Researchers from the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research lab (FAIR) recently made an unexpected discovery while trying to improve chatbots. The bots — known as “dialog agents” — were creating their own language — well, kinda. Using machine learning ... (more…)

China's Air Force just took on AI pilots in simulated aerial combat! And, as was the case with their U.S. counterparts, the program bested their aces. (more…)

As more companies use artificial intelligence in their hiring decisions, here’s one way to make the system more transparent. (more…)

Concrete problems in AI safety Amodei, Olah, et al., arXiv 2016 This paper examines the potential for accidents in machine learning based systems, and the possible prevention mechanisms we can put … (more…)

Alexa can tell you the weather. Siri knows a few jokes. In China, voice-computing company iFlytek built similar smart assistants beloved by users. But its tech is also helping the government listen in. (more…)