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·January 11, 2016·6 min read

Meeting of Minds: Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?

A new study reports our current computer systems will never truly understand what we're saying because they are unable to take into account the context of a conversation.

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·December 31, 2015·3 min read

Human-Machine Superintelligence Can Solve the World’s Most Dire Problems

A combination of computer and human intelligence may be what we need to help solve the world's most pressing problems, from climate change to geopolitical conflict, a new study reports.

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·December 31, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Unveil Social and Telepresence Robots

Researchers unveil their next generation of social and telepresence robots.

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·December 29, 2015·5 min read

A New Method for Analyzing Synaptic Density

Researchers have developed a machine learning tool that could help further understanding of synaptic activity in learning and neurodevelopment.

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·December 11, 2015·5 min read

Computer System Passes Visual Turing Test

Researchers have developed a computer system with the ability to produce a variation of characters in an unfamiliar writing system. The symbols are indistinguishable from those created by humans.

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·December 2, 2015·4 min read

Can You Tell if Your Therapist Has Empathy?

Researchers have developed new software that is able to detect a person's ability to understand and share feelings in therapy sessions.

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·December 1, 2015·6 min read

Robots Able to Learn Like Babies

Researchers demonstrate that robots are able to learn much like young children.

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·November 12, 2015·2 min read

“Chatting” with Watson Sparks More Creativity in Humans

Researchers are partnering with IBM's Watson to advance how computers could help humans to be able to solve problems more creatively.

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·November 11, 2015·4 min read

Artificial Neural Network Learns to Use Human Language

Researchers have developed an artificial neural network that has been able to communicate with and learn human language.

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·November 11, 2015·2 min read

Imitating Synapses Could Lead to Smarter Electronics

Researchers have developed a synthetic synapse that mimics natural synaptic plasticity. They believe the synthetic synapse could help improve electronics and bring us one step close to human like artificial intelligence.