots May Make Creepy Companions, but Could Be Intelligent Assistants
An international team of researchers has found cheery robots may make users uneasy, while serious robots can reduce anxiety depending on how users perceive the...
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Microsoft Thinks Machines Can Learn to Converse By Making Chat a Game
Microsoft is buying a deep learning startup based in Montreal, a global hub for deep learning research.
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Nasa Is Making New Robots That Can Control Themselves
NASA wants humans and robots to work together as teams.
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Scientists Propose a Novel Regional Path Tracking Scheme For Autonomous Ground Vehicles
Researchers at Jilin University in China have proposed a model predictive control algorithm that could track a complex road by monitoring the desired lateral position...
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Seeing the Quantum Future...literally
Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia have utilized big data methods to predict how quantum systems will change and then preventively suppress decoherence...
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sing Mathematics to Hunt For Computer Errors
The Austrian Science Fund FWF is funding the development of methods to apply mathematical analysis to enhancing software and hardware security.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Examines Possible Mud Cracks
Scientists used NASA's Curiosity Mars rover in recent weeks to examine slabs of rock cross-hatched with shallow ridges that likely originated as cracks in drying...
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Darpa's Off-Roaders Ditch Windows For a Digital World View
Autonomous warriors may dominate the battlefield of tomorrow, but even those that still require human flesh will take on a robotic sheen. That shift could start...
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11 Predictions For the Future of Programming
Among the expected trends for computer programming in 2017 and beyond is the cloud overtaking Moore's Law, which will require coders to find algorithms that can...
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Give Robots 'personhood' Status, Eu Committee Argues
The European parliament has urged the drafting of a set of regulations to govern the use and creation of robots and artificial intelligence, including a form of...
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