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Facebook Researchers Collect Thousands of Hours of First-Person Video to Train AI
The solution to machine learning problems is generally either more or better data.
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Developing Artificial Intelligence That 'Thinks' Like Humans
Scientists still do not fully understand how Deep Neural Networks process information.
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Cutting Through the Noise
Artificial intelligence enables high-fidelity quantum computing.
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These Neural Networks Know What They're Doing
Researchers have shown that a specific neural network can learn the cause-and-effect structure of a navigation task it is taught.
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Search Engine Could Help Researchers Scour Internet for Privacy Documents
Pennsylvania State University scientists have designed a search engine that uses artificial intelligence to sift through millions of online documents.
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Data Mining the Past
Researchers have developed an algorithm to convert old newspapers into searchable data by identifying and ranking people's names in order of their importance.
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How to Move More Goods Through America's Clogged Infrastructure? Robot Trains
Autonomous trains increasingly are seen as a solution to U.S. truck driver shortages, as well as a way for companies to reduce carbon emissions.
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Researchers Build $400 Self-Navigating Smart Cane
Stanford University researchers have unveiled a $400 self-navigating robotic cane that can help visually impaired users detect and avoid obstacles.
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World's Fair Offers New View of 3D-Printed Michelangelo's 'David': Just His Head
The world's fair in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, showcases a three-dimensionally printed replica of Michelangelo's statue, "David," in the Italian pavilion.
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Low-Performing CS Students Face Wide Array of Struggles
A study found that lower-performing computer science students reported higher stress levels than higher-performing students.
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Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple, EU Phone Scanning Plans
Over a dozen cybersecurity experts have criticized proposals by Apple and the European Union to scan phones for illegal content.
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Researchers Create Earthquake System Model with Better Detection Capabilities
The University of Wyoming's Pejman Tahmasebi and Tao Bai have invented a machine learning model that boosts the accuracy of earthquake detection.
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Virtual Obstacle Courses Help Real Robots Learn to Walk
Researchers developed an army of more than 4,000 simulated doglike robots and used them to train an algorithm to control a real-world robot's legs.
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AI's Smarts Now Come With a Big Price Tag
As language models get more complex, they also get more expensive to create and run. Some companies are locked out.
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Global Chip Hunger Is Showing Early Signs of Indigestion
Even as the world continues to grapple with chip shortages, it's time to be on the lookout for a clearing of that backlog where insatiable hunger might quickly...
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Dead-End SF Street Plagued With Confused WayMo Cars
The cars, packed with self-driving technology, stop in a queue as if they are completely baffled by the dead end.
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Tool for Predicting Pedestrian Flow Expands Its Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed and applied a predictive model of pedestrian traffic to Melbourne, Australia.
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AI-Generated Deepfake Voices Can Fool Humans, Smart Assistants
Freely available voice-mimicking software can deceive people and voice-activated tools like smart assistants, according to University of Chicago scientists.
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