Computer Sciences
The person staring back from the computer screen may not actually exist, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) capable of generating convincing but ultimately fake images of human faces. Now this same technology may power ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Automotive
Driving simulator tests are popular—for understandable reasons: any scenario can be simulated at the touch of a button. They are independent of time and weather conditions and without any safety risk for the vehicle, people ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Computer Sciences
If your Uber driver takes a shortcut, you might get to your destination faster. But if a machine learning model takes a shortcut, it might fail in unexpected ways.
Nov 2, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
The ability to accurately assess the financial risks of dealing with a business is vital to both the economy and society. This is particularly true when forecasting bankruptcy, which can result in significant financial losses ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance of the brain and future AI.
Oct 6, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Is it easier to check that a solution to a problem is correct than it is to solve the problem?
Aug 12, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Machine-learning algorithms are used to find patterns in data that humans wouldn't otherwise notice, and are being deployed to help inform decisions big and small—from COVID-19 vaccination development to Netflix recommendations.
Jul 30, 2021
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Engineering
The recent apartment building collapse in Miami, Florida, is a tragic reminder of the huge impacts engineering can have on our lives. Disasters such as this force engineers to reflect on their practice and perhaps fundamentally ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Business
Digital media company BuzzFeed is setting its sights on growth. It plans to become a publicly traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
Jun 24, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Emerging open-source programming language Julia is designed to be fast and easy to use.
Jun 22, 2021
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