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Facebook is being accused of hiring a PR firm to smear its opponents
Google’s decision to absorb DeepMind’s health division has sparked privacy fears
To capture the extent of California’s wildfires, you need to see them from space
These awful AI song lyrics show us how hard language is for machines
The British Army is carrying out a massive test of military robots and drones
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Intelligent Machines
Is this AI? We drew you a flowchart to work it out
The definition of artificial intelligence is constantly evolving, and the term often gets mangled, so we are here to help.
Sustainable Energy
China’s giant transmission grid could be the key to cutting climate emissions
But are the country’s next-generation power lines a clean-power play or a global power move?
Sustainable Energy
People will never vote for a carbon tax, so let’s stop asking
Voters in the state of Washington rejected, once again, what would have been the US’s first carbon tax.
Intelligent Machines
A robot scientist will dream up new materials to advance computing and fight pollution
Kebotix is using AI and robotics to brainstorm—and then test—novel compounds.
Intelligent Machines
Cookbooks, Wikipedia, and auto-generated Spanglish: The quirky ways AI researchers gather data
Here are four of the most creative data collection methods used by experts at the leading annual conference on natural-language processing.
Connectivity
Google has enlisted NASA to help it prove quantum supremacy within months
The firm will pit its Bristlecone quantum processor against a classical supercomputer early next year and see which comes out on top.
View from the Marketplace
Professional services firms see huge potential in machine learning
B2B marketers share strong convictions about how data analytics can help them understand—and reach—their customers. The more benefits they have witnessed, the greater possibilities they see.
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View from the Marketplace
The bot that loved me: How intelligent automation will improve our jobs and our companies
Machine learning technology is the key to reducing expenses, improving productivity and making workers happier.
View from the Marketplace
For data-savvy marketers, there’s a new keyword: Intent
As more companies look to machine learning for insights, marketers need to use new tools and technology to engage potential customers at the right time and place.
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Video doorbell firm Ring says its devices slash crime—but the evidence looks flimsy
Amazon paid $1 billion for the security company. Our data analysis questions the claims that purchase was based on.
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Rewriting Life
Digital immortality: How your life’s data means a version of you could live forever
Your family and friends will be able to interact with a digital “you” that doles out advice—even when you’re gone.
Intelligent Machines
Artificial intelligence and robots are transforming how we work and live.
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Should a self-driving car kill the baby or the grandma? Depends on where you’re from.
The infamous “trolley problem” was put to millions of people in a global study, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures.
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The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ride the wind so they never have to come down
A sensor that can spot the wind direction from miles away will let DARPA’s surveillance balloons hover at the very edge of space in one spot indefinitely.
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Harvard wants to school Congress about AI
A tech boot camp will teach US politicians and policymakers about the potential, and the risks, of artificial intelligence.
by Karen Hao