Artificial Intelligence
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TechFirst pedestrian death from a self-driving car fuels safety debate
A self-driving Uber kills woman in Arizona in the first fatal pedestrian strike by an autonomous car.
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Artificial IntelligenceAI bests humans at mapping the moon
AI does a more thorough job of counting craters than humans.
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Artificial IntelligenceIn the future, an AI may diagnose eye problems
Artificial intelligence could help diagnose blinding eye diseases and other illnesses, speeding up medical care in areas where specialists might be scarce.
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Artificial Intelligence‘Machines That Think’ predicts the future of artificial intelligence
In a new book, an artificial intelligence expert explores AI’s past, present and future.
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Artificial IntelligenceAsk AI: How not to kill online conversations
Tips on not being a conversation-killer, courtesy of an AI that studied over 60,000 Reddit threads.
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AstronomyAI has found an 8-planet system like ours in Kepler data
An AI spotted an eighth planet circling a distant star, unseating the solar system as the sole record-holder for most known planets.
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Artificial IntelligenceAI eavesdrops on dolphins and discovers six unknown click types
An algorithm uncovered the new types of echolocation sounds among millions of underwater recordings from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Artificial IntelligenceNew setup for image recognition AI lets a program think on its feet
Researchers are revamping image recognition programs to better identify familiar objects in new situations.
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TechWhen it comes to self-driving cars, what’s safe enough?
Even as unmonitored self-driving cars take to the streets, there’s no consensus about how safe is “safe enough” for driverless vehicles.
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Artificial IntelligenceThe newest AlphaGo mastered the game with no human input
AlphaGo Zero is the first AI system of its kind to learn the game just by playing against itself.
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Artificial IntelligenceMachines are getting schooled on fairness
Machine-learning programs are introducing biases that may harm job seekers, loan applicants and more.