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Jan 28, 2016

AI Benchmark Will ask Computers to Make Sense of the World

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience, robotics/AI

At this rate of making machines to behave and interact like humans; we may end up with a world with some really messed up robots.


A new database will gauge progress in artificial intelligence, as computers try to grasp what’s going on in scenes shown in photographs.

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Jan 28, 2016

Politicians are so predictable, a robot can literally write their speeches

Posted by in categories: computing, robotics/AI

On a mire humerous note:
AI and particularly robots; can easily pick up on people’s patterns/ styles to the point where they can write your speeches and possibly develop your PowerPoint presentations. Procrastinators will no longer have to stress about pulling their slides together, interns will have more availability to work on projects, and politicians will sound like a pro with this robot.

BTW — the robot in this articile was so good at mimicking the politician; that the robot (just the politician) in the speech kept thanking everyone in the chamber after it yielded time back to the speaker. Maybe our politicians will start sending their robots to vote for them in the future.


Computer researchers have created programs that can do the job quite nicely, explains Brian Fung.

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Jan 28, 2016

When man’s best friend is a robot!

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Man’s best friend could eventually be a robot — could it happen?


Scientists at Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems Research, University of Lincoln, UK, have developed robots that can be companions for people.

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Jan 28, 2016

Palestinian university students design robot controlled by glove

Posted by in categories: computing, engineering, robotics/AI

A robot manipulated by a glove & it only cost them $150 USD.


Computer engineering students Mohammad Zyoud, Mohammad Atiyyeh and Suhaib Tawafsheh spent eight months working on the self-funded project which cost them around 150 USD.”

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Jan 28, 2016

This Robot Changes How It Looks at You to Match Your Personality

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Interesting article in how folks are trying to do more work on personalizing robots to people’s moods; etc.


How you look at a robot and how it looks at you can make you more comfortable.

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Jan 28, 2016

Noted futurist predicts disease-fighting computers as small as blood cells in 25 years

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, nanotechnology, robotics/AI

Definitely, we’re already seeing the research releases on microbots.


A famed futurist who foresees a day when and human and artificial intelligence merge and nanobots battle disease spoke to CBC’s Duncan McCue about what lies ahead.

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Jan 28, 2016

Self-Driving Cars in 10 Years? How $4B Could Make it a Reality

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Self driving cars to reach a $4bil revenue target within 10 yrs.


The White House wants to spend nearly $4 billion on self-driving cars, a move some experts say could help put extra horsepower behind autonomous vehicles and have them cruising America’s streets within the next 10 years.

“That is a serious amount of money,” Wendy Ju, executive director of Stanford’s Center for Design Research, told NBC News.

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Jan 28, 2016

Google Just Beat Facebook in Race to Artificial Intelligence Milestone

Posted by in categories: computing, education, robotics/AI

Artificial intelligence researchers at Google DeepMind are celebrating after reaching a major breakthrough that’s been pursued for more than 20 years: The team taught a computer program the ancient game of Go, which has long been considered the most challenging game for an an artificial intelligence to learn. Not only can the team’s program play Go, it’s actually very good at it.

The computer program AlphaGo was developed by Google DeepMind specifically with the task of beating professional human players in the ancient game. The group challenged the three-time European Go Champion Fan Hui to a series of matches, and for the first time ever, the software was able to beat a professional player in all five of the games played on a full-sized board. The team announced the breakthrough in a Nature article published today.

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Jan 27, 2016

A Google DeepMind Algorithm Uses Deep Learning and More to Master the Game of Go

Posted by in categories: computing, entertainment, information science, robotics/AI

Google has achieved one of the long-standing “grand challenges” of AI, building a computer capable of beating expert players of the board game Go.

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Jan 27, 2016

Google DeepMind

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The list of uniquely human achievements has just become shorter: Google’s AI has defeated the reigning 3-time European Go champion.


DeepMind’s program AlphaGo, masters the ancient game of Go. First ever program to defeat a human professional player!

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