Artificial Intelligence

What is AI? It's the quest to build machines that can reason, learn, and act intelligently, and it has barely begun. We cover the latest advances in machine learning, neural networks, and robots.

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AI can’t predict how a child’s life will turn out even with a ton of data

Hundreds of researchers attempted to predict children’s and families’ outcomes, using 15 years of data. None were able to do so with meaningful accuracy.

A single mother holding her baby.

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A debate between AI experts shows a battle over the technology’s future

The field is in disagreement about where it should go and why.

Gary Marcus and Danny Lange

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A neural network can help spot Covid-19 in chest x-rays

COVID-Net could help scientists develop an AI tool that can pick up telltale signs.

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Over 24,000 coronavirus research papers are now available in one place

The data set aims to accelerate scientific research that could fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

A scientist conducting research.

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Lie detectors have always been suspect. AI has made the problem worse.

An in-depth investigation into artificial-intelligence-based attempts to recognize deception.

Conceptual illustration showing a person whose face is obscured by a cloud with small soldiers repelling over it.

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Google’s auto-complete for speech can cover up glitches in video calls

by Will Douglas Heaven
2020-04-06T13:11:08-04:00

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Google taught this robotic dog to learn new tricks by imitating a real one

by Karen Hao
2020-04-03T11:49:06-04:00

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DeepMind’s AI can now play all 57 Atari games—but it’s still not versatile enough

by Will Douglas Heaven
2020-04-01T07:27:32-04:00

Server racks with TPUs used in the AlphaGo matches with Lee Sedol.

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Google is using AI to design chips that will accelerate AI

by Karen Hao
2020-03-27T12:55:00-04:00

The global AI agenda

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The global AI agenda: Promise, reality, and a future of data sharing

A new survey of 1,000 AI leaders reveals the top AI use cases, the challenges of building scale, and the potential benefits of data sharing for business and society.

by MIT Technology Review Insights
2020-03-26T00:00:39-04:00

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'Trustworthy AI' is a framework to help manage unique risk

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‘Trustworthy AI’ is a framework to help manage unique risk

With the continued rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, businesses are facing challenges that are more human than machine.

by Irfan Saif and Beena Ammanath
2020-03-25T15:12:00-04:00

Provided by The Deloitte AI Institute

Two people wearing masks walk on the streets of Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tech Policy

Coronavirus is forcing a trade-off between privacy and public health

The crisis has governments and companies scrambling to decide when it’s appropriate to lift data privacy protections and AI ethics guidelines.

by Karen Hao
2020-03-24T11:40:00-04:00

Nabil Imam with Intel's Loihi chip.

Computing

A new computer chip mimics the neurocircuitry of our noses to smell

It draws inspiration from the structure and electrical activity of the brain to distinguish between odors.

by Karen Hao
2020-03-16T12:00:45-04:00

Roni Rosenfeld and his team at Carnegie Mellon University.

Biotechnology

This is how the CDC is trying to forecast coronavirus’s spread

It has tapped one of the nation’s best flu-forecasting labs to retool its prediction algorithms for the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Karen Hao
2020-03-13T13:19:00-04:00

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AI could help with the next pandemic—but not with this one

Some things need to change if we want AI to be useful next time, and you might not like them.

by Will Douglas Heaven
2020-03-12T13:09:00-04:00

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