AI

AI guru Ng: Fearing a rise of killer robots is like worrying about overpopulation on Mars

Posted in Software on 20th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

'There's also a lot of hype, that AI will create evil robots with super-intelligence. That's an unnecessary distraction.'

Google expert explains why deep-learning neural nets are hot in everything from games to recognizing cats

Posted in Software on 19th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

The revitalized category of 'deep-learning neural networks' is making huge progress.

Optical fibers demonstrate brain-like computing

Posted in Science on 16th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have simulated neural networks and synapses in the brain using optical pulses as information carriers over fibers made from light-sensitive glass.

A 'visual Turing test' of a computer's understanding of images

Posted in Featured, Software on 13th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new way to evaluate how well computers can understand the relationships between objects in photographs, videos, and other images.

Baidu welcomes China's military to join China Brain project on AI systems

Posted in Hardware on 9th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Chinese search giant Baidu, has proposed a state-level project on artificial intelligence (AI) systems called 'China Brain'.