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Alexa, How Can Government Adopt Artificial Intelligence Faster?
If I were Alexa, I'd say open source and transparency.
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A New AI Learns Through Observation Alone: What That Means for Drone Surveillance
The military spends hundreds of man hours on intelligence collection and image analysis. Drones that could learn about human behavior with less human guidance could cut that time considerably.
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Frequently Automated Questions: Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of FAQ?
Finely tuned chatbots could tackle the public's millions of questions.
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Obama to Host Tech Conference in Pittsburgh
The president is also scheduled to guest-edit an issue of Wired magazine.
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What Futuristic Tech Will You See In Your Lifetime?
Find out which innovations are just around the corner.
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Artificial Intelligence, Tech and Tequila: Come Hang with Us
Learn how the government plans to deal with artificial intelligence.
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Diagnose Mental Disorders
Machine learning could train software to spot verbal tics associated with schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder.
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Burn Victims
Machine learning allows computers to see patterns in medical images that are invisible to human doctors.
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DARPA Wants Artificial Intelligence To Explain Itself
If humans can't understand why AI systems make certain decisions, they probably won't trust them.
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How Artificial Intelligence Got Its Name
The stories behind the digital age’s most iconic terms show the human side of technology.
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Artificial Intelligence Just Changed the Future of Information Security
At DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge, bots showed off their ability to help a world wallowing in vulnerable code.
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Video: Highlights from DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge
In a battle of machines, who won?
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What Skills Will Human Workers Need When Robots Take Over?
A new algorithm would let the machines decide
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Easy Questions Computers Are Terrible at Answering
Computers still have less common sense than a toddler.
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This Exceedingly Creepy Robot Moves on its Own
The robot’s movements are entirely governed by a neural network.
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Tech & Tequila: Explore the Potential and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence in Government
Join Nextgov over cocktails and hear experts chat about the possibilities and challenges AI could mean for the federal government.
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Video: This Teeny Tiny Robot is Powered By an Emotion Engine
If you're happy and you know it, move your gears!
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DeepMind AI’s Next Challenge: Prevent Blindness
Researchers will use machine learning to analyze anonymous eye scans, which they will then use to create an algorithm that can better spot early signs of eye conditions.
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Watch Out, Designers: AI Design Bots Getting Better at Building Websites
The goal isn’t to replace great artists, but to make everyone else into a pretty good one.
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