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There’s Now A Computer Designed Specifically for Programming Intelligent Robots
It just got way easier to build “smart” robots. Each year, the who’s who of the tech world gathers at Computex 2018, an information and communications technology showcase in Taiwan. On Sunday, Jensen...
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AI That Counts And Identifies Wildlife Could Be A Game-changer For Ecologists
Despite how much they know about the natural world, ecologists and wildlife experts sit atop a treasure trove of unexamined information. They’re collecting a ton or data about the natural world, but...
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AI Can Now Manipulate People’s Movements In Fake Videos
There are already fake videos on the internet, manipulated to make it look like people said things (or appeared in porn) that they never did. And now they’re about to get way better, thanks to some new...
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Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All
Google pulled a headfake. Let’s catch you up real quick: Google partnered with the Department of Defense for Project Maven, in which artificial intelligence would analyze military drone footage. Google...
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America Now Has The Fastest Supercomputer In The World. Here’s Why That...
Nations are constantly jockeying to have fastest supercomputer in the world. After an era of Chinese dominance in the field, the United States has a new entrant, the Summit, that has already blown the...
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Brain-Based Circuitry Just Made Artificial Intelligence A Whole Lot Faster
We take the vast computing power of our brains for granted. But scientists are still trying to get computers to the brain’s level. This is how we ended up with artificial intelligence algorithms that...
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The Guy Who Created Oculus Has Now Made Surveillance Tech That Acts As A...
Right now, on the border between the United States and Mexico, a startup called Anduril is testing out its advanced new virtual border wall technology. Comprised of sensor towers carrying cameras and...
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This Artificial Intelligence System Predicts The Future To Help You Around...
There’s an artificial intelligence system that can peer into the future and anticipate what you’re about to do. No, we’re not talking about anything like Roko’s Basilisk — it can’t travel through time...
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A New AI Algorithm Can Track Your Movements Through A Wall
For decades, prestigious scientists have been searching for a way to see through walls. And, in the past few years, they’ve succeeded — they created technology that uses WiFi to sense people through...
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Soul Machines: Engineering Lifelike, Emotionally Responsive AI
Siri is just an assistant. AVA’s neural network and virtual brainstem make her an AI almost as human as you. The post Soul Machines: Engineering Lifelike, Emotionally Responsive AI appeared first on...
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Google Created AI That Just Needs A Few Snapshots To Make 3D Models Of Its...
Google’s new type of artificial intelligence algorithm can figure out what things look like from all angles — without needing to see them. After viewing something from just a few different...
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Was That Script Written By A Human Or An AI? Here’s How To Spot The Difference.
If you spent time on social media today, you probably came across that script for an Olive Garden commercial allegedly written by an artificial intelligence algorithm. The commercial is a hilarious...
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Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians
When you’re driving, there are few things more annoying than pedestrians who disobey signals and pop out right in front of you. Possible reactions might include: zooming around the annoying pedestrian,...
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Google’s AI Can Predict When A Patient Will Die
AI knows when you’re going to die. But unlike in sci-fi movies, that information could end up saving lives. A new paper published in Nature suggests that feeding electronic health record data to a deep...
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IBM’s Debater AI Is Impressive, But It Won’t Conquer Humanity
We’re living in a strange time, when it’s increasingly difficult to distinguish a human from artificial intelligence. And, yes, it can be pretty uncanny. One recent example: Google’s demonstration of...
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The Digest: Yes, China Is Winning the A.I. Race, Because How the Hell Could...
SCATTERED, SMOTHERED, AND COVERED. In Fortune‘s July 2018 cover package is a story about China’s advantage in the race for A.I. dominance. It opens with an anecdote about a guy at a May concert in...
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Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul
The Terminator was written to frighten us; WALL-E was written to make us cry. Robots can’t do the terrifying or heartbreaking things we see in movies, but still the question lingers: What if they...
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Yes, Google’s Phone-Calling AI Is Cool. But Why Does It Exist?
“Hello? Hi, I’m, uh, calling to make a reservation. I’m Google’s automated booking service, so I’ll record the call.” You hang up immediately. This, again? That’s the fourteenth one today. Google...
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The Digest: With AI, Forecasters Can More Accurately Predict Storms And Save...
AI TO THE RESCUE. When a storm is approaching, responders need as much detail as possible. Predictions of the timing, intensity, and range of the storm could make the differences between citizen lives...
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The Digest: This AI Analyzes Ash to Figure out the Cause of a Volcanic Eruption
ASH-ANALYZING AI. The shape of a particle of volcanic ash can help volcanologists determine the type of eruption that produced it, which can help response teams know how to react in the aftermath of an...
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