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Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Building Human-Robot Relationships Through Music and Dance
A performance called FOREST is exploring trust through creative collaboration.
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Microsoft Predicts Weather for Individual Farms
Microsoft’s DeepMC framework uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict local weather.
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Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns
The cost of improvement is becoming unsustainable.
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7 Revealing Ways AIs Fail
Neural networks can be disastrously brittle, forgetful, and surprisingly bad at math.
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Robot Shows How Simple Swimming Can Be
A robotic eel designed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne can swim through water and receive sensory data while in motion.
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15 Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021
The 2021 AI Index provides insight into jobs, publications, diversity, and more.
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To Learn to Deal With Uncertainty, This AI Plays Pong
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new algorithm that enables artificial intelligence models to account for uncertain data.
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With Drones and Other Autonomous Vehicles, Safety Must Come First
Engineers developing drones or similar robotic helpers need to focus on mitigating the dangers.
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AI Agents Learned Object Permanence by Playing Hide and Seek
Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI demonstrated that artificial intelligence agents learned the concept of object permanence — that objects hidden from view...
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AI Predicts Asymptomatic Carriers of Covid-19
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that can identify which people in a crowd most likely are asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19.
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It's Too Easy to Hide Bias in Deep-Learning Systems
Artificial intelligence makes it hard to tell when decision-making is biased.
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Superintelligent AI May Be Impossible to Control; That's the Good News
Postcard from the 23rd century: Not even possible to know if an AI is superintelligent, much less stop it.
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DeepMind's AI Masters Games Without Even Being Taught the Rules
The MuZero artificial intelligence developed by Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind can master games without learning their rules beforehand.
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Does AI in Healthcare Need More Emotion?
Emotion artificial intelligence applications in healthcare are rare, with many scientists skeptical of the technology's utility.
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Disney Research Makes Robotic Gaze Interaction Eerily Lifelike
A team of researchers is imbuing animatronic robots with lifelike eye gaze.
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Use AI to Convert Ancient Maps Into Satellite-Like Images
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that can transform ancient maps into Google-style satellite image.
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Japanese Town to Test Autonomous Amphibious Bus
The Japanese town of Naganohara will test a consortium's autonomous amphibious bus in a trial beginning in December and running through March 2021.
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Predicting the Lifespan of an App
Northwestern Polytechnical University researchers have developed a model for predicting the lifespan of an app.
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AI Seeks ET: Machine Learning Powers Hunt for Life in the Solar System
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is testing a pilot artificial intelligence system for use on a future Mars mission.
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