Artificial Intelligence

Senators Are Asking Whether Artificial intelligence Could Violate U.S. Civil Rights Laws

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.

The lawmakers want answers from agencies.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Machine Learning Could Help Chip Away at the Security Clearance Backlog

Augmenting human investigators is a better option than doing reinvestigations less frequently.

  • By Erin Hawley

Making Algorithms Less Biased

In the smart city era, data is increasingly used in governments’ decisionmaking. But what happens when that data is flawed?

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Patent Office: Can AI, Quantum Determine If a New Idea Is Really New?

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to know if advanced tech like AI and quantum computing can help examiners sift through the world’s collective knowledge.

  • By Aaron Boyd

3 Ways Intelligence Agencies Are Using AI

The intelligence community is using artificial intelligence to help manage the exponential increase of data.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Pentagon Will Spend $2 Billion Developing Next-Generation AI

The massive investment comes as other global powers like China pour significant resources into their own programs.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Inside the Pentagon's Plan to Make Computers ‘Collaborative Partners’

DARPA’s latest artificial intelligence project aims to bridge the gap between a machine that learns from data and one that adds new insights.

  • By Jack Corrigan
A woman walks past a mosque collapsed during Sunday's earthquake in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia. A woman walks past a mosque collapsed during Sunday's earthquake in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia.

Google and Harvard Made AI to Predict Earthquake Aftershocks

They used a database of more than 131,000 earthquakes.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

FBI Looking For Tech to Foil Fingerprint Obliteration

The FBI wants artificial intelligence tools that can ID people with burnt, cut or otherwise altered fingerprints.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Need a Website Read Aloud? Google Go Has Your Back

Time to break out the headphones.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Microsoft Wants to Nudge Us To Be More Productive. Do We Want Its Help?

Clippy gets an AI makeover.

  • By Oliver Staley, Quartz

The Pentagon Wants AI to Take Over the Scientific Process

The project is part of DARPA’s newly launched Artificial Intelligence Exploration program, which aims to develop next-generation artificial intelligence applications.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Bao Truong looks at a display of Samsung SUHD Quantum dot display TVs at the Samsung booth during CES International, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Las Vegas. Bao Truong looks at a display of Samsung SUHD Quantum dot display TVs at the Samsung booth during CES International, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Las Vegas.

How the U.S. Is Preparing to Match Chinese and Russian Technology Development

The Pentagon’s R&D chief adds some numbers and details to the laundry list of priorities.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Facebook Is Dipping its Toe Into Medical AI Research

Facebook’s project could make MRIs more efficient.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Schools Are Using AI to Track What Students Write on Their Computers

This software is raising ethical concerns about the line between safety and privacy. 

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz
Passengers wait for pass the security control at Barcelona airport in Prat Llobregat, Spain, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Passengers wait for pass the security control at Barcelona airport in Prat Llobregat, Spain, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017.

DHS Funds Machine Learning Tool to Boost Other Countries' Airport Security

The system would help countries determine if air travelers pose security risks without investing in expensive analytics software or personnel.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Tomorrow’s Intelligent Malware Will Attack When It Sees Your Face

IBM researchers have injected viruses with neural nets, making them stealthier and precisely targetable.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Four M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles are illuminated by the rising sun in a motor pool located at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 19, 2018. Four M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles are illuminated by the rising sun in a motor pool located at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 19, 2018.

How Artificial Intelligence Could Keep Army Transports Ready for Action

A yearlong pilot program will see if AI can predict when components on Bradley Fighting Vehicles will break.

  • By Jack Corrigan

What Your Boss Could Learn by Reading the Whole Company’s Emails

Employee emails contain valuable insights into company morale—and might even serve as an early-warning system for uncovering malfeasance.

  • By Frank Partnoy, The Atlantic
“Dota 2” cosplayers at a Moscow event in 2016. “Dota 2” cosplayers at a Moscow event in 2016.

OpenAI’s Bots Thrashed Former Professional E-Sports Players at Dota 2

The bots won two of the three matches played.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz