Artificial Intelligence
Scientists taught an AI system to diagnose brain cancer Sure, artificial intelligence might end up being the downfall of humanity as we know it — that is, if Elon Musk’s fears come to fruition — but for the time...
How AI could make the internet a safer, more civil place In May 2017, the LGBT organization GLAAD posted a video on YouTube of actress Debra Messing receiving an award. In Messing’s acceptance speech, she praised many Americans for supporting one...
Here's how Stephen Hawking predicted the world will end When he wasn’t solving the mysteries of black holes and revolutionizing theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking spoke (a lot) about how the world would end. From Terminator-style robots taking over to...
You can hunt for alien planets at home with Google’s AI Google has open-sourced their planet-hunting AI algorithm. In December, NASA announced they had found two exoplanets hiding in plain sight. The discovery was made by a neural network trained to...
'Deepfake' AI-generated videos threaten to wreak political havoc Forget fake news for a moment. What’s replacing it? Artificial intelligence is now able to generate a convincing video of a celebrity or public figure. For illicit purposes, these videos...
This robot can ride horses at 30 mph Robojockey clears another hurdle as it’s put through its paces for the first time. Bookie Betbright asked experts to build it after futurologist Ian Pearson predicted artificially intelligent robots would...
Alexa owners creeped out as devices start randomly laughing Amazon customers are freaked out that the electronic personal assistant is randomly laughing - and have flooded the company with complaints.
US military drone program uses Google's AI Google’s artificial intelligence technologies are being used by the US military for one of its drone projects, causing a stir both inside and outside the company. The pilot project with...
Meet the fast food worker who never needs a day off The concern that robots will take jobs is thrust back into the spotlight after a California-based burger chain has “hired” Flippy to be its latest grill cook. According to KTLA-5,...