Self-driving cars can learn the rules of the road by studying virtual traffic on videogames such as Grand Theft Auto V, according to a new study.New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 1, 2016
Some of the best lessons come from the school of hard knocks. But some kit is too delicate or expensive to be subjected to this.New Scientist From ACM News | August 12, 2016
There's nothing quite like the human brain. Today, researchers at IBM unveiled their latest attempt to mimic it: an artificial neuron that switches between crystal...New Scientist From ACM News | August 4, 2016
An augmented reality "IT help desk" could allow factories to identify and mitigate cyberattacks on industrial control systems. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 18, 2016
Researchers are determining the differences between human minds and artificial intelligence-based machines by mapping human and AI visual attention.New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 8, 2016
University of Louisville researcher Roman Yampolskiy and hacktivist Federico Pistono are examining worst-case scenarios for a potential malevolent artificial intelligence...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 25, 2016
One hundred and fifty years of mathematics will be proved wrong if a new computer program stops running. Thankfully, it's unlikely to happen, but the code behind...New Scientist From ACM News | May 11, 2016
Israel Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new technique for taking snapshots of neural networks as they work through a problem. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2016
Google DeepMind just entered the 90s. Fresh off their success in playing the ancient game of Go, DeepMind’s latest artificial intelligence can navigate a 3D maze...New Scientist From ACM News | February 8, 2016
Researchers have developed a robot that can watch people work, learn the steps that make up the task, and remind people when they forget a step. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2016
Despite the media furor over reports last year that a chatbot had "passed" the Turing test, most artificial intelligence (AI) researchers no longer view the test...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2015
Last Saturday I took part in a battle of wits at Bletchley Park, the stately home that housed the U.K.’s codebreakers during the second world war.New Scientist From ACM News | September 22, 2015
An autonomous helicopter gunship is flying over a military base in Arizona. Suddenly, officers on the ground lose radio contact: hackers have taken control of an...New Scientist From ACM News | September 18, 2015
Feeling cold? Your home already knows, and turns up the heat. Sick of the TV show you are watching? Your home changes the channel.New Scientist From ACM News | September 17, 2015
The ability to digitally simulate physical systems such as the brain to avoid the ethical dilemmas of experimentation on living subjects creates new dilemmas.New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2015
Thanks to the latest advances in computer vision, we now have machines that can pick you out of a line-up. But what if your face is hidden from view?New Scientist From ACM News | June 23, 2015
"If you are walking down the street, a public street, should a company be able to identify you without your permission?"New Scientist From ACM News | June 22, 2015