University of Cambridge researchers call for a new AI strategy, claiming the UK's plan to lead in generative AI is "unrealistic."... (more…)

In which I analyze the real-world meaning of AI, describe what researchers in AI actually do, and explore how impressive — or not — recent AI achievements re... (more…)

An artificial intelligence model can detect people who are asymptomatic with Covid-19, through cellphone-recorded coughs. The work was led by Brian Subirana and colleagues at the MIT Auto-ID Lab. (more…)

A never-before-seen look at the company's machine learning efforts.

Facebook Inc. has hired more than 150 counterterrorism experts and is increasingly using artificial intelligence that can understand language and analyze images to try to keep terrorists from using the social network for recruiting and propaganda. (more…)