A virtual reality simulator to train surgeons for skull-base procedures
People with diseases or conditions that affect the base of the skull, such as otologic abnormalities, cancerous tumors and birth defects, might need to undergo skull base surgery at some point in their life. To successfully conduct these challenging procedures, surgeons must skillfully operate on and within a person's skull, accessing specific regions using drills.
Neural network can distinguish the characteristic brush strokes of individual painters
A team of scientists and art historians at Case Western Reserve University say they have used tools of artificial intelligence (AI) to distinguish the individual brushstrokes of one painter from another.
Who Killed the Robot Dog?
The robotic companion was once a dream of techno-utopianism, but has instead become a terrifying weapon. What happened?
See Little Robots Get Swole in This Virtual 'Gym'
The bizarre robots look like cobbled-together Tetris pieces. A new system "evolves" them to run, climb, and throw stuff better.
Breakthrough AI Technique Enables Real-Time Rendering of Scenes in 3D From 2D Images
The new machine-learning system can generate a 3D scene from an image about 15,000 times faster than other methods. Humans are pretty good at looking at a single two-dimensional image and understanding the full three-dimensional scene that it captures.
Creating the human-robotic dream team
Using autonomous vehicle guidelines, a team has developed a system to improve interactions between people and robots. The way people interact safely with robots is at the forefront of today's research related to automation and manufacturing, explains a researcher.
Australia launches national AI centre in CSIRO's Data61
The new AI centre will work on reducing barriers faced by small to medium-sized businesses in adopting and developing AI and emerging technology.
NYC creates coalition to end bias and 'race norming' in medical algorithms
These algorithms have been proven to negatively impact the care Black and Latino residents of New York City receive.
Machines, inventions and 'good cities': a pick of science and tech books
These books offer insights into building better cities, the stories behind major inventions, and the interaction between humans and machines.
UK regulator to look at Microsoft takeover bid for AI firm Nuance
Competition and Markets Authority to look at proposed move for Massachusetts-based company
New Deep Learning Model Could Accelerate the Process of Discovering New Medicines
Taking Some of the Guesswork Out of Drug Discovery A deep learning model rapidly predicts the 3D shapes of drug-like molecules, which could accelerate the process of discovering new medicines. In their quest to discover effective new medicines, scien
How organic neuromorphic electronics can think and act
The human brain works differently than a computer - while the brain works with biological cells and electrical impulses, a computer uses silicon-based transistors. Scientists have equipped a toy robot with a smart and adaptive electrical circuit made of soft organic materials, similarly to the biological matter.
Breakthrough Proof Clears Path for Quantum AI – Overcoming Threat of “Barren Plateaus”
Novel theorem demonstrates convolutional neural networks can always be trained on quantum computers, overcoming threat of ‘barren plateaus’ in optimization problems. Convolutional neural networks running on quantum computers have generated significan
New Machine-Learning System Flags Medical Remedies That Might Do More Harm Than Good
The system could help physicians select the least risky treatments in urgent situations, such as treating sepsis. Sepsis claims the lives of nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. each year. The unpredictable medical condition can progress rapidly, leadin
7 ways to make the wider enterprise comfortable with artificial intelligence
The challenge is putting people first in any and all AI projects. AI practitioners provide recommendations for building a people-centric, yet AI-driven culture
New Artificial Intelligence System Enables Machines That See the World More Like Humans Do
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do. Computer vision systems sometimes make inferences about a scene that fly in the face of common sense. For e
AI Accurately Predicts Risk of Death in Patients With Suspected or Known Heart Disease
A novel artificial intelligence score provides a more accurate forecast of the likelihood of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease dying within 10 years than established scores used by health professionals worldwide. The research i