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A virtual assistant called Abbie is picking the best bonds for traders to buy or sell
How Facebook uses machine learning to fight ISIS and Al-Qaeda propaganda
This is fake news! China’s ‘AI news anchor’ isn’t intelligent at all
A $1.2 billion US quantum plan hangs in the balance, thanks to the midterms
At the White House, the idea of digital fakery is eroding the truth
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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.
Business Impact
Your boss is now more likely to train you up, thanks to a dwindling talent pool
In a tight labor market, employers are investing in their existing workforce.
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.
Intelligent Machines
Deepfake-busting apps can spot even a single pixel out of place
Two startups are using algorithms to track when images are edited—from the moment they’re taken.
Business Impact
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin says his creation can’t succeed unless he takes a step back
At Ethereum’s annual developer conference, its founder tells us why his technology can only be truly decentralized if it stops depending on him.
Business Impact
You can now hire a video game coach to turn you into a Fortnite expert
With the growth in e-sports, more gamers are investing in some personal tutoring to help them progress. We paid a Fortnite coach to teach us his top tips.
Connectivity
The internet is taking over a person’s life for Halloween. And you can be a part of it.
An MIT experiment is handing a single person’s free will to the crowd to test how the digital hive mind works.
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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.
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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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Better “nowcasting” can reveal what weather is about to hit within 500 meters
The ability to forecast heavy rainfall in small areas could change the way urban planners manage flash floods–and potentially save lives.
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Your boss is now more likely to train you up, thanks to a dwindling talent pool
In a tight labor market, employers are investing in their existing workforce.
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High-income societies are facing the rise of precarious employment.
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Slowing productivity growth in major economies amid seemingly booming technology presents a paradox.
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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.
by Karen Hao
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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.
by Karen Hao
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How emotions underlie even the coldest human calculations
Expert chess players run the gamut of feelings when solving chess problems, according to a study with significant implications for machine intelligence.
by Emerging Technology from the arXiv