AI may beat humans at everything in 45 years, experts predict
When will AI surpass human capabilities? A new survey draws on the expertise of 352 leading AI researchers to make an educated guess.
AI learns how to tackle new situations by studying how humans play games
Researchers use real game play data to train AI on how humans use trial and error to solve problems in uknown environments.
Human faces can be accurately recreated from monkey brain signals
Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to recreate images of human faces based on the monitoring of macaque monkey brain cells.
Scientists need you to play classic Atari games, teach their AI new tricks
Looking for some dream homework? You can help make this AI smarter by playing classic Atari games so it can learn from your mad skills.
Is it art? Pix2Pix will make something horrifying from your drawings
The Pix2Pix project uses a clever way to teach AI how to intepret doodles, leading to realistic, if horrifying outputs.
Google is tackling fat fingers, text translation through Gboard's AI
Google's using machine learning to improve its Gboard keyboard. It's cut down on miss-typed words, for example, and improved translation.
Drones will watch over endangered wildlife to warn about potential poachers
A cutting edge AI company is helping drones fight poachers in Africa, courtesy of the latest image recognition technology.
Like a cyborg Sherlock Holmes, this AI detective finds clues humans might miss
VALCRI is a crime-solving computer system able to scan through police records, interviews, photos, videos, and more, and discover the links.
Turn your selfie into an emoji via Google's new machine-learning app
You can now apply the magic of machine learning to your face, generating a custom emoji sticker from a selfie
Graphics card maker Nvidia makes a play for machine learning and AI tech niche
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Nvidia achieves massive increase in AI computing power with Volta and Tesla V100
Nvidia has announced the Volta GPU architecture and Tesla V100 data center GPU, promising massive increases in AI computing power.
Facebook is using AI to make language translation nine times faster
Facebook has built a new artificially intelligent language translation system, which it claims is nine times faster than other software.
Robot bridge inspector uses sensors and machine learning to hunt for defects
Autonomous robot is designed to inspect bridges and detect any structural damage before it can cause potential injury.
Google can now use Street View photos to update business listings on Maps
Google has been working on new machine learning algorithms that can use Street View images to update business listings on Google Maps.
Flyr makes video creation a cinch with Snapchat-inspired tools
Flyr, a video creation tool for iOS, uses artificial intelligence and a growing library of content to make mobile editing easy.
Machine learning algorithm can accurately predict Supreme Court outcomes
Trained legal experts can predict Supreme Court case outcomes just 66 percent of the time. This machine learning algorithm can do better.
After analyzing a million images, Photolemur is ready to work AI magic on your photos
After studying nearly a million photos, the new version of AI-based photo editing app, Photolemur, is better than ever.
Measuring how fast you walk could be an early warning system for health problems
MIT has developed smart sensors that can work out how quickly a person is walking, and could use this data for making health predictions.
Computer-generated ‘brain age’ estimates how much time you’ve got left
U.K. researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm which can look at people's “brain age" and use this to predict their lifespan.
Machine learning helps researchers predict cardiovascular disease
Researchers have demonstrated the benefits of implementing machine learning techniques in assessing people's risk of cardiovascular disease.
Google adds support for Hindi, Bengali, and 7 more Indian languages to Chrome, Gboard
Google is adding more robust support for languages spoken in India to Chrome, Android, Gboard, and its Google Translate platform.
To feed a growing population, scientists want to unleash AI on agriculture
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon are using drones, robots, and AI to revolutionize farming and help avoid a potential future food crisis.
Google Home can now recognize different voices and personalize interactions
Google's smart home speaker just got a lot better. Google Home can now distinguish between users and supports multiple accounts.
AI app may predict conflict between couples before it occurs, scientists say
Researchers at the University of California have used an AI to analyze language and physiology to predict arguments between partners.
Turing's Appassionato phone has a dedicated button that links you to a concierge
Turing's crazy new concept phone features a liquid metal design, high-end camera, and a dedicated "assistant button" that dials a concierge.
Google’s new AI solution will help make Android phones smarter
Google is turning to new AI solutions to improve machine-learning techniques. The company is testing a new system called "federated learning."
Smart home system uses predictive algorithms to warn of impending disasters
OnePrevent is a smart home safety sensor system that warns you of possible impending disasters before they strike.
AI learns when people are using hate speech, even when they use code words
Computer scientists have developed an algorithm to detect hate speech slurs in Twitter messages, even when people use code words as disguise.
Watch: IBM uses artificial intelligence to make music with Phony Ppl
We brought IBM's AI music composition program Watson Beat to R&B group Phony PPL to see if actual musicians could find a cool way to use it.
Zocdoc’s new AI-powered search knows what you mean when you search ‘hemroids’
Zocdoc's new Patient-Powered Search, which recently went public after a lengthy beta, maps colloquial terms to medical terminology.
Searching for objects and locations inside video footage is getting much easier
Google has introduced a new application program interface called Cloud Video Intelligence. It uses Google's Cloud Machine Learning platform.
Facebook’s powerful new servers will help it handle more visual content
Facebook is overhauling its server hardware in tandem with an expected increase in the amount of video being uploaded to its platform.
Pinterest’s Chrome extension now acts as your visual search engine for the web
Pinterest is giving its Chrome browser extension an artificial intelligence upgrade by integrating its visual search tool with the plug-in.
Machine learning improvements for Google Translate expand to more languages
Google Translate is getting a whole lot smarter, thanks to Google's implementation of machine learning, which is expanding to more languages.