Deep learning vs. machine learning: What’s the difference between the two?
Deep learning vs. machine learning: what's the difference between the two? We provide a simplified explanation of both AI-based technologies.
Computers saw Jesus, graffiti, and selfies in this art, and critics were floored
From IBM Watson’s conservative approach to Microsoft Azure’s avant-garde analysis, it seems that machine learning can say a lot about art.
Truly creative A.I. is just around the corner. Here’s why that’s a big deal
The issue of whether A.I. can be creative is actually among the field's most important questions. Here's why.
Instead of stealing jobs, what if A.I. just tells us how to do them better?
The 20th century theory of Taylorism suggested a workforce could be made more efficient through science. Now A.I. is picking up that mission.
New microscope uses A.I. smarts to diagnose deadly blood infections
Researchers have developed a microscope that uses machine learning to diagnose potentially deadly blood infections, potentially saving lives.
Watch Nvidia’s powerful A.I. change day into night, and winter into summer
Nvidia has developed A.I. that's able to transform a video of a winter scene into one that looks like it was shot on a sunny July 4 weekend.
This app will track disease-carrying mosquitoes by listening to their buzz
Researchers have developed an app that promises to identify breeds of disease-carrying mosquito, based on their acoustic signature.
IBM’s new A.I. predicts chemical reactions, could revolutionize drug development
IBM is using its cutting-edge A.I. machine learning technology to help predict chemical reactions. It will be available early next year.
Sell! Sell! Sell! This AI tries to predict when the bitcoin bubble will pop
Is bitcoin in a speculative bubble? A new machine learning tool promises to keep tabs on its meteoric rise, and warn you if things head south.
New brainwave-reading technique may unlock ‘locked-in’ patients
Brain-computer interface allows patients with locked-in syndrome to communicate answers to questions using nothing more than their thoughts.
Algorithm learns to predict the perp on ‘CSI’ by binge-watching episodes
Researchers in the U.K. have trained an algorithm to predict the perpetrator on episodes of CSI by getting it to binge-watch episodes.
New algorithm helps turn low-resolution images into detailed photos, ‘CSI’-style
Computer scientists in Germany have developed a smart algorithm that can turn blurry, pixelated images into high-resolution ones.
Outlook.com now knows where you live, and will move your data accordingly
Microsoft's Outlook.com email service can now detect where you reside on a global scale and move your account to the closest data center.
Give Google a bone — Google Photos can now identify different pets
Pets are members of the family too, right? Google Photos can now automatically tag individual pets and search by breed.
Robot hand is dexterous enough to screw in a lightbulb, turn a screwdriver
Researchers at U.C. San Diego have developed a soft robot gripper, or robot hand, that's dexterous enough to screw in a light bulb.
The ‘Classyfier’ table figures out what you’re drinking, plays appropriate music
Classyfier smart table is able to detect what beverages people are drinking around it, and select the appropriate mood music.
A history of artificial intelligence in 10 landmarks
Want to know what the most defining moments in the history of AI are? We've tried to narrow it down to the top 10 most significant.
AI being used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease early by reviewing brain scans
New machine learning AI technology could identify Alzheimer’s a decade before doctors, by using non-invasive MRI brain scans.
MIT researchers built an algorithm that can predict how much pain you're in
Researchers at MIT developed a machine learning algorithm that’s able to predict how much pain a person is in by looking at an image.
Machine learning can predict simulated earthquakes by listening to fault lines
In lab tests involving simulated earthquakes, researchers demonstrated that machine learning can play a role in predicting tremors.
Machine-learning scanner keeps counterfeit products off the shelves
A new machine learning system developed can distinguish genuine and counterfeit products by analyzing microscopic characteristics.
Machine learning can identify the world’s most overpaid and underpaid soccer stars
Machine learning project reveals which soccer players are the most overpaid. And maybe shows how our own salaries will be calculated, too.
Nvidia shows off virtual reality-taught robots at SIGGRAPH 2017
Nvidia's Isaac robot is ready to take on all comers at SIGGRAPH 2017 in a game of dominoes, after having been trained in virtual reality.
Jurassic Park lied. Artificial intelligence just proved that T. Rex couldn’t run
Scientists at University of Manchester have used machine learning to work out exactly how fast a T. Rex could actually run.
Hyper-detailed map of a fly's brain reveals which neurons trigger behavior
Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have used AI to create a hyper-detailed map of a fly's brain, neuron by neuron.
Apple opens digital journal to showcase its machine learning developments
Apple has put a lot of time and effort into improving machine learning and has now opened up a blog to detail those developments.
I, Alexa: Should we give artificial intelligence human rights?
Just a few decades ago, the idea AI personhood, or rights for AI, would have been pure science fiction fantasy. Not any longer!
Instagram now hides offensive comments and spam, thanks to machine learning
Instagram outlined a pair of new features based on machine learning that aims to clean up abusive comments and spam.
How can you tell how affluent an area is? Penny does it from space
Penny is a machine learning-powered mapping tool that combines income data and satellite imagery to estimate a neighborhood's average income
Kid-friendly tracking device Jiobit lasts up to two months on a single charge
Jiobit, a clip-on device that uses machine learning to keep track of your kids, is one of the most advanced of its kind.
First, Huawei wants AI to help you. Then it wants AI to be you.
Huawei envisions a smart future, where man and technology come together, and the machine is so hyper-intelligent it knows what we want.
New algorithm predicts how faces can change, could help find missing persons
A machine learning algorithm more accurately predicts how faces age over time. The results could help find missing people.
Algorithm predicts when someone is at risk of suicide with 92 percent accuracy
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm capable of accurately predicting the likelihood of an individual attempting suicide.