A tsunami of change is already arriving. Artificial intelligence is now capable of doing desk jobs that were previously safe from automation. The social and economic effects remain to be seen, but is AI what we think it is?
Computer Sciences
Apr 6, 2017
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Improving traffic safety, better health services and environmental benefits - Big Data experts see a wide range of possibilities for advanced image analysis and recognition technology.
Computer Sciences
Mar 20, 2017
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Amazon reported on Thursday that profit leapt during the year-end holiday shopping season, but the tech giant saw shares sink as revenue fell shy of high expectations.
Business
Feb 2, 2017
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"Siri, will it rain today?", "Facebook, tag my friend in this photo." These are just two examples of the incredible things that we ask computers to do for us. But, have you ever asked yourself how computers know how to do ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 20, 2017
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A Northwestern University team developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is an important step toward making artificial intelligence systems that see and understand ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 19, 2017
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Surviving breast cancer changed the course of Regina Barzilay's research. The experience showed her, in stark relief, that oncologists and their patients lack tools for data-driven decision making. That includes what treatments ...
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Nov 23, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Researchers have developed a neuro-inspired analog computer that has the ability to train itself to become better at whatever tasks it performs. Experimental tests have shown that the new system, which is based ...
The flow of reports about the impact of automation, mostly dire, continues. The latest is from StartupAUS, Australia's national startup advocacy group.
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2016
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IBM's California research lab sits atop a green hill here, 15 miles south of downtown San Jose.
Computer Sciences
May 5, 2016
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Computers may trounce humans at games like chess and Go, but there's one game we've still got a lock on: quantum physics. Scientists who had people play an online video game that mimicked a troublesome quantum mechanical ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 17, 2016
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