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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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Computers Predict People's Tastes in Art
Researchers have come up with a program to predict people's art preferences.
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UW Researchers Can Turn a Single Photo into a Video
A new deep learning method can convert a single photo of any flowing material into an animated video running in a seamless loop.
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Creating 'Digital Twins' at Scale
Researchers have designed a model for generating digital twins—precise computer simulations—at scale.
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Drone Refuels U.S. Navy Fighter Jet in Midair for the First Time
U.S. Navy officials said an aerial drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair for the first time during a June 4 test flight.
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DeepMind AI Taught Digital People to Play Football from Scratch
An artificial intelligence-trained computer learned to play football from scratch, using digital players.
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Scientists Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover Language Skills Using Computer Simulations of the Brain
Scientists used computer simulations of the brain to predict the extent to which bilingual Hispanic stroke survivors will recover language skills.
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Researchers Fine-Tune Control Over AI Image Generation
Refined control over artificial intelligence-driven conditional image generation has potential for use in fields ranging from autonomous robotics to AI training...
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Keeping a Closer Eye on Seabirds with Drones
A new study found using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor seabird colonies can less expensive, labor-intensive, and error-prone than on-the-ground surveillance...
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Researchers Create AI-Powered Deep Learning Model to Support Medical Diagnostics
Computer scientists developed a deep learning model capable of identifying diseases from medical scans quickly and more accurately.
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Semantics Beats Syntax
IBM, Google, and Microsoft are all developing algorithms that understand the meaning of words.
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Archaeologists vs. Computers: A Study Tests Who's Best at Sifting the Past
When it came to the tedious task of categorizing pottery fragments, a deep-learning model was found to be just as accurate as four human experts, and far more efficient...
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A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says
A United Nations report suggested that a drone, used against militia fighters in Libya's civil war, may have selected a target autonomously.
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Israel's Operation Against Hamas Was the World's First AI War
Israel's military calls its recent campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) war.
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Technology to Manage Mental Health at Your Fingertips
An electronic platform can read facial cues and vocal patterns and integrate readings from smartwatch sensors to detect psychological stress, according to Texas...
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Geico to Use AI to Speed Up Car Repairs
Insurer to work with tech firm Tractable to assess body-shop damage estimates.
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More Than Half of Europeans Want to Replace Lawmakers with AI, Study Says
Most Europeans would prefer artificial intelligence replace some lawmakers, according to a study by researchers at IE University's Center for the Governance of...
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Changing How Data is Used
Federated AI Learning promises to reshape data security, privacy.
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AI Could Soon Write Code Based on Ordinary Language
Microsoft reveals plans to bring GPT-3, best known for generating text, to programming. "The code writes itself," CEO Satya Nadella says.
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Facial Recognition Software Results in Few Arrests, Raises Concerns
Clearview AI has been marketing facial recognition software to law enforcement around the country. In Minnesota, some agencies are finding out the technology doesn't...
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