AI (Page 11)

A look into how computer science is building and coding machines that solve problems the way human brains do.

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Algorithms aren’t all created equal

Algorithms aren’t all created equal

By Martin Erwig/The MIT Press Reader

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

Google is working on ‘self-healing’ maps, thanks to artificial intelligence

Google is working on ‘self-healing’ maps, thanks to artificial intelligence

FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online

FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online

By Stan Horaczek

One more thing artificial intelligence can beat you at: Solving a Rubik’s cube

One more thing artificial intelligence can beat you at: Solving a Rubik’s cube

Artificial intelligence can now dominate at the poker table, and Facebook holds all the cards

Artificial intelligence can now dominate at the poker table, and Facebook holds all the cards

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles

Can AI escape our control and destroy us?

Can AI escape our control and destroy us?

By Mara Hvistendahl

Last week in tech: Autonomous Teslas, laundry-folding robots, and a fast Nike shoe

Last week in tech: Autonomous Teslas, laundry-folding robots, and a fast Nike shoe

The TSA’s new CT scanners could make airport security less annoying

The TSA’s new CT scanners could make airport security less annoying

This supercomputer will perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second

This supercomputer will perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second

How self-driving cars can predict the way pedestrians move

How self-driving cars can predict the way pedestrians move

Here’s what you need to know about Trump’s ‘American AI Initiative’

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Where to find self-driving cars on the road right now

An ‘acoustic fingerprint’ should keep Alexa from waking during Amazon’s Super Bowl ad

MIT is teaching a robot to beat you at Jenga

MIT is teaching a robot to beat you at Jenga

Robot stops you from dying

This may be the friendly robot face you see before you die

By Stan Horaczek

Veoneer driving facial recognition mood

Artificial intelligence thinks your face is full of data. Could it actually unmask you?

By Eleanor Cummins

Artificial intelligence made this robot dog a very good boy

CES 2019 day three: A superhero helicopter, a bike with Alexa, and a connected kettlebell

By Stan Horaczek

Smart foam and artificial intelligence could help robots know if they’re injured

Smart foam and artificial intelligence could help robots know if they’re injured

Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing

Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing

Twitter bots earthquakesLA roborosewater softlandscapes

Not all Twitter bots are bad

By Eleanor Cummins

Get ready for a lot more facial recognition at the airport

This AI can help spot biased websites and false news

This AI can help spot biased websites and false news

Super-recognizers help fight crime, but their powers remain mysterious

Super-recognizers help fight crime, but their powers remain mysterious

By Eleanor Cummins

Another AI winter could usher in a dark period for artificial intelligence

Another AI winter could usher in a dark period for artificial intelligence

By Eleanor Cummins

Google says its search can’t be biased—that’s not how search works

Google says its search can’t be biased—that’s not how search works

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster

Let this AI bot turn your words into vaguely-recognizable pictures

By Stan Horaczek

Artificial intelligence can now help write Wikipedia pages for overlooked scientists

Artificial intelligence can now help write Wikipedia pages for overlooked scientists

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

By Eleanor Cummins

Our first contact with aliens might be with their robots

Our first contact with aliens might be with their robots

This is what it’s like to speak with Google’s reservation-making AI service

This is what it’s like to speak with Google’s reservation-making AI service

Facebook is working on AI tools to fix photos ruined by blinking

Facebook is working on AI tools to fix photos ruined by blinking

By Stan Horaczek

If you’re scared of artificial intelligence, you should know it’s already everywhere

If you’re scared of artificial intelligence, you should know it’s already everywhere

This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how.

This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how.

Meet the new fastest supercomputer in the world

Meet the new fastest supercomputer in the world

Get your phone’s AI assistant to actually assist you

Get your phone’s AI assistant to actually assist you

Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart

Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart

Self-driving cars should earn people’s trust with good communication

Self-driving cars should earn people’s trust with good communication

Facebook used billions of hashtagged Instagram photos to train its AI

MIT is making a device that can ‘hear’ the words you say silently

MIT is making a device that can ‘hear’ the words you say silently

We asked a neural network to bake us a cake. The results were…interesting.

We asked a neural network to bake us a cake. The results were…interesting.

By Janelle Shane

Can AI solve the internet’s fake news problem? A fact-checker investigates.

By Brooke Borel

Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)

Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)

By Mary Beth Griggs

Alexa should laugh more, not less, because people prefer social robots

Alexa should laugh more, not less, because people prefer social robots

Stopping package theft could be just the start for Amazon’s smart camera plans

Google’s Clips camera uses AI to try to spot your important family moments

Google’s Clips camera uses AI to try to spot your important family moments

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STANK LOVE, BEAR WIG, and other sayings from AI-generated candy hearts

We’re told to fear robots. But why do we think they’ll turn on us?

We’re told to fear robots. But why do we think they’ll turn on us?

By Steven Pinker

Chinese cops are using facial-recognition sunglasses. Here’s how that tech works.

What we know about Chronicle, Alphabet’s mysterious new company

CES 2018: All the cool new gadgets from day two

CES 2018: All the cool new gadgets from day two

By Stan Horaczek

Watch the weird videos used to train AI what different actions look like

Watch the weird videos used to train AI what different actions look like

AI can figure out a place’s politics by analyzing cars on Google Street View

AI can figure out a place’s politics by analyzing cars on Google Street View

Humans still rule drone racing, but NASA’s AI pilot might change that

These data scientists are disrupting Disney World’s long wait times

These data scientists are disrupting Disney World’s long wait times

By Carlye Wisel

How artificial intelligence could help spies do their jobs

How artificial intelligence could help spies do their jobs

Adobe is training AI to be a better photo and video editor than you

Adobe is training AI to be a better photo and video editor than you

By Stan Horaczek

Siri has a peppy new voice. But that’s not the most important thing.

Siri has a peppy new voice. But that’s not the most important thing.

Artificial intelligence now powers all of Facebook’s translation

Artificial intelligence now powers all of Facebook’s translation

Google Assistant won’t replace Siri on the iPhone, but you should download it anyway

Google Assistant won’t replace Siri on the iPhone, but you should download it anyway

Facebook created a faster, more accurate translation system using artificial intelligence

Facebook created a faster, more accurate translation system using artificial intelligence