Artificial neural networks modeled on real brains can perform cognitive tasks
A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently.
Aug 9, 2021
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Computer Sciences
News tagged with empirical data
Robotics
A theoretical approach for designing a self-organizing human-swarm system
Swarm robotics is a relatively new and highly promising research field, which entails the development of multi-robot teams that can move and complete tasks together. Robot swarms could have numerous valuable applications. ...
Engineering
Working to improve bicycle crossings at unsignalized intersections
An increasing trend in the number of bicycle crashes in the U.S since 2009 has been a major challenge to safety. A new PSU masters thesis in civil engineering offers insights: "Improving Bicycle Crossings at Unsignalized ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Computer Sciences
A flexible Bayesian framework for unbiased estimation of timescales
An international team of researchers from Tübingen and Cold Spring Harbor (New York) has found a pioneering way of determining at what pace changes typically happen. The new method avoids previous systematic errors in estimating ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Engineering
What are the risks of hydrogen vehicles in tunnels?
A team from Graz University of Technology has analyzed the risk and damage potential of hydrogen vehicles in tunnels and derived recommendations. Their conclusion? Any damage would be extensive, but its occurrence is unlikely. ...
May 28, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Empirical energy consumption model quantifies Bitcoin's carbon footprint
Researchers have conducted the first analysis of Bitcoin power consumption based on empirical data from IPO filings and localization of IP addresses. They found that the cryptocurrency's carbon emissions measure up to those ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Business
Why digital transformation projects fail and how data architecture can help
Every year, large corporations spend trillions of dollars on digital transformation projects designed to firmly embed digital technologies in their business operations. These technologies include predictive analytics and ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Business
Should we tax robots?
What if the U.S. placed a tax on robots? The concept has been publicly discussed by policy analysts, scholars, and Bill Gates (who favors the notion). Because robots can replace jobs, the idea goes, a stiff tax on them would ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Other
China's drone carrier hints at 'swarm' ambitions for Pacific
Officially it is just a research vessel, but China's newly unveiled drone carrier is a clear sign Beijing is rushing to deploy an autonomous swarm of unmanned devices in its push for military supremacy in the Pacific Ocean.
Jun 8, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence shares our confidence bias, research reveals
The pronounced positive confidence bias that is a characteristic and apparently irrational trait of human decision-making has been replicated and dissected using an artificial intelligence (AI) model. The unnerving result, ...
Nov 29, 2023
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