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Japanese AI Bot Blitzes Uni Entrance Exam

Posted in Software on 17th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

An artificial intelligence engine received such high scores on a standardised test that itd have an 80 per cent chance of getting into a Japanese university.

Should Google be allowed in examinations?

Posted in Online on 30th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

It is inevitable search engines such as Google will be allowed in public examinations, including GCSEs and A-Levels, the head of an exam board says.

Researchers: AI program smart enough to enter 80% of private Japanese universities

Posted in Software on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

The goal of the project, started in 2011, is for the AI system to achieve a mock test score required to enter the University of Tokyo by 2021.

Want better marks? Get a good nights sleep

Posted in Science on 20th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Students who sleep 7 hours per night during the exam period score an average of 1.7 points higher (on a scale of 20) on their exams than peers who get only 6 hours of sleep.