Artificial Intelligence

IBM Extends Watson Partnership With VA to Support Veterans With Cancer

Watson will keep using AI to spot patterns in patient DNA.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind Researchers Join Pledge Not to Work in Lethal AI

Thousands of AI researchers sign letter forgoing work on autonomous weapons.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Pentagon Plans to Publish Broad Artificial Intelligence Strategy ‘Within Weeks’

The report will focus on long-term plans and how it will funnel resources to developing the technology, a Defense official said.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Google Is Using AI to See Inside the Brain Like Never Before

New data might help neuroscientists better understand the structure of the brain.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Pentagon Sets Big Goals for Its New AI Center

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be the hub for all projects that exceed $15 million.

  • By Jack Corrigan

AI Is Getting Closer to Replacing Animal Testing

The algorithm can predict results from nine different tests.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

China, Russia, and the U.S. Are All Building Centers for Military AI

But their burgeoning approaches to state-sponsored research are divergent as the countries themselves.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

U.S. Needs a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, Lawmakers and Experts Say

The government is well-positioned to flag specific research areas that would have the biggest impact on national interests.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Alexa Makes Decision-Making Easier Than Ever—By Making Your Choices For You

But what does that mean for consumers?

  • By Adam Gerhart, Quartz
Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a TSA security checkpoint at JFK International Airport in New York. Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a TSA security checkpoint at JFK International Airport in New York.

DHS Awards $1.5M for Algorithms to Accelerate Airport Security

The challenge's goal was to reduce false alarms and pat-downs.

  • By Jack Corrigan
U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios

White House Official: Bet on U.S. to Win the AI War

The federal deputy chief technology officer is confident the U.S. will win the artificial intelligence race, but China is catching up fast.

  • By Jack Corrigan

DHS Teams Up With Canadian Counterpart to Test First Responder Tech

Among the first technologies to be tested is an application that uses artificial intelligence to help paramedics make better decisions when treating patients.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Google’s Duplex AI Could Kill the Call Center

And little is known about how this AI system actually works.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

A Game-Changing AI Tool for Tracking Animal Movements

Scientists are already using it to study octopuses, electric fish, surgical robots, and racehorses.

  • By Ed Yong, The Atlantic

Could Quantum Computing Be the End of Free Will?

On the fear that too much processing power will make us cease to be human

  • By Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic

Tech Companies Just Woke Up to a Big Problem With Their AI

AI and facial recognition are colliding in an alarming way.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

International Space Station Welcomes Robot Crew Member

CIMON is here to help.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

How Computers Parse the Ambiguity of Everyday Language

Words with multiple meanings pose a special challenge to algorithms.

  • By Ben Zimmer, The Atlantic

General: Project Maven Is Just the Beginning of the Military’s Use of AI

Air Combat Command chief invites tech firms to help build next-gen tools for the Pentagon. Also says dissent "is part of being an American."

  • By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

Here’s What the White House’s AI Committee Will Focus On

The committee created two groups, one dedicated to machine learning and another for research and development priorities.

  • By Aaron Boyd