Artificial Intelligence

Google’s AI Just Cracked the Game that Supposedly No Computer Could Beat

The ancient board game Go has long been one of the major goals of artificial intelligence research.

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Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Build an AI Butler

The Facebook CEO was inspired by Marvel superhero Iron Man

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Robots are Key to Pentagon’s Defensive Cyber Operations Strategy

To gain an edge on the battlefield, artificial intelligence is increasingly necessary.

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We Need a New Pronoun for Artificial Intelligence

Pick your favorite: “bleep” or “bloop.”

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Meet the Military-Funded AI that Learns as Fast as a Human

Today, it recognizes handwriting; tomorrow, it may vastly improve the military’s surveillance and targeting efforts.

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AI Program Beats Humans On College Acceptance Test

Japanese researchers have created a computer program capable of limited humanistic understanding.

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Community Rallies to 'Ban Killer Drones'

The unmanned-aircraft industry could help to revive a struggling region. But what are the consequences?

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New AI Robot ‘Darwin’ Figuring Out Life Just Like Us Humans

The goal is to create a machine-learning system that could theoretically allow the robot to wander around on its own.

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Toyota Is Investing $1 Billion Into Artificial Intelligence Research

Toyota will set up two new research facilities near Stanford and MIT’s campuses.

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Tesla’s Self-Driving Car Gets Smarter

Tesla’s new autopilot features became available just a few weeks ago, and the software is already teaching itself to drive better.

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MIT Researchers Develop Device That Can Identify People Through Walls

Paranoid about technology chipping away at our privacy? You might want to skip this article.

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Is the Field of Artificial Intelligence Sexist?

Perhaps the real danger in the field isn’t the threat of robot overlords.

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DHS Wants Boeing to Test a Brain Chip in Firm’s Self-Destructing 'Black' Spyphone

The secret sauce of the mobile device is a so-called neuromorphic computer chip that imitates human learning,

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Tech Experts Predict What 2025 Will Look Like

Nearly everyone surveyed was hopeful about the life-changing prospects of the Internet of Things.

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Humans, Not Robots, Are the Real Reason Artificial Intelligence Is Scary

Intelligent weapons are too easily converted by software engineers into indiscriminate killing machines.