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A math idea that may dramatically reduce the dataset size needed to train AI systems
A pair of statisticians at the University of Waterloo has proposed a math process idea that might allow for teaching AI systems without the need for a large dataset. Ilia Sucholutsky and Matthias Schonlau have written a paper ...
Oct 23, 2020
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PESAO: An experimental setup to evaluate the perceptions of freely moving humans
Humans regularly tackle and solve a variety of complex visuospatial problems. In contrast, most machine learning and computer vision techniques developed so far are designed to solve individual tasks, rather than applying ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Engineering
Simple software creates complex wooden joints
Wood is considered an attractive construction material for both esthetic and environmental purposes. Construction of useful wood objects requires complicated structures and ways to connect components. Researchers have created ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Engineering
MonoEye: A human motion capture system using a single wearable camera
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Carnegie Mellon University have together developed a new human motion capture system that consists of a single ultra-wide fisheye camera mounted on the user's ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Computer Sciences
3-D hand pose estimation using a wrist-worn camera
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of St Andrews and the University of New South Wales have developed a wrist-worn ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Mathematical model to objectively analyzes the appeal of games
Games and the very act of playing have been around since before the cradle of human civilization. However, games have constantly evolved over time, with various rule sets and modes of play falling in and out of favor throughout ...
Oct 20, 2020
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AI outperforms humans in speech recognition
Following a conversation and transcribing it precisely is one of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) research. For the first time now, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded ...
Oct 20, 2020
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OpenMonkeyStudio: A deep-learning-based system to estimate 3-D poses of freely moving macaques
To gain a better understanding of human behavior and cognition, as well as their neural underpinnings, researchers often study other mammals with similar characteristics. One of the most common species examined in these studies ...
Oct 19, 2020 feature
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Computer Sciences
The real promise of synthetic data
Each year, the world generates more data than the previous year. In 2020 alone, an estimated 59 zettabytes of data will be "created, captured, copied, and consumed," according to the International Data Corporation—enough ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Computer Sciences
What is an algorithm? How computers know what to do with data
The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word in particular is used throughout computing—algorithm.
Oct 16, 2020
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New website predicts likelihood of cyber attacks between nations
Where in the world might the next cyberattack between nations take place?
Oct 14, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Earphone tracks facial expressions, even with a face mask
Cornell researchers have invented an earphone that can continuously track full facial expressions by observing the contour of the cheeks—and can then translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands.
Oct 13, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Multi-state data storage leaving binary behind
The total amount of data stored in data centers around the globe is of the order of ten zettabytes (a zettabyte is a trillion gigabytes), and we estimate that amount doubles every couple of years.
Oct 12, 2020
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Computer Sciences
A very tiny alteration can help deepfakes escape detection
Last month, Sophie Wilmès, the prime minister of Belgium, appeared in an online video to tell her audience that the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to the "exploitation and destruction by humans of our natural environment." ...
Oct 08, 2020
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