With 2020 (finally) drawing to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what happened with AI in the this most weird year. Above is a wordcloud of the most common words used in titles of articles we’ve curated in our ‘Last Week in AI’ newsletter over this ... (more…)
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Automation of jobs due to technology advancements is a well-known issue. In his 2016 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Barack Obama warned that technology "doesn't just replace jobs on the assembly line, but any job where work can be automated....
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"Alexa, play back that dream I had about Kirsten last week." That's a command that may not be too far off in the future, as researchers close in on technology that can tap into our minds and retrieve the imagery of our thoughts. (more…)
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An artificial intelligence system being developed at Facebook has created its own language. It developed a system of code words to make communication more efficient. Researchers shut the system down when they realized the AI was no longer using English. (more…)
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Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. (more…)
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