In one of Aesop’s fables, a thirsty crow finds a pitcher with a small amount of water beyond the reach of its beak. After failing to push the pitcher over, the crow drops pebbles in one by one until the water level rises, allowing the bird to have a drink.
2019-04-28
The search for planets orbiting other stars has reached industrial scale. Astronomers have discovered over 4,000 of them, more than half using data from the Kepler space telescope, an orbiting observatory designed for this purpose. Launched in 2009, Kepler
2019-04-28
We had an opportunity to talk with Lillian Pierson, the founder of Data-Mania, about her work in data science – and her latest book “Data Science for Dummies.” This interview is part of our #DataTalkseries. Lillian, when did you fall in love with
2019-04-28
In some ways, it’s already happening. In other ways, it depends on your definition of “outsmart.” In a paper published last year, titled, “When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts,” elite researchers in artificial
2019-04-27
In an effort to provide a voice for people who can’t speak, neuroscientists have designed a device that can transform brain signals into speech. This technology isn’t yet accurate enough for use outside the lab, although it can synthesize whole sentences
2019-04-27
I'm calling it - we're in the Summer of Artificial Intelligence. Ok, it might not sound as glamorous as the Summer of Love or Bryan Adams' Summer of '69, but it's just as seminal - if not more so. Over the past couple of years we've seen a trend where
2019-04-27
Traditional art has an element of illusionism to it. This has long been commented on, and is responsible for the prevalent thought (at least among the general public) that the more realistic the artwork, the more a man-made creation looks like a nature-made
2019-04-27
Fellow UN agencies, experts in artificial intelligence, representatives of industry, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome this opportunity to learn from the vast amount of technical expertise assembled in this room. Market analysts predict that intelligent
2019-04-27
One of the hottest areas of technology today, machine learning promises to have a profound impact on our world and the way we live. Perhaps most exciting is the fact that we have reached the point where it is much more than just hype, as evidenced by the
2019-04-26
