Machine Learning & AI
In recent years, researchers have been trying to make artificial intelligence (AI) more transparent by developing algorithms that can explain their actions and behavior, as this could encourage greater trust in machines and ...
Apr 19, 2019 feature
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Robotics
Two residents of Elmcroft Senior Living sat side-by-side facing a large screen, raising their hands in tandem as the watch-style devices on their wrists controlled the avatars in front of them. Every so often, a squat little ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Robotics
The relationship between humans and robots has become the focus of an increasing number of research studies, in light of the approaching integration of robots within a variety of fields, including professional and educational ...
Mar 13, 2019 feature
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A newly discovered patent, "Notifications on game controller," has gaming controller watchers asking the questions this week: Could we be looking at the controller for Google's planned game streaming service? Is this pretty ...
Mar 13, 2019 weblog
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Computer Sciences
Technology still cannot simulate human intelligence to solve complex problems, in a variable environment and with partial information. But it is getting closer. An example is the case of autonomous vehicles, able to make ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Software
A slender woman draws her sword and confronts Surt, the God of fire. Compared to the terrifying God, the woman appears small and fragile. Nevertheless, she throws herself into the battle without hesitation.
Feb 18, 2019
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Software
As always, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence are on the case to push AI for the common good and in the process to push machine intelligence further along.
Feb 08, 2019 weblog
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Computer Sciences
A new breed of algorithms has mastered Atari video games 10 times faster than state-of-the-art AI, with a breakthrough approach to problem solving.
Jan 31, 2019
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Computer Sciences
The first artificial intelligence programs to defeat the world's best players at chess and the game Go received at least some instruction by humans, and ultimately, would prove no match for a new generation of AI programs ...
Jan 30, 2019
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AlphaStar rocks. If its very name suggests pride of place, it is well earned.
Jan 26, 2019 weblog
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Robotics
Researchers at the University of Sussex, Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have for the first time used game theory to enable robots to assist humans in a safe and versatile manner.
Jan 07, 2019
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Machine Learning & AI
A team of researchers with the DeepMind group and University College, both in the U.K., has developed an AI system capable of teaching itself how to play and master three difficult board games. In their paper published in ...
Dec 07, 2018 report
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Robotics
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University, MIT and Georgia Institute of Technology have recently developed a conceptual framework to model the human-robot trust phenomenon. Their framework, outlined in a paper published ...
Dec 06, 2018 feature
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Computer Sciences
Here is a word string you can ponder: AI interactive graphics. Nvidia is the main act. The GPU brainiacs are fully behind a next chapter, "AI," for the graphics industry. Awesome things happen when you bring a neural network ...
Dec 05, 2018 weblog
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Robotics
Researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and National Oceanography Centre have recently used behavior trees (BTs) to design modular, versatile, and robust control architectures for critical missions. Their study, ...
Nov 12, 2018 feature
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A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports/games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mah-jongg solitaire).
Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational or psychological role. According to Chris Crawford, the requirement for player interaction puts activities such as jigsaw puzzles and solitaire "games" into the category of puzzles rather than games.
Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.
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