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·November 8, 2021·3 min read

Want to Throw off Your Chatbot? Use Figurative Language

When chatbots are faced with human interaction containing similes and idioms, their performance falls to between 10 to 20%.

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·November 5, 2021·6 min read

Giving Robots Social Skills

Enabling social skills in robots could lead to smoother, more positive human-robot interactions, researchers say.

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·October 25, 2021·6 min read

Artificial Intelligence Sheds Light on How the Brain Processes Language

Artificial intelligence sheds new light on how the brain processes language. Researchers report the human brain may use next word prediction to drive language processing.

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·October 19, 2021·6 min read

Artificial Networks Learn to Smell Like the Brain

A new machine-learning algorithm is able to teach itself to smell within a few minutes of training. As it learns, the system builds an artificial network that mimics the brain's olfactory system.

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·October 16, 2021·4 min read

AI Used to Reproduce Lost Picasso Nude

A painting of a naked woman by Picasso has been hidden under one of his "Blue Period" works for almost a century. With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have been able to reproduce the lost painting.

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·October 13, 2021·3 min read

Does the Brain Learn in the Same Way That Machines Learn?

Relating machine learning to biological learning, researchers say while the two approaches aren't interchangeable, they can be harnessed to offer insights into how the human brain works.

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·October 6, 2021·4 min read

Brain Cell Differences Could Be Key to Learning in Humans and AI

Study reveals why human brains are so good at learning. The findings could help with the development of more efficient AI models.

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·September 29, 2021·6 min read

An Algorithm to Predict Psychotic Illnesses

A new AI algorithm can successfully predict which children with microdeletion of chromosome 22 will develop schizophrenia and other mental health disorders later in life.

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·September 17, 2021·6 min read

Time Until Dementia Symptoms Appear Can Be Estimated via Brain Scan

A new algorithm uses neuroimaging data of amyloid levels in the brain and takes into account a person's age to determine when a person with genetic Alzheimer's risk factors, and with no signs of cognitive decline, will develop the disease.

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·September 13, 2021·6 min read

What Was Really the Secret Behind Van Gogh’s Success?

A new deep learning algorithm identified key features underlying success in the art world. Researchers report a link between exploration and exploitation was associated with artistic success.

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·September 10, 2021·3 min read

AI Can Make Better Clinical Decisions Than Humans

Machine learning algorithm produced fewer decision-making errors than professionals when it came to clinical diagnosis of patients.

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·September 6, 2021·7 min read

Single Neurons Might Behave as Networks

Findings could advance the development of deep learning networks based on real neurons that will enable them to perform more complex and more efficient learning processes.