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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Conscience of Silicon Valley
Tech oracle Jaron Lanier warned us all about the evils of social media. Too few of us listened. Now, in the most chaotic of moments, his fears—and his bighearted...
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Direct Communication
Brain-to-Brain interfaces give a new meaning to putting our heads together.
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White House Plans to Boost AI, Quantum Funding by 30%
The Trump administration has proposed a 30% increase in spending in the 2021 U.S. nondefense budget for artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information science...
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AI Researchers Devise Cheap Data Collection Method to Scale Training Robots
Researchers have created a low-cost method of training robots, in an effort to scale the collection of training data and enable widespread adoption.
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MIT, Boston Dynamics Team Up on Robot for Remote Covid-19 Vital Sign Measurement
A diverse group of researchers developed a robot to remotely measure vital signs in patients for Covid-19 with contactless equipment.
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Army Researchers Develop Sensors for Small Drones
Researchers have developed a novel sensor and software application to help unmanned aerial systems avoid active power lines.
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AI-Based Traffic Management Gets Green Light
The NoTraffic autonomous traffic management company has deployed an artificial intelligence-driven traffic management system in Phoenix, AZ.
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Scientists Create 3D-Printed Buildings From Soil
Texas A&M University researchers have come up with a technique for using a three-dimensional printer to build greener buildings from soil.
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U.S. Agency Takes Part in Simulated Cyberattack on Critical Systems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency successfully completed a biannual simulated cyberattack on critical...
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With Virtual Reality, Caregivers Can Become Patients
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
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For Quick Coronavirus Testing, Israel Turns to a Clever Algorithm
Inspired by a mother's question, the new method will be introduced across Israel this fall, just in time for flu season, and could be coming soon to the U.S.
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Facebook AI, NYU Langone Create Accurate MRIs with Less Time and Data
Researchers at Facebook Inc. and NYU Langone Health say that a two-year experiment demonstrates how artificial intelligence can produce a fourfold increase in the...
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Covid-19 Crisis Accelerates U.K. Military's Push Into Virtual War Gaming
The U.K. Ministry of Defence is looking to fast-track new virtual reality technology from software developer Improbable that would create a digital "twin" of the...
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Hotel Robots Get Second Life as Industry Adapts to Covid-19
Robots could limit how much extra labor U.S. hotels must hire to meet sanitation demands during the global pandemic.
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Microsoft Pays $13.7 Million in Security Bug Bounties
Microsoft has awarded $13.7 million to security researchers since July 2019 for reporting bugs in its software, which is triple the $4.4 million from the same period...
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Creepy Robots of the Coronavirus Era
The robots policing people as they begin to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns are not being mistaken for anyone's friends.
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U.K. Used an Algorithm to Estimate Exam Results; The Calculations Favored Elites
The British government has changed its strategy of using an algorithm to estimate how students would have performed on A-level college admissions exams after results...
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Millions Have Lost Jobs in the Pandemic – Robots and AI Are Replacing Them
The pandemic has prompted more companies to replace workers with robots and artificial intelligence to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace and lower...
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AI In the ICU
Artificial intelligence can help doctors better understand what is happening to (and in) their patients when it matters most.
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