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10 Thought-Provoking Novels About AI
Although we’re probably still a long way off from the sentient forms of AI that are depicted in film and literature, we can turn to fiction to probe the questions raised by these technological advancements (and also to read great sci-fi stories!). Here are 10 novels and novellas about AI—some that take an optimistic outlook, others that are decidedly more pessimistic.
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Neura Robotics picks up $55M to ramp up in cognitive robotics
Neura Robotics, a German startup that since 2019 has been building cognitive robots — machines that possess memory, the ability to operate across a complex and changing mix of variables, and can collaborate with people (“cobots” as Neura calls them) — has raised $55 million.
The Essential Artificial Intelligence Glossary for Marketers (90+ Terms)
BERT - Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) is Google’s deep learning model designed explicitly for natural language processing tasks like answering questions, analyzing sentiment, and translation.
AI lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend money to make money
Microsoft said costs rose sharply as it built new data centers to support AI and that capital expenditures will continue to rise as it buys chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) to power those data centers.
Applied use cases
ChatGPT: when AI replaces the rheumatologist in medical writing
Abstract In this editorial we discuss the place of artificial intelligence (AI) in the writing of scientific articles and especially editorials. We asked chatGPT « to write an editorial for Annals of Rheumatic Diseases about how AI may replace the rheumatologist in editorial writing ».
How AI can use classroom conversations to predict academic success
By analyzing the classroom dialogs of these children, scientists at Tsinghua University developed neural network models to predict what behaviors may lead to a more successful student.
Seeing The Future: Artificial Intelligence For Age-Related Macular Degeneration
With recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, healthcare providers can now effectively screen patients for age-related macular degeneration.
Ethics
Data Loss Prevention and the Value of Artificial Intelligence
How to create a Cisco Umbrella DLP rule for ChatGPT Cisco Umbrella multimode cloud DLP functionality is easy to deploy and manage with flexible policies incorporating pre-built, customizable data identifiers.
AI : Experts propose guidelines for safe systems
Getty Images Automatic image tagging uses machine learning technology to identify the contents of an image By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor A global group of AI experts and data scientists has released a new voluntary framework for developing artificial intelligence products safely.
Our Oppenheimer Moment: The Creation of A.I. Weapons
In 1942, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the son of a painter and a textile importer, was appointed to lead Project Y, the military effort established by the Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons.
Robotics
Elon Musk's Tesla robots could be groundbreaking for AI and automation, but still have a long way to go
Tesla AI Event 2022 Redeem now Tesla is developing a humanoid robot to help with the labor shortage. Elon Musk thinks that Tesla's robots could one day outnumber humans and make physical work optional.
Robots should be "good neighbours and good citizens" says Madeline Gannon
Robots should be "good neighbours and good citizens" says Madeline Gannon People are asking the wrong questions about humanity's relationship with AI argues Madeline Gannon.
Chinese robotics firm Fourier aims for mass production of humanoid robots in two years
Chinese tech startup Fourier Intelligence on Wednesday announced its goal of achieving mass production deliveries of humanoid robots within two years.
Research
Top 10 Programming Languages for AI and Natural Language Processing
In this article, we’ll discuss the top 10 programming languages for AI and Natural Language Processing.
A Novel Type of Neural Network Comes to the Aid of Big Physics
With a machine learning tool known as a sparse convolutional neural network (SCNN), researchers can focus on the relevant parts of their data and screen out the rest.
This AI-powered app makes identifying birds a breeze (with one tricky exception)
We remain powerfully drawn to scenes of lions hunting in the Kalahari desert or rhinos jousting in eastern India, but remain mostly oblivious to vibrant scenes of life and love enacted under our very noses.
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