Featured·June 9, 2014·3 min readTuring Test Success Marks Milestone in Computing HistoryFor the first time in its 65 year history, a supercomputer nicknamed Eugene Goostman, past the Turing Test.Read More
Featured·February 14, 2014·2 min readWill Virtual Brain Replace Lab Rats?Researchers develop a simulated brain which they hope can be used to test new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
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Featured·November 22, 2013·3 min readChaotic Physics in Ferroelectrics Hints at Brain-Like ComputingUnexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers supports a new approach to information storage and processing known as memcomputing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 22, 2013·3 min readCarnegie Mellon Computer Searches Web 24/7 To Analyze Images and Teach Itself Common SenseThe Never Ending Image Learner (NEIL) computer program is able to label images and learn associations with little human intervention.Read More
Featured·November 1, 2013·5 min readSynaptic Transistor Learns While it ComputesA new brain inspired device, which learns while it computes, could take parallel computing into a new era of ultra efficient high performance.Read More
Featured·October 25, 2013·5 min readNRI Grant Will Provide Surgical Robots With a New Level of Machine IntelligenceThe NRI is providing researchers with a $3.6 million grant to help develop a new kind of machine intelligence for surgical robotics.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience Business·August 2, 2013·3 min readLargest Neuronal Network Simulation Achieved Using K ComputerResearchers have carried out the largest general neural network simulation to date using the computational power of the K computer.Read More
Featured·July 22, 2013·2 min readChips that Mimic the BrainResearchers developed a new micro-chip that mimics information processing in the brain in real time.Read More
Featured·July 15, 2013·2 min readComputer Smart as a 4-Year-OldResearchers have IQ tested one of the best available AI systems and discover it's as smart as the average 4-year-old child.Read More