The World Needs Processed Food
The stigma against processed food is growing, but there’s no way to sustainably feed 8 billion people without it.
Self-organization: What robotics can learn from amoebae
Researchers have developed a new model to describe how biological or technical systems form complex structures without external guidance.
Quantum algorithms save time in the calculation of electron dynamics
Quantum computers promise significantly shorter computing times for complex problems. But there are still only a few quantum computers worldwide with a limited number of so-called qubits. However, quantum computer algorithms can already run on conventional servers that simulate a quantum computer. A team has succeeded in calculating the electron orbitals and their dynamic development …
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New system can teach a group of cooperative or competitive AI agents to find an optimal long-term solution
Picture two teams squaring off on a football field. The players can cooperate to achieve an objective, and compete against other players with conflicting interests. That’s how the game works.
A simpler path to better computer vision
Before a machine-learning model can complete a task, such as identifying cancer in medical images, the model must be trained. Training image classification models typically involves showing the model millions of example images gathered into a massive dataset.
Meta team builds AI that plays ‘Diplomacy’ at very high level
A group of researchers on the Meta Fundamental AI Research Diplomacy Team (FAIR), affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S., has added a negotiation component to its Diplomacy-playing AI system. In a paper published in the journal Science, the team describes the work that went into building the system and its performance when pitted against …
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An optical chip that can train machine learning hardware
A multi-institution research team has developed an optical chip that can train machine learning hardware. Their research is published today in Optica.
How WaFd embraced Amazon Lex’s conversational AI to improve and speed up telephone banking
WaFd, formerly known as Washington Federal, is now using the Amazon Lex conversational AI technology to revolutionize its phone banking.Read More
Why AI needs a steady diet of synthetic data
Experts say AI itself is starving — and needs to change its diet. One company says synthetic data is the answer. Read More
The US Has a Bomb-Sniffing Dog Shortage
Finding high-quality detection canines is hard enough—and the pandemic only dug a deeper hole.