Intelligent Machines Machines Are Developing Language Skills Inside Virtual Worlds It’s hard to teach machines to use language. That’s why they should teach themselves instead. by Edd Gent 2017-08-01T00:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Why Poker Is a Big Deal for Artificial Intelligence Playing poker involves dealing with imperfect information, which makes the game very complex, and more like many real-world situations. by Will Knight 2017-01-23T13:04:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Poker Is the Latest Game to Fold Against Artificial Intelligence Two research groups have developed poker-playing AI programs that show how computers can out-hustle the best humans. by Will Knight 2017-01-11T13:17:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines In the 1980s, the Self-Driving Van Was Born Primitive lidar, green-and-black screens, and literally tons of computing gear powered CMU’s NavLab 1. by Michael Reilly 2016-11-08T15:45:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines A New AI Ethics Center Shows Growing Angst About Machine Smarts The pace of progress in artificial intelligence has unsettled many experts, but the biggest risk of all may be inscrutability. by Will Knight 2016-11-03T13:25:00-04:00
Connectivity Chatbots with Social Skills Will Convince You to Buy Something Virtual assistants that can read social cues and nonverbal signals are less jarring—and surprisingly persuasive. by Will Knight 2016-10-26T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Apple Gets Its First Director of AI Ruslan Salakhutdinov, a deep-learning expert at Carnegie Mellon, is exploring smart ways for computers to learn about the world. by Will Knight 2016-10-17T17:46:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Uber’s Pittsburgh Project Is a Crucial Test for Self-Driving Cars The technology is being rapidly commercialized, though safety issues have yet to be settled. by Will Knight 2016-09-13T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Use Your Arm as a Smart-Watch Touch Pad A special ring and a modified smart watch make human skin a touch interface for playing games and more. by Rachel Metz 2016-05-05T16:55:00-04:00
Connectivity The Robots Running This Way Some of the machines acquired recently by Google represent a giant leap forward for robot-kind. by Will Knight 2014-06-03T00:00:00-04:00
