AI
Paul Allen doubles down on artificial intelligence research in Seattle
Posted in Software on 2nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Allen's AI2 project is attempting a much bigger challenge than Go; teaching a computer to be a mastermind in all disciplines of science.
Lawrence Livermore National Lab and IBM build brain-inspired computer
Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
The project is focusing on cognitive AI tasks such as pattern recognition and sensory processing.
Build 2016: Microsoft proposes helper bot boom
Posted in Business on 31st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Social bots are automated programs that can chat to users in a humanlike way.
IBM wants to accelerate AI learning with new processor tech
Posted in Hardware on 29th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Resistive chips could speed up neural network training 30,000 times.
In Contrast to Tay, Microsoft's Chinese Chatbot, Xiaolce, Is Actually Pleasant
Posted in Online on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Trolls turned Tay into a monster in less than a day, but China's Xiaolce is a therapeutic A.I.