DARPA chooses AI teams to hack video games like StarCraft II to advance Pentagon war game scenarios
DARPA is looking to the gaming industry for inspiration on different ways to leverage AI, with a specific focus on...
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Biotech startup wants to make new short-acting psychedelic drugs more scalable & accessible
As the mental health benefits of the magic mushroom-derived drug psilocybin become more mainstream, researchers and developers are looking for...
The challenges of making data-driven decisions in Puerto Rico in times of crisis
Puerto Rico has been in the grips of a financial crisis for over a decade, during which it has experienced...
Emotion analytics used in AI recruitment tools are not only unethical but incorrect
A candidate is preparing for a job interview via video. They place themselves in front of the camera, try to...
Pentagon formally adopts 5 ethical AI principles
Today the Pentagon announces the formal adoption of five ethical AI principles that will guide its artificial intelligence strategy for...
Predictive AI is a biased tool in a flawed criminal justice system: Brookings Institution panel
Predictive AI is a biased tool in an already flawed criminal justice system that uses risk assessment tools to predict...
Advancing surgery with AI on Brains Byte Back
For many, going under the knife and receiving surgery is not a desirable experience. Over time, our medical knowledge and...
Brace for impact! From surviving a plane crash to starting-up in Colombia: Brains Byte Back podcast
"Brace for impact" takes on a double-meaning in our chat with serial entrepreneur Michael Puscar -- it was the phrase...
Hackable humans can become godlike or fall to digital dictators lording over data colonies: WEF insights
While AI and biotech are giving humans godlike abilities to re-engineer life itself, humans are still hackable animals, and the...
America is prepping its workforce for industries of the future while trying to reskill its elders
America is prepping its workforce for industries of the future with a new bill, increased r&d funding, and a hearing...
Senate introduces ‘Industries of the Future’ bill to fund $10B annually for AI, biotech, quantum breakthroughs
The Senate introduces the Industries of the Future bill, which would fund $10 billion per year to research AI, biotech,...
The case for green energy’s ascendance with AI and blockchains
Out of the myriad of failed ICO projects and enterprise blockchain investments, some of the more tangible applications of public...
High ranking US officials slated to address ‘industries of the future,’ job creation and automation
Some of the highest ranking officials in the US government's top tech organizations are slated to appear before the Senate Committee...
AI for natural disaster damage assessment challenge reaches final stages in California
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is moving into the final stages of a competition aimed at automating damage assessments following...
Future-proofing for Industry 4.0: the role of AI, blockchain, and edge computing
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The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow at an accelerating pace. IoT investment in 2017 through 2022 will reach...
China’s data theft and the supreme art of subduing without fighting
As China is reportedly using predictive policing algorithms to inter its own citizens in camps, the Communist regime is also...
Google launching startup accelerator, campus in Tokyo, Japan
Today Google announces that it is opening the Google for Startups Campus in Tokyo, Japan, which will also include a startup...
‘Google is a threat to civilization’ and ‘Eric Schmidt is one of my best friends’: Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger reminisces saying, "Google is a threat to civilization," but that through his best friend Eric Schmidt, he has...
‘China is building database on vulnerabilities of hundreds of millions of Americans’
China is creating databases on the behavior, preferences, and vulnerabilities of hundreds of millions of Americans to use for intelligence...
US, China are neck and neck for high-tech supremacy: Defense Innovation Unit
While the US and China are neck and neck in the race for high-tech supremacy, the Defense Innovation Unit offers...
