Elon Musk predicts a Tesla robotaxi ride will cost less than a subsidized bus ticket
The Tesla CEO, who once promised to have robotaxis on the road by 2020, says he now aspires to reach volume production of the vehicles in 2024
Using AI to anticipate others' behavior on the road
Humans may be one of the biggest roadblocks keeping fully autonomous vehicles off city streets.
Computers could revise past conclusions with AI
To better automate reasoning, machines should ideally be able to systematically revise the view they have obtained about the world. Timotheus Kampik's dissertation work presents mathematical reasoning approaches that strike a balance between retaining consistency with previously drawn conclusions and rejecting them in face of overwhelming new evidence.
Neural network can read tree heights from satellite images
Using an artificial neural network, researchers at ETH Zurich have created the first high-resolution global vegetation height map for 2020 from satellite images. This map could provide key information for fighting climate change and species extinction, as well as for sustainable regional development planning.
Averting the food crisis and restoring environmental balance with data-driven regenerative agriculture
Modern agriculture was broken long before pandemics, wars, supply chain disruptions and fertilizer shortages. Regenerative agriculture can fix that, and data can help
New algorithm could simplify decisions for ship channel dredging
A new decision-support tool could become a game changer in the dredging of ship channels. Millions of dollars are at stake every time a major ship channel is cleaned up. Delays in dredging can cost even more by triggering increased risks, repeated maintenance and lost revenue.
Opinion | A Judge’s Reversal of Mask Mandates
Readers object to a decision that they say puts lives at risk and puts too much power in one judge. Also: MacKenzie Scott; refugees; A.I. and gambling; math in Florida.
New method allows robot vision to identify occluded objects
When artificial intelligence systems encounter scenes where objects are not fully visible, they have to make estimations based only on the visible parts of the objects. This partial information leads to detection errors, and large training data is required to correctly recognize such scenes.
Gaming the known and unknown via puzzle solving
For decades, efforts in game solving had been exclusively focused on two-player games (i.e., board games like checkers, chess-like games, etc.), where the game outcome can be correctly and efficiently predicted by applying some artificial intelligence (AI) search technique and collecting a massive amount of gameplay statistics.
A model that can help inexperienced users identify phishing emails
Phishing attacks are cyber-attacks through which criminals trick users into sending them money and sensitive information, or into installing malware on their computer, by sending them deceptive emails or messages. As these attacks have become increasingly widespread, developers have been trying to develop more advanced tools to detect them and protect potential victims.
US appeals court decides scraping public web data is fine
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that scraping data from a public website doesn’t violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
US appeals court decides scraping public web data is fine
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that scraping data from a public website doesn’t violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
Afraid of public speaking? This AI can help
Just like a smart mirror for the rostrum, AI-powered apps are helping speakers get into shape.
Can A.I. All but End Car Crashes? The Potential Is There.
Well before self-driving cars become a reality, there are simpler approaches that can make roads much safer.
Researchers take step toward developing 'electric eye'
Using nanotechnology, scientists have created a newly designed neuromorphic electronic device that endows microrobotics with colorful vision. The newly designed artificial vision device could have far-reaching applications for the fields of medicine, artificial intelligence, and microrobotics.
Stopping 'them' from spying on you: New AI can block rogue microphones
Ever noticed online ads following you that are eerily close to something you've recently talked about with your friends and family? Microphones are embedded into nearly everything today, from our phones, watches, and televisions to voice assistants, and they are always listening to you.
When AI companions for lonely people seem a bit too human
Imagine a future in which lonely people can interact with social bots, based on artificial intelligence (AI), to get the conversations and connection they crave.
Scientists develop new computational approach to reduce noise in X-ray data
Scientists from the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) and Computational Science Initiative (CSI) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have helped to solve a common problem in synchrotron X-ray experiments: reducing the noise, or meaningless information, present in data.