White House Proposes Guidelines for Regulating the Use of AI
The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries.
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US Restricts Exports of AI for Analyzing Satellite Images
U.S. technology companies that build artificial intelligence software for analyzing satellite imagery will face new restrictions on exporting their products to China and elsewhere.
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AI Beats Human Breast Cancer Diagnosis
A computer program can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killer.
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Bot or Not? Mystery Over Anonymous User Retweeted by Trump
The Twitter user goes by Gigi, though sometimes Sophia, Emma or Leona. The occupation is listed at various times as teacher, historian, documentary writer and model. There’s been speculation about whether this person is really a woman — or even human. But bot or not, the account has gotten the attention of the president and his Twitter followers.
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N Carolina Couple Call 911 on Vacuum Thought to Be Intruder
‘Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse.
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Computer Umpires May Be Coming to Baseball
Computer plate umpires could be called up to Major League Baseball at some point during the next five seasons.Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contract announced Saturday, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
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Japanese Robots Make Strides in Copying Human Movements
Toyota Motor Corp.’s upgraded version of the human-shaped robot T-HR3 has faster and smoother finger movements now because the wearable remote-control device has become lighter and easier to use.
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Chinese Digital Courts: A Brave New World
Artificial-intelligence judges, cyber courts, and verdicts delivered on chat apps — welcome to China’s brave new world of justice.
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New Zealand Tries to Contain the Spread of Hate
New Zealand’s prime minister said she will do all she can to stop a man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers from spreading his message of hate at his trial, and she hopes artificial intelligence will one day stop such attacks from being broadcast online.
Read moreGo Grandmaster Retires, Says Computers ‘Cannot Be Defeated’
The only human ever to beat Google’s computer algorithm at the ancient Chinese strategy game Go decided to retire because he is convinced machines “cannot be defeated,” a report said Wednesday.
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Robochef: Sony Cooks Up New AI Unit for Food Revolution
Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat.
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Robots ‘Not Evil’ Says Boston Dynamics as Humanoids Go Viral
As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids’ uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans.
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Drone Swarm Learns to Explore Unknown Environments
A team of researchers studied insect behavior to develop pocket-size drones that can explore different environments without human intervention – but are so interdependent that one will swoop in and take a photo when another’s camera doesn’t work.
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New AI App Predicts Climate Change Stress for Farmers in Africa
In the wake of climate warming that threatens to destroy African farmers’ crops, a team of Penn State scientists on Monday unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool in a cellphone app that can predict crop growth and help protect vital food supplies from intensifying heat.
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Spacecraft Carrying Russia’s First Humanoid Robot Docks at ISS
It was second time lucky on Tuesday as an unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot into orbit docked at the International Space Station following a failed attempt over the weekend.
Read moreGoogle Halting Speech Data Transcription in EU
A German data-protection official says Google has given reassurances that it won’t make transcripts of speech data picked up by its artificial-intelligence system in the European Union for at least the next three months.
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Apple Buys More Self-Driving Car Technology in Latest Deal
Apple has bought a struggling self-driving car startup as the iPhone maker continues to explore the potential market for robotic vehicles, despite recently curtailing its work on the technology.
Read moreInnovative Sex Toys
Restoring a 2019 Innovation Award for Osé, a women’s sex toy by the Lora DiCarlo company, the Consumer Technology Association apologized Wednesday for initially deeming the robotic massager ineligible.
Read moreHey, Siri, Listen to This One
A robot walks into a bar. It goes CLANG. Alexa and Siri can tell jokes mined from a humor database, but they don’t get them.
Read moreBach Stars in First Google Doodle With Artificial Intelligence
Marking the birth of composer Johann Sebastian Bach on this day in 1685, Google on Thursday unveiled its first Doodle powered by artificial intelligence.
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