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Robot Learns from Pro Gamers — then Crushes Them

by Peter Holley | Aug 26, 2017 | Technology

Washington- For decades, the world’s smartest game-playing humans have been racking up losses to increasingly sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence. The defeats began in the 1990s when IBM’s Deep Blue computer conquered chess master Garry Kasparov. More...

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The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence

by KAI-FU LEE | Jun 26, 2017 | Opinion

What worries you about the coming world of artificial intelligence? Too often the answer to this question resembles the plot of a sci-fi thriller. People worry that developments in A.I. will bring about the “singularity” — that point in history when A.I. surpasses...

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Facebook Combats Suicide via Artificial Intelligence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 3, 2017 | Technology

London – To prevent suicide attempts among its users, Facebook aims to use artificial intelligence and to update its settings and services. The world’s largest social media network said it plans to integrate its existing suicide prevention tools for...

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Smart Program to Predict Heart’s Final Beat

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Smart intelligence can now predict when patients with a heart disorder will die. Using blood tests and scans of heart beats, the program can reach indications on the heart function and age. According to the research team from the Medical Research Council in...

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Artificial Intelligence Swarms Silicon Valley on Wings and Wheels

by John Markoff | Aug 16, 2016 | Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — For more than a decade, Silicon Valley’s technology investors and entrepreneurs obsessed over social media and mobile apps that helped people do things like find new friends, fetch a ride home or crowdsource a review of a product or a movie. Now...