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You Won't Believe How Well This Algorithm Spots Clickbait
With training from humans and machines, an artificial intelligence model can outperform other clickbait detectors, according to new research.
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How Satellite Technology is Helping the Government Make Data-Driven Decisions
Overhead space systems can capture and deliver visual data far more effectively than ever before.
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Worker-Protection Laws Aren't Ready for an Automated Future
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and advanced monitoring systems have already begun altering workplaces in fundamental ways that may soon become impossible to ignore.
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VA, IBM Unveil AI-Powered Mental Fitness App to Help Vets Transitioning to Civilian Life
Individuals interested in participating in a field test to assess the new platform can apply to do so online.
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Patent Office Wants Public Feedback on Artificial Intelligence Inventions
The agency will accept comments for 45 days.
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Algorithm Would Warn Warehouse Workers About Risky Motions
Robot workers could warn their human counterparts if their actions could cause injury.
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DHS Wants AI to Improve the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System
Responses to the solicitation are due Aug. 27.
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Military Scientists Harness AI To Fight Synthetic Opioids
A DIA group that scans millions of websites is overwhelming law enforcement with solid tips.
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How Cities Are Getting Smarter
There isn’t one definition of a smart city technology, but here are places governments are making progress.
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Pilots, Bias Important Considerations Ahead of Deploying AI
Cloud technology makes piloting artificial intelligence efforts easier than ever, but hard decisions around bias need to be confronted.
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People Are Starting to Realize How Voice Assistants Actually Work
The secrecy surrounding AI products makes even basic information about them a scandal.
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The Pentagon's Research Arm Wants AI to Help Design More Secure Tech
The “AI co-designers” would help the Pentagon rapidly blueprint secure weapons, vehicles and other network-connected platforms, and suggest designs humans haven’t yet conceived.
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Pentagon’s AI Center is Developing Tech that Could Revolutionize Disaster Response
It’s another example of federal automation at work.
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How One City Saved $5 Million by Routing School Buses with an Algorithm
The Boston Public School District held a contest to determine the best solution for busing around 25,000 students to school every day. The winning algorithm improved the efficiency of the routes in 30 minutes.
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NIST Lays Out Roadmap for Developing Artificial Intelligence Standards
The plan is meant to help federal leaders roll out standards that reduce the potential risks of AI without stifling innovation.
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How Libraries are Embracing Artificial Intelligence
A humanoid robot named Pepper helps teach coding at Roanoke County Public Libraries, one of many branches across the country embracing the emerging technology.
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DARPA Is Taking On the Deepfake Problem
The agency wants to teach computers to detect errors in manipulated media using logic and common sense.
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This Dashcam App Can Map Traffic in Near-Real-Time
The traffic safety app Nexar’s new “Live Map” feature lets anyone peek in on near-real-time video footage of city streets.
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How VA is Applying Artificial Intelligence to Proactively Solve Veterans’ Problems
The agency’s newly appointed artificial intelligence director outlined his vision and approach.
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