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DeepMind Has a Bigger Plan for Its Newest Go-Playing AI

AlphaGo was never just about board games.

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This Is How Much Google Is Spending on Cutting Edge AI Research

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has repeatedly said the company’s future success will be based in artificial intelligence.

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Google's Latest Smartphones, Speakers and Gadgets

The tech giant unveiled a ton of new products.

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Facebook's New 'AI Camera' Team Wants to Add a Layer to the World

The most important technological advances of the past decade are converging inside the battle for your phone’s camera.

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Can the US Military Re-Invent the Microchip for the AI Era?

As conventional microchip design reaches its limits, DARPA is pouring money into the specialty chips that might power tomorrow’s autonomous machines.

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Artificial Intelligence Is Great at Predicting the Size of Hurricanes, But Humans Still Need to Figure Out Their Impact

One of the modern computer’s first killer apps was predicting the weather.

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Guess Which Gender Trusts Artificial Intelligence More?

As the government deploys artificial intelligence tools, it may need to address a gender gap in trust.

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What the CIA’s Tech Director Wants from AI

Dawn Meyerriecks says staying ahead of Russia and China isn’t as hard as getting U.S. leaders to listen to their own artificial intelligence analysis.

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Using AI to Identify Protestors Hiding Behind Hats or Scarves Is Entirely Possible

Artificial intelligence is giving rise to unprecedented capabilities for surveillance.

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How the City of Las Vegas Uses AI to Protect Against Hackers

When Las Vegas hosts annual hacker conventions, it prepares its smart infrastructure.

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This Aid Agency Is Using Chatbots to Beat World Hunger

Turning smartphones and social media into lifelines for the most vulnerable of refugees.

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Vladimir Putin Believes Artificial Intelligence Could Lead to Global Monopolies and Drone Wars

Russian companies have been actively researching autonomous weapons, such as drones, robots and missiles, which would be able to pick targets and fire on their own.

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3 Questions: Artificial Intelligence and the Military

AI has moved from the movies to the laboratory, and governments around the world want it in their arsenals. We asked how militaries define it, and how they intend to keep it under control.

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Researchers Built an Invisible Backdoor to Hack AI’s Decisions

The attack described could make customers warier of how the AI they rely on is trained.

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Feds Take Next Step In Spreading Blockchain Tech

The federal government's buying hub is hosting a workshop about integrating new technology in early September.

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We’re Experiencing the Harry Potterification of Technology

Everyday objects are becoming enchanted as if they’ve been torn from the pages of a Rowling novel.