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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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...
US Army is putting all its AI eggs in one basket, AI in every system
The fact that AI can behave unexpectedly isn't preventing the US Army from putting all its AI eggs in one...
‘AI needs to span every battle system we have’: US Army AI Task Force director
AI "needs to span every battlefield system that we have, from our maneuver systems for our fire control systems to...
National AI Research Institutes launches with $200M in grants for societal benefit
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes is launching today to fund $200 million in grants over the coming years, which...
Deepfakes: when seeing is no longer believing on Brains Byte Back
Thanks to AI, seeing is no longer believing. This technology has given birth to deepfakes, false videos that seem really,...
AI breaks simulated laws of physics to win at hide and seek
AI is finding unexpected ways to win a simulated game of hide and seek, even breaking the simulated laws of...
Could quantum computing and exotic materials facilitate AI-human cyborgs?
Inserting a hard electronic chip into a squishy organic brain is a bit like fitting a square peg in a...
MIT prof on being human in an AI world on Brains Byte Back
The man in this episode might be one of the smartest minds we have ever had on this show. Not...
Would you accept being judged by AI in a court of law?
In spite of incidents of inaccuracy and bias, agencies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) court judges are starting to get accepted....
A world with no jobs: AI and UBI discussed by ex-NASA engineer and political economist
You might want to do some mental exercises to warm up for this cognitive workout. Get ready to get deep,...
This startup’s brAIn uses AI and blockchain for an efficient energy sharing system
Fuergy, a Slovakian energy company, is slaying energy costs with Artificial Intelligence (AI), while enabling sharing of excess energy with...
Exposing political bias using AI
Let’s face it; today’s news media is far from impartial. Political bias in the media is a multifaceted issue that...
US Army’s AI Task Force’s collaboration with CMU is filling the gaps with AI
Automated recognition and talent management are on the list of the US Army’s AI Task Force, as a result of...
As big tech and govts differ over hate speech, should AI neutralize it?
As big tech platforms and governments have their own policies on hate speech, should society task AI with neutralizing it...
Scent-ient machines are making sense of smell and taste
Machines that smell and taste are making their way into the commercial realm after government research and are set to...
AI will help submarine crews better understand what adversaries are doing underwater
Artificial Intelligence will help submarine crews to better understand what their adversaries are doing underwater by combining and analyzing multiple...
AI technology starts to eat into society’s food waste
With 1.3 billion tons of food wasted in our society each year, we look at a number of emerging approaches that...
Artificial Intelligence in insurance: challenges and opportunities
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With extreme efficiency and in an unprecedentedly short time scope, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving insurance towards the ultimate customer...
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AI can assist in parenthood but it cannot replace parents
From AI-based apps that can interpret a baby’s cry to bassinets that can soothe a grumpy baby, using technology to...
