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These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race
Millions of dollars are being spent to develop artificial intelligence software that reads x-rays and other medical scans in hopes…
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This New Way to Train AI Could Curb Online Harassment
For about six months last year, Nina Nørgaard met weekly for an hour with seven people to talk about sexism…
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The Pentagon Is Bolstering Its AI Systems—by Hacking Itself
The Pentagon sees artificial intelligence as a way to outfox, outmaneuver, and dominate future adversaries. But the brittle nature of…
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Why Not Use Self-Driving Cars as Supercomputers?
Like Dogecoin devotees, the mayor of Reno, and the leaders of El Salvador, Aldo Baoicchi is convinced cryptocurrency is the…
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As the Use of AI Spreads, Congress Looks to Rein It In
There’s bipartisan agreement in Washington that the US government should do more to support development of artificial intelligence technology. The…
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GitHub’s Commercial AI Tool Was Built From Open Source Code
“I’m generally happy to see expansions of free use, but I’m a little bitter when they end up benefiting massive…
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Need to Fit Billions of Transistors on a Chip? Let AI Do It
Artificial intelligence is now helping to design computer chips—including the very ones needed to run the most powerful AI code.…
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The Pentagon Scrubs a Cloud Deal and Looks to Add More AI
Late in 2019, the Pentagon chose Microsoft for a $10 billion contract called JEDI that aimed to use the cloud…
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This AI Helps Police Monitor Social Media. Does It Go Too Far?
Since 2016, civil liberties groups have raised alarms about online surveillance of social media chatter by city officials and police…
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A Global Smart-City Competition Highlights China’s Rise in AI
Four years ago, organizers created the international AI City Challenge to spur the development of artificial intelligence for real-world scenarios…
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