DeepMind has already notched up a streak of wins, showcasing AIs that have learned to play a variety of complex games with superhuman skill, from Go and StarCraft to Atari’s entire back catalogue. But Demis Hassabis, DeepMind’s public face and co-founder,... (more…)

The handwriting style is consistent throughout the Great Isaiah Scroll, a 2200-year-old document found near the Dead Sea – but AI analysis of the text confirms it was actually written by two scribes... (more…)

Musk responded on Twitter, saying: "I've talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited."... (more…)

This pilot project collects problems and metrics/datasets from the AI research literature, and tracks progress on them. You can use this notebook to see how things are progressing in specific subfields or AI/ML as a whole, as a place to report new results... (more…)

For several years, Google, Facebook and Microsoft have been raiding the ranks of academia for artificial intelligence talent. Their idea is not just to grab an expert in the highly specialized field. It’s also to create a pipeline of AI talent coming out ... (more…)