AVERTING DOOM BY NOT BUILDING THE DOOM MACHINE If you fear that someone will build a machine that will seize control of the world and annihilate humanity, then one kind of response is to try to build… (more…)

Today Intel subsidiary Movidius is launching their Neural Compute Stick (NCS), a version of which was showcased earlier this year at CES 2017. The Movidius NCS adds to Intel’s deep learning and AI development portfolio, building off of Movidius’ April 201... (more…)

Artificial-intelligence technology can guide surgeons, which should make complicated operations safer. (more…)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel is paying $2 billion to buy an Israeli startup that specializes in processing chips for artificial intelligence. The California-based chipmaker said Monday that the purchase will help it speed up computing power and improv... (more…)

Tackling real-world socio-economic challenges requires designing and testing economic policies. However, this is hard in practice, due to a lack of appropriate (micro-level) economic data and limited opportunity to experiment. In this work, we train socia... (more…)