AI-Powered information operations and new citizenship
Digital information is power, and today citizens have this new power at their fingertips, channeled throu...
How AI can make the world more fair for ‘gifted’ kids
A team of researchers from Las Vegas recently developed an AI model capable of judging a human piani...
MIT’s new autonomous boat ruled Amsterdam’s canals for 3 hours
When it comes to autonomous transportation, people primarily talk about cars, buses, and lorries. For...
This amazing new physics theory made me believe time travel is possible
There’s a lot of discussion about “time” in the world of quantum physics. At the micro level, where...
New AI system counts endangered elephants from space
Scientists have unveiled a new tool for monitoring endangered wildlife: an AI system that automaticall...
This AI app enhances your crappy photos — or turns them into monstrosities
AI is having a big impact on photo editing, but the results are proving divisive .The proponents say...
Facebook AI boss Yann LeCun goes off in Twitter rant, blames talk radio for hate content
Yann LeCun, Facebook’s world-renowned AI guru, had some problems with an article written about his c...
Mushrooms on Mars is a hoax — stop believing hack ‘scientists’
There is no evidence that mushrooms or any other form of life exists on Mars.The Mars rover did not take...
AI can now farm crickets (and hopefully solve world hunger in the process)
Earth’s expanding population and unequal distribution of natural resources are pushing the planet to...
AI algorithms are puzzled by our online behavior during the coronavirus pandemic
At some point, every one of us has had the feeling that online applications like YouTube, Amazon, an...
Building a virtual Earth could be the key for clean energy
More than 100 countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, have committed...
US banks turn to AI to tell homeless people to go away — along with fraud prevention and stuff
Banks have long embraced surveillance systems to prevent robbery. But they’re also using the technol...
The promise of voice AI lies at work, not at home
Conversational AI has been around for a few years now, in our phones, smart speakers, and throughout...
Dating app Badoo is now using AI to detect unsolicited dick pics
Dating apps are depressing enough if you’re a straight man, but at least we don’t have to deal with...
EU commission to take hard-line stance against ‘high-risk’ AI
The European Commission is set to unveil a new set of regulations for artificial intelligence products...
WTF is Science Corp? Neuralink co-founder creates secretive brain-hacking company
Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall ? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will...
Meta’s Yann LeCun is betting on self-supervised learning to unlock human-compatible AI
This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research .What is the next step toward bridging...
Chinese tech giant Baidu reportedly plans to launch an AI chip company
Baidu is reportedly planning to launch a subsidiary AI chip firm, which could boost China‘s efforts...
This new robotics challenge could bring us closer to human-level AI
This is because that many of our intuitive planning and motor skills—things that we take for granted...
AI diversity groups snub future funding from Google over staff treatment
Google’s AI ethics drama has taken another twist. Three groups working to promote diversity in AI sa...