Artificial Intelligence

IBM’s AI Computer Has Come up With Some Pretty Incredible Food Pairings

Watson scanned publicly available data sources to build up a vast library of information on recipes, the chemical compounds in food, and common pairings.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
Artificial Intelligence

Teaching a Computer Not to Forget

One of the keys to unlocking artificial intelligence will be to figure out why biological brains are so good at remembering old skills—even when learning new things.

  • By Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Artificial Intelligence

A Search Engine Could Become the First True Artificial Intelligence

What if Google, or Facebook, or any of the companies we entrust our information to, wanted to use our search histories to create an artificially intelligent robot?

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Now Know How to Make Robots Less Creepy Looking

One simple gesture can turn a robot from foe to friend.

  • By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Artificial Intelligence

Why Can’t Robots Understand Sarcasm?

Artificial intelligence has yet to grasp some of the finer nuances of human communication.

  • By Kevin Zawacki, The Atlantic
Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon Wants ‘Real Roadmap’ To Artificial Intelligence

Should we be afraid of AI? The military wants a real answer by the end of 2015.

  • By Patrick Tucker
Artificial Intelligence

Why Robots Won't Take Over the World Anytime Soon

Efforts to develop artificial intelligence continue apace, with major computer science research and development facilities devoting time, energy, and money to making computers behave like humans.

  • By Leo Mirani, Quartz
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