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How 7 sci-fi technologies are shaping our future

How 7 sci-fi technologies are shaping our future

The last several decades have seen sweeping changes to the kinds of technology available to consumers. It’s easy to forget, as we fiddle with our smartphones and buy cheap drones for recreational flight, how quickly these shifts have taken place. For

Only Humans Can Provide The Intelligence In Artificial Intelligence

Only Humans Can Provide The Intelligence In Artificial Intelligence

"augmented" intelligence, not "artificial" intelligence. However, it also can be argued that the "I" in AI isn't necessarily intelligence, either -- at least not without humans providing context and common sense. I recently had the opportunity to chat

Can AI Save the Internet from Fake News?

Can AI Save the Internet from Fake News?

There’s an old proverb that says “seeing is believing.” But in the age of artificial intelligence, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to take anything at face value—literally. The rise of so-called “deepfakes,” in which different types of

Machine learning collaborations accelerate materials discovery – Physics World

Machine learning collaborations accelerate materials discovery – Physics World

In 1863 five members of the Chōshū han in Japan made a secret journey to University College London in the UK to study. At the time of their departure, travel overseas was illegal in Japan, nonetheless all five students made an impact on the University that

AI Is Being Increasingly Employed To Keep Us Safe Online and Offline

AI Is Being Increasingly Employed To Keep Us Safe Online and Offline

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is something of a buzzword of late, but it is a very powerful tool in our digital age. One of its most important roles is security - both in our digital and real-world lives. Here we will briefly explore where it is being

Artificial intelligence — the arms race we may not be able to control

Artificial intelligence — the arms race we may not be able to control

Artificial intelligence — the arms race we may not be able to control By Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), opinion contributor — 09/21/17 11:30 AM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill 0   ©

AI should be treated like a curious toddler, not a killer robot

AI should be treated like a curious toddler, not a killer robot

There are thousands of articles on artificial intelligence and, if you follow the field, the vast majority of them seem to be warnings of impending doom or technology experts shrieking that AI isn’t as big a deal as the media would have you believe, “Move

Artificial Intelligence: The Gap Between Promise and Practice

Artificial Intelligence: The Gap Between Promise and Practice

Every day we read of some new area where artificial intelligence has matched or exceeded the proficiency of human experts on some well-defined task. Beyond the well-publicized successes of go- and poker-playing AI agents, machines have shown superiority in

Here’s how AI can help fight climate change according to the field’s top thinkers

Here’s how AI can help fight climate change according to the field’s top thinkers

Here’s how AI can help fight climate change according to the field’s top thinkers From monitoring deforestation to designing low-carbon materials Steam and exhaust rise from a chemical factory and coking plant in Germany. Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty