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Democratizing Facial Authentication
Intel's RealSense ID solution performs facial identification on device, not in the cloud.
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AI Shows Promise as Physician Assistant
Researchers in the U.S. and China have developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to automatically diagnose common childhood conditions.
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For Gamers With Disabilities, Creative Controllers Open Worlds
Erin Hawley grew up immersed in video games, progressing from Pong on the Atari 2600 to Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis to Tomb Raider on the Sony PlayStation...
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The Secret History of Women in Coding
Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?
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Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It.
A survey on the use of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and gaming devices found girls on equal footing with boys in terms of technology, or exceeding them in some...
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The Rise of the Robot Reporter
As reporters and editors find themselves the victims of layoffs at digital publishers and traditional newspaper chains alike, journalism generated by machine is...
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How Do You Govern Machines That Can Learn? Policymakers Are Trying to Figure That Out
Expert discussions on artificial intelligence took place last week in support potentially arrive at consensual recommendations for AI policy by the summer.
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Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm
Small farms are starting to upgrade to high-tech operations.
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With Drone Deliveries on the Horizon, Europe Moves to Set Ground Rules
A group of companies are testing unmanned aviation technology to prove drones can fly delivery routes without crashing into each other, and that they can be tracked...
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Overlooked No More: Karen Sparck Jones, Who Established the Basis for Search Engines
A pioneer of computer science for work combining statistics and linguistics, and an advocate for women in the field.
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Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81
Lawrence Roberts insisted that engineers look for practical uses for the Arpanet, the precursor to the internet.
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One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine
In early December, researchers at DeepMind, the artificial-intelligence company owned by Google's parent corporation, Alphabet Inc., filed a dispatch from the frontiers...
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A Robotic Hand Plays the Piano With a More Human Touch
Researchers have developed a robotic hand that can play the piano.
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A Toaster on Wheels to Deliver Groceries? Self-Driving Tech Tests Practical ses
Slow uptake of driverless passenger services is spurring the autonomous industry to experiment with offerings like food deliveries from small, self-driving vehicles...
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This Graduate School Helped Make New York Appealing to Amazon
Cornell Tech's reputation for producing skilled technology graduates played a decisive role in Amazon's decision to build its new headquarters in New York City....
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AI as Talent Scout: Unorthodox Hires, and Maybe Lower Pay
Companies are turning to services that use artificial intelligence to vet potential hires amid a tight labor market.
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Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver
Jouarre, a nursing facility outside Paris, is using a robot to help care for elderly patients.
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As Immigrant Farmworkers Become More Scarce, Robots Replace Humans
In response to the diminishing supply of immigrant labor, the U.S. agriculture sector is increasingly turning to robots that can do the work traditionally done...
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Finally, a Machine That Can Finish Your Sentence
Google researchers have unveiled an artificial intelligence system that can complete English sentences with human-like accuracy.
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How Cheap Labor Drives China's A.I. Ambitions
Some of the most critical work in advancing China's technology goals takes place in a former cement factory in the middle of the country's heartland, far from the...
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