Machine learning & AI news
Machine learning & AI
'Electronic tongue' holds promise as possible first step to artificial emotional intelligence
Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of Penn State researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both ...
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Machine learning & AI
Study presents new method for explainable AI
Artificial intelligence is already in widespread use, yet it is still difficult to understand how an AI system reaches its decisions. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) and the Berlin Institute for ...
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AI-powered chat assistance elevates online conversation quality, study finds
Check the comments section of many social media and digital news platforms, and you're likely to find a cesspool of insults, threats and even harassment. In fact, a Pew Research Center survey found that 41% of American adults ...
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Using deep learning to classify steel materials objectively
Rolling bearings are installed wherever something is in rotation. The wide range of applications extends from large wind turbines to small electric toothbrushes. These bearings, which consist of steel components, must be ...
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Meta expands generative AI tools to boost effectiveness of ads
Meta Platforms Inc. is rolling out new generative AI tools for all advertisers, expanding on an earlier test of the features that let marketers create images and text more quickly.
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Machine learning & AI
SoftBank's Son says AI will surpass human intelligence in a decade, urges Japanese firms to adopt it
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on Wednesday said he believes artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence within a decade, urging Japanese companies to adopt it or be left behind.
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Automotive
NASA studies human pilots to advance autonomous air taxis
Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances—and eventually some may fly without a pilot aboard. NASA is helping prepare for that future ...
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Automotive
AI co-pilot enhances human precision for safer aviation
Imagine you're in an airplane with two pilots, one human and one computer. Both have their "hands" on the controllers, but they're always looking out for different things. If they're both paying attention to the same thing, ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Computer Sciences
AI model beats PNG and FLAC at compression
What would we do without compression?
Consumer & Gadgets
Research shows humans can inherit AI biases
New research by psychologists Lucía Vicente and Helena Matute from Deusto University in Bilbao, Spain, provides evidence that people can inherit artificial intelligence biases (systematic errors in AI outputs) in their decisions.
Oct 3, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Microscopy image segmentation via point and shape regularized data synthesis
In contemporary deep learning-based methods for segmenting microscopic images, there's a heavy reliance on extensive training data that requires detailed annotations. This process is both expensive and labor-intensive. An ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Graphene, tin combo shows promise for solar panels, artificial muscles and more
Doing an experiment with a cake on a cookie sounds simple. But when researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) developed a unique dataset for combining 2D graphene and 3D tin, the process was all but simple—it ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Navigating the risks and benefits of AI: Lessons from nanotechnology
Twenty years ago, nanotechnology was the artificial intelligence of its time. The specific details of these technologies are, of course, a world apart. But the challenges of ensuring each technology's responsible and beneficial ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Human or machine? How about both? New book explores the line between man and machine in music
When Deirdre Loughridge first began teaching classes on music technology in 2012, there was a lot of talk about how computers were "dehumanizing" music. The general thought among her students then was that computers could ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Automotive
Automating aircraft ship landings at rough seas
Landing a helicopter on a ship's flight deck is one of the most challenging and complex maneuvers demanded of a Navy pilot. Unlike a runway, the landing area of any ship is small and a constantly moving target that sways ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Robotics
Instant evolution: AI designs new robot from scratch in seconds
A team led by Northwestern University researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch.
Oct 2, 2023
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Business
Is explosive growth ahead for AI?
As we plunge head-on into the game-changing dynamic of general artificial intelligence, observers are weighing in on just how huge an impact it will have on global societies. Will it drive explosive economic growth as some ...
