Machine learning & AI news

Energy & Green Tech

Team proposes AI-powered approach to establishing a 'carbon-neutral energy city'

A joint research team has developed key technologies to realize "Urban Electrification" using artificial intelligence (AI). Their findings have been published in the journal Sustainable Cities and Society. The team includes ...

Machine learning & AI

AI is learning to read your emotions, and here's why that can be a good thing

Using a fusion of traditional and novel technological methods, researchers are hoping to better quantify emotions to transform the face of the emotion quantification field

Machine learning & AI

AI development cannot be left to market whim, UN experts warn

The development of artificial intelligence should not be guided by market forces alone, UN experts cautioned on Thursday, calling for the creation of tools for global cooperation.

Automotive

Smart mobility digital twin replicates real-world traffic conditions for hybrid autonomous and remote driving

The research groups led by Prof. Kei Sakaguchi from the School of Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Prof. Walid Saad from Virginia Tech have jointly realized a Smart Mobility Digital Twin that replicates physical ...

Business

Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI

A group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its "fragmented and inconsistent" decision-making on data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI).

Machine learning & AI

Like humans, artificial minds can learn by thinking, review shows

Some of the greatest discoveries don't come merely from observations but from thinking. Einstein developed theories about relativity through thought experiments, and Galileo derived insights about gravity through mental simulations.

Internet

Algorithmic insight could combat clickbait and fake news

The media landscape is increasingly complicated. It is also plagued by sensationalism and a disconnection between media literacy and management practices. Many observers worry about the proliferation of "click bait" and "fake ...

Business

How AI can help stop the spread of misinformation

Machine learning algorithms significantly outperform human judgment in detecting lying during high-stakes strategic interactions, according to new research from the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management.

Consumer & Gadgets

How the iPhone 16 is different from Apple's recent releases

Apple's ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up its frequently dim-witted assistant Siri to creating customized emojis on the fly.

Business

China's Ant Group launches AI 'life assistant'

The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.

Machine learning & AI

Algorithm sharpens facial features for better emotion detection

New research introduces a method to improve the accuracy and speed of dynamic emotion recognition using a convolutional neural network (CNN) to analyze faces. The work undertaken by Lanbo Xu of Northeastern University in ...