Smart Cities AI could help the construction industry work faster—and keep its workforce accident-free The construction industry, long a technology laggard, is hiring data scientists to boost efficiency. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-06-12T07:00:00-04:00
Tech Policy The Man with a Plan to Upgrade the Democrats Raffi Krikorian, the CTO of the Democratic National Committee, is out to beat hackers—and the Republicans. by Martin Giles 2017-12-08T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity AI Could Help Reporters Dig Into Grassroots Issues Once More Twitter’s media science chief says machine learning will help journalists understand a world fragmented by digital technologies and political polarization. by Martin Giles 2017-11-09T12:25:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines How to Root Out Hidden Biases in AI Algorithms are making life-changing decisions like denying parole or granting loans. Cynthia Dwork, a computer scientist at Harvard, is developing ways of making sure the machines are operating fairly. 2017-10-24T00:05:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Million-Dollar Prize Hints at How Machine Learning May Someday Spot Cancer Chinese researchers have developed an algorithm that could help make lung cancer diagnosis less error-prone. by Will Knight 2017-05-09T00:00:00-04:00
Tech Policy Data Scientists Chart the Tragic Rise of Selfie Deaths 73 people died from selfies in the first eight months of 2016 alone. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2016-11-15T11:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Facebook’s Rules for Experimenting on You The social network has been slammed for research that meddled with its users but says new rules will keep experimentation ethical. by Mike Orcutt 2016-06-15T12:40:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The Best AI Program Still Flunks an Eighth-Grade Science Test A contest designed to push the limits of artificial intelligence suggests that truly intelligent machines are a long way off. by Will Knight 2016-02-17T16:09:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Automating the Data Scientists Software that can discover patterns in data and write a report on its findings could make it easier for companies to analyze it. by Tom Simonite 2015-02-13T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Can a Website Help You Decide to Have a Kid? A startup called Cloverpop wants to help you make life’s pivotal decisions. by Rachel Metz 2014-09-09T11:27:14-04:00