How will we know when an AI actually becomes sentient?
How will we know when an AI actually becomes sentient?
Many scientists and technologists believe AI will eventually become sentient. But how will we know when that happens? Currently, there's no good way to tell.
Microsoft quits its creepy, emotion-reading A.I.
Microsoft quits its creepy, emotion-reading A.I.
Microsoft announced it will stop the distribution of its emotion-reading A.I. and heavily restrict its facial recognition software.
Your Microsoft Teams video calls will soon be powered by AI and machine learning
Your Microsoft Teams video calls will soon be powered by AI and machine learning
Microsoft Teams will soon receive several AI and machine learning updates to improve its video and audio experience.
Zoom’s A.I. tech to detect emotion during calls upsets critics
Zoom’s A.I. tech to detect emotion during calls upsets critics
Critics are calling out the video-conferencing company Zoom over concerns that its A.I. tech that can read emotions might find discriminatory uses.
Finishing touch: How scientists are giving robots humanlike tactile senses
Finishing touch: How scientists are giving robots humanlike tactile senses
Giving robots sight and hearing is fairly straightforward these days, but equipping them with a robust sense of touch is far more difficult.
AI could turn your phone into a mobile health lab
AI could turn your phone into a mobile health lab
Google Health has introduced research projects that promise to turn smartphones into disease-screening tools.
Lambda’s machine learning laptop is a Razer in disguise
Lambda’s machine learning laptop is a Razer in disguise
Razer teams up with Lambda to create a sleek laptop for machine learning work that is powerful enough for gaming.
Adobe brings real-time editing to Premiere Pro, After Effects
Adobe brings real-time editing to Premiere Pro, After Effects
The latest update to Adobe Premiere Pro makes it easier for video editors and producers to collaborate on video edits.
Analog A.I.? It sounds crazy, but it might be the future
Analog A.I.? It sounds crazy, but it might be the future
Digital transistors have been the backbone of computing for much of the modern era, but Mythic A.I. makes a compelling case that analog chips may be the future.
Phones could one day identify you by your grip
Phones could one day identify you by your grip
Researchers at Louisiana State University have found a way to use A.I. to help phones analyze how users are holding them.
New Google Docs suggestions will try to fix your bad writing
New Google Docs suggestions will try to fix your bad writing
Google wants you to write with better tone and style inside Google Docs, and new tools will help ensure you write with inclusivity.
Nvidia reveals first-ever CPU and Hopper GPU at GTC 2022
Nvidia reveals first-ever CPU and Hopper GPU at GTC 2022
Nvidia kicked off GTC 2022 with the announcement of its first-ever discrete CPU and also revealed its next-generation Hopper GPU architecture.
Google Smart Canvas gets deeper integration between apps
Google Smart Canvas gets deeper integration between apps
Google is leveraging new A.I. experiences in apps like Docs, Sheets and more to tighten its Worksuite ecosystem.
How Hawk-Eye cameras are making football fairer and faster than ever
How Hawk-Eye cameras are making football fairer and faster than ever
With a phalanx of specialized cameras, Hawk-Eye Innovations can provide better replay footage, more accurate calls, and fewer game stoppages.
How a big blue van from 1986 paved the way for self-driving cars
How a big blue van from 1986 paved the way for self-driving cars
Despite being bigger than a moving truck and sporting less computing power than a first-gen Apple watch, the Navlab-1 was a surprisingly capable autonomous car
Voyage is an A.I. gaming paradise where bots write the rules
Voyage is an A.I. gaming paradise where bots write the rules
Nick Walton, the creator of A.I. Dungeon, is launching a new gaming platform that gives subscribers access to games and A.I. tools.
Ups and downs of tech in 2021: A look back at the smart home
Ups and downs of tech in 2021: A look back at the smart home
When we look back on 2021 a lot of us think it's been kind of a dull year for advancement and innovation when it comes to smart home gadgets, but has it?
Microsoft faces antitrust investigations over its $19.7 billion Nuance purchase
Microsoft faces antitrust investigations over its $19.7 billion Nuance purchase
Microsoft purchased Nuance for $19.7 billion in April, but the deal is coming under antitrust scrutiny from European Union regulators.
The funny formula: Why machine-generated humor is the holy grail of A.I.
The funny formula: Why machine-generated humor is the holy grail of A.I.
A.I. can beat us at games like chess, Jeopardy!, and even poker -- but it still can't tell a good joke. Here's why humor is such a huge challenge for machines.
Nvidia’s latest A.I. results prove that ARM is ready for the data center
Nvidia’s latest A.I. results prove that ARM is ready for the data center
Nvidia just published its latest MLPerf A.I. results, but with an interesting twist. The benchmarks include both ARM-based and x86 systems.
Facebook’s ‘droidlet’ A.I. could take speech recognition to a whole new level
Facebook’s ‘droidlet’ A.I. could take speech recognition to a whole new level
Today's natural language recognition systems -- like Siri and Alexa -- are still somewhat limited in what they can understand. Facebook thinks it can do better
Intel’s incredible athlete-tracking A.I. is the ‘holy grail’ of training tech
Intel’s incredible athlete-tracking A.I. is the ‘holy grail’ of training tech
3DAT, Intel's athlete-tracking A.I., was built to boost the viewer experience at the Olympics, and it has huge potential as a training tool for elite athletes.
Facial recognition tech for bears aims to keep humans safe
Facial recognition tech for bears aims to keep humans safe
A town in Japan is planning to use facial recognition on local brown bears as part of efforts to reduce the number of bear attacks.
Here’s what a trend-analyzing A.I. thinks will be the next big thing in tech
Here’s what a trend-analyzing A.I. thinks will be the next big thing in tech
The "technology intelligence engine" uses A.I. to sift through hundreds of millions of documents online, then uses all that information to spot trends.
Nvidia lowers the barrier to entry into A.I. with Fleet Command and LaunchPad
Nvidia lowers the barrier to entry into A.I. with Fleet Command and LaunchPad
Nvidia announced its new A.I. LaunchPad program, which offers businesses a comprehensive set of A.I. tools in a pay-as-you-go model.
Ingenious new search and rescue drone finds people by listening for screams
Ingenious new search and rescue drone finds people by listening for screams
Rather than relying on expensive and unreliable thermal cameras, this new search and rescue drone uses an array of microphones to zero in on cries for help.
IBM’s A.I. Mayflower ship is crossing the Atlantic, and you can watch it live
IBM’s A.I. Mayflower ship is crossing the Atlantic, and you can watch it live
IBM's autonomous, A.I.-powered ship is currently on its way across the Atlantic Ocean -- and thanks to some amazing tech, you can watch the journey live
The future of automation: Robots are coming, but they won’t take your job
The future of automation: Robots are coming, but they won’t take your job
The emergence of automated robots will likely not be the job killer for humans that many people fear.
Can A.I. beat human engineers at designing microchips? Google thinks so
Can A.I. beat human engineers at designing microchips? Google thinks so
Google found that artificial intelligence is capable of designing microchips. A.I.-designed chips were better and made quicker than those made by human experts.
Read the eerily beautiful ‘synthetic scripture’ of an A.I. that thinks it’s God
Read the eerily beautiful ‘synthetic scripture’ of an A.I. that thinks it’s God
Travis DeShazo fed an A.I. algorithm all of the world's major religious texts, and then trained it to spit out biblical-sounding synthetic scripture.
Nvidia is renting out its A.I. Superpod platform for $90K a month
Nvidia is renting out its A.I. Superpod platform for $90K a month
Researchers will soon be able to access Nvidia's DGX supercomputer through an A.I.-as-a-service subscription for a more affordable $90,000-per-month fee.
This startup wants to deepfake clone your voice and sell it to the highest bidder
This startup wants to deepfake clone your voice and sell it to the highest bidder
Veritone has the ability to clone your voice using deepfake technology, and it says the potential uses of the tech are virtually endless.
Google’s LaMDA is a smart language A.I. for better understanding conversation
Google’s LaMDA is a smart language A.I. for better understanding conversation
At Google I/O, the search giant showed off its new A.I. language model that could make dialogue with machines more natural.
A.I. doesn’t usually forget anything, but Facebook’s new system does. Here’s why
A.I. doesn’t usually forget anything, but Facebook’s new system does. Here’s why
Most A.I. systems are designed to remember absolutely everything they learn. But that's not always ideal, so Facebook decided to build one that forgets