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artificial intelligence stories: 22 news summaries

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(Newser) - One minute Qantas Flight 72 was cruising at a level altitude, autopilot humming. Then suddenly, for no apparent reason, the Airbus A320 went into a nosedive, as the pilots helplessly watched. Eventually, they righted the plane, but not before 115 passengers were injured. Nor was this an isolated incident. Automated... More »

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artificial intelligence • airline industry • Qantas • Airbus • air disasters • air travel • Airbus A320 • automation

(Newser) - The Baseball Writers of America turn out to be a predictable lot. A new computer program from a Missouri State computer science professor can accurately predict who’ll join the Hall of Fame, the Wall Street Journal reports. Given a set of 1,592 players who retired between 1950... More »

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artificial intelligence • Cooperstown • Hall of Fame • Baseball Hall of Fame • baseball

(Newser) - With Predator drones bombing villages and robots plugging themselves in, is Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey around the corner? Leading researchers met recently in Monterery Bay, Calif., to address such fears. Runaway superintelligence seems unlikely, they concluded, but speech synthesis technology could aid data-hunting crooks, and autonomous robotic... More »

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artificial intelligence • computer virus • robot • Artificial Intelligence Conference • computers

 Robot Learns to Smile 


Jul 10, 09 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's a milestone for robots: One has learned to smile and make realistic facial expressions on its own for the first time, Wired reports. University of California researchers put their Einstein robot in front of a video camera attached to facial recognition software, which gave it feedback as it randomly... More »

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artificial intelligence • robot • robotics • smiley face • facial expressions

Nerds Bet Machine Can Beat Man on Jeopardy

IBM says the digital-human match could be the next big step for artificial intelligence

Apr 27, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hal, meet Watson. IBM announced it will unleash a new supercomputer program, named after founder Thomas J. Watson, which they say could beat human competitors on Jeopardy, the New York Times reports. More advanced than the software that beat chess champion Gary Kasparov in 1997, Watson will weigh nearly infinite... More »

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artificial intelligence • IBM • Ken Jennings • Jeopardy

(Newser) - Not even massive layoffs in its own house can stop Google from having a little fun on April Fools' Day, the Business Insider reports. The search giant announced it had turned on CADIE, the "world’s first 'artificial intelligence' tasked-array system." The neural network quickly went rogue and... More »

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artificial intelligence • Google • YouTube • prank • pandas • April Fools' Day

Killer Robots Pose Danger
to Humans: Report 

Machines need 'warrior code,' says analyst

Feb 16, 09 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The warfare of the not-so-distant future will rely on robots that can make decisions for themselves—and for our own safety, they’ll need a firm code of conduct, says a US Navy report in the first “serious” study of robot ethics. “There is a common misconception that... More »

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artificial intelligence • robot • warfare

ANALYSIS

Pentagon Wants 'Virtual Parents' for Military Kids

Program would sub artificial intelligence for moms, dads overseas

Jan 8, 09 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Department of Defense hopes to ward off trauma for children with deployed parents by replacing mommy or daddy with a computerized replica, Melissa Lafsky writes for Discover. The proposal, pitched on DoD’s “Small Business Innovation Web” site, describes a “highly interactive PC- or Web-based application... More »

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artificial intelligence • children • Department of Defense • military families

Thinking 'Bots May Probe Planets for Us

Gizmos could direct airships over Titan, Europa by 2017

Jul 6, 08 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - WALL-E they aren't, but future space robots may decide how and where we explore other planets, Space.com reports. Using what expert Wolfgang Fink calls “tier-scalable reconnaissance,” orbiting spacecrafts could choose where to deploy airships that drop rovers on planet surfaces. NASA and Europe may test the software... More »

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artificial intelligence • space exploration • planet • space • robot • Wall-E

Home Is Where the Robot Is

New breed of metal humanoids can see, touch, and don't mind housework

Jun 21, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A kinder, gentler, smarter Frankenstein may soon be mowing your lawn and folding your unmentionables. Manufacturers are developing a new generation of metallic humanoid that will not only carry heavy objects, but pull their weight around the house and at work, the Economist reports. These new-age robots can touch,... More »

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artificial intelligence • Toyota • Asia • robots

Get Ready
for Some Hot Robot Lovin'

People will sleep with robots in 5 years, love them in 40, experts say

Jun 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Human-robot love is no longer the stuff of science fiction, AFP reports. At least one researcher predicts that 40 years from now, robots will tell you stories, make you laugh, and swear that they love you. As for sex, robots will be capable of it in 5 years: It's "... More »

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artificial intelligence • sex • love • robot • robot marriage

 Search Engines: How
 They're Reshaping Your Brain 

Is faster thinking always better?

Jun 11, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although he’s thrilled with all the time he saves using the Internet for research and awed by the vast intellectual opportunities available to every web surfer, Nicholas Carr is a bit disconcerted that he no longer has the patience for reading books or long articles. With his netizen mind... More »

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artificial intelligence • Internet • reading • human intelligence • book • computer

 Your Pal in Second
 Life May Be a Robot 

Researchers use virtual world to test AI creations

May 18, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are creating virtual robots in a virtual world with the hope of simulating real people. Got it? Second Life is prime testing ground for artificial intelligence because it allows experts to exert more control over their creations. “It’s a very inexpensive way to test out our technologies... More »

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artificial intelligence • Second Life • robot • avatar

How to Write 200,000 Books Without Breaking a Sweat

One small publisher uses his computer as author

Apr 14, 08 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Philip Parker calls himself “the most published author in the history of the planet,” but he doesn’t actually write any books; his computers do. Parker has created a series of algorithms that allow computers to cull publicly available information from the web and compile it into books... More »

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artificial intelligence • publisher • book • on-demand publishing • Philip Parker

 Tech Toy
 Splurges
 for That
 Tax Return

You haven't already spent that tax refund, have you?

Mar 30, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - This year, the government’s economic stimulus package will add $600 to the average $2,300 refund each taxpayer receives. That’s a sizable chunk of change, perfect for a little tech-toy indulgence, reports ComputerWorld.
  1. Casio Exilim Pro Ex-FI high-speed digital camera: Snag 60 frames in a single second,
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technology • artificial intelligence • list • digital photography • robot • digital music • green technology • turntable

A.I. Will Match Human Brain
in 20 Years

But nanobots in our neurons will make
us smarter, too

Feb 16, 08 6:54 PM CST
(Newser) - One engineer and futurist says it’s only a matter of time before machines are as smart as people, and people are part machine, the BBC reports. Ray Kurzweil claims that artificial intelligence will produce human-level smarts and even emotions by 2029. Humans, meanwhile, will inject nanobots into their brains... More »

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artificial intelligence • intelligence • brain • robots • nanotechnology • Ray Kurzweil • futurism

Bionic Vision Pioneers Unveil New Lenses

Electrical circuit and lights spark ideas for future gadgets

Jan 20, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Bionic vision may cost less than $6 million after all: Scientists unveiled a new electronic contact lens this week that is already sparking ideas for future technology. Endowed with a circuit and lights, the gadget isn't ready yet, but makers say it is built with safe, organic materials. It even... More »

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artificial intelligence • electronics • contact lenses • electricity • Harvey Hoo • gadget

Building a Computer That Learns What You Want

PC 'assistant' could prioritize, even decide

Dec 1, 07 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Wouldn't it be nice if your computer could figure out what you wanted it to do? That dream just might be approaching reality, thanks to a project called CALO that aims to teach computers to understand users' intentions, according to the MIT Technology Review. "If CALO succeeds, it'll be... More »

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artificial intelligence • computer programming • DARPA • CALO • SRI International • computer

Feed Me, Seymour! Lab Decodes Floral Intelligence

Plant 'brains' may help build better robots

Oct 30, 07 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Plants have signaling and response systems that could make major contributions to robotics and communications research. The controversial field of “plant neurobiology” starts from the assumption that plant biology mirrors the human nervous system—and has a lot to teach scientists and engineers, Wired reports. The head of the... More »

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artificial intelligence • intelligence • Mars • plants • robots • telecommunications • venus flytraps

Get Ready for Robot Love

Relations with the shinier-sex 'inevitable' according to study

Oct 13, 07 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s a small step from Roomba to betrothed, says researcher David Levy, whose Ph.D. thesis predicts humans will have sex with and marry robots within half a century. Robots have moved from factories to homes—witness the popularity of Roomba vacuum cleaners—and are becoming more human in... More »

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artificial intelligence • marriage • robots • robotics • robot marriage

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