Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science?
Does the advent of machine learning mean the classic methodology of hypothesise, predict and test has had its day?
Using Artificial Intelligence To See the Plasma Edge of Fusion Experiments in New Ways
MIT researchers are testing a simplified turbulence theory’s ability to model complex plasma phenomena using a novel machine-learning technique. To make fusion energy a viable resource for the world’s energy grid, researchers need to understand the t
7 ways the technology sector could support global society in 2022
2021 has shown us how digital technologies can undermine what philosophers call future "human flourishing."
AI is quietly eating up the world’s workforce with job automation
AI job automation affects virtually every sector and industry. While this might seem like cause for alarm, it’s actually long overdue news.
AI Weekly: The implications of self-driving tractors and coming AI regulations
AI regulations are on the way from governments including China. Plus, driverless tractors have reached the market -- with caveats.
Observability: How AI will enhance the world of monitoring and management
The distinction between observability and monitoring is subtle but significant. In short, monitoring tells you what is happening, while observability tells you why it’s happening.
Absci and deep learning's quest for the perfect protein
The company has used one giant A.I. representation of proteins to broaden the search for novel biologics, and hopes to do everything in silico someday.
Artificial intelligence reflects the world around us, and that's a challenge
'Bias in AI is not solely a technical problem; it is interweaved across departments.'
How John Deere created its autonomous tractor
A farmer can put the tractor to work with a swipe of a smartphone app and then walk away to attend to other business.
Meta claims its AI improves speech recognition quality by reading lips
Meta (formerly Facebook) claims its new AI system, AV-HuBERT, can improve speech recognition accuracy by reading the lips of speakers.
Citizen science, supercomputers and AI
Citizen scientists have helped researchers discover new types of galaxies, design drugs to fight COVID-19, and map the bird world. The term describes a range of ways that the public can meaningfully contribute to scientific and engineering research, as well as environmental monitoring.
Data-driven waste management platform RoadRunner raises $70M
RoadRunner Recycling, a data-driven waste management platform that diverts junk from landfill, has raised $70 million.
‘I Know What the End of the World Looks Like’
The Ethiopian entrepreneur Sara Menker founded Gro Intelligence, which uses artificial intelligence to forecast global agricultural trends and battle food insecurity.
Beth Singler: Don't fear AI itself, but corporations using algorithms
Artificial intelligence’s lack of transparency is leading many to fear the technology and others to elevate it to a mysterious god-like figure, but we should be more critical of those making decisions about how AI is used, says anthropologist, Beth S
Beth Singler interview: The dangers of treating AI like a god
Artificial intelligence’s lack of transparency is leading many to fear the technology and others to elevate it to a mysterious god-like figure, but we should be more critical of those making decisions about how AI is used, says anthropologist Beth Si
Seeking a way of preventing audio models for AI machine learning from being fooled
Warnings have emerged about the unreliability of the metrics used to detect whether an audio perturbation designed to fool AI models can be perceived by humans. Researchers show that the distortion metrics used to detect intentional perturbations in audio signals are not a reliable measure of human perception, and have proposed a series of improvements.
Seeking a way of preventing audio models for AI machine learning from being fooled
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly based on machine learning models, trained using large datasets. Likewise, human-computer interaction is increasingly dependent on speech communication, mainly due to the remarkable performance of machine learning models in speech recognition tasks.
AI and Prosthetics
Imagine if a prosthetic hand could feel, or if a robotic leg could behave differently depending on where the user is. Researchers around the globe are working to make this level of sophistication a reality, and they are doing so with the use of AI.