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·April 22, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

Artificial intelligence technology is able to objectively differentiate between those with PTSD and those without by analyzing speech samples, with 89.1% accuracy.

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·April 18, 2019·3 min read

Why language technology can’t handle Game of Thrones (yet)

Researchers improved the performance of natural language processing technology to increase recognitionion of names associated with characters in Game of Thrones, and other literature, from 7% to 90%.

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·April 12, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Convolutional neural network model significantly outperforms previous methods and is as accurate as humans in segmenting active and overlapping neurons.

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·April 5, 2019·3 min read

When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame

As robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing.

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·April 5, 2019·4 min read

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Study uncovers how the brain coordinates between different regions while executing cognitive tasks. The findings may help advance artificial intelligence algorithms.

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·March 31, 2019·3 min read

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’

A machine learning classifier identified, with over 65% accuracy, April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. Based on the findings, researchers present guidelines for recognizing April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories in the media.

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·March 30, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence can predict premature death

Machine learning significantly improves the accuracy of predicting premature deaths, from all causes, in a middle-aged population compared with more traditional models.

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·March 20, 2019·7 min read

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.

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·March 15, 2019·3 min read

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A deep learning model uses white matter connectomes generated from MRI images taken at birth to accurately predict an infant's cognitive development at age two.