š§ Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) helps doctors make better diagnoses, scientists create new materials, farmers grow crops more effectively and all of us driving cars - and millions of other applications. This topic also covers subsets of AI such as machine learning (ML), deep learning and neural networks.
AI Can Diagnose Like Doctors. But for Continued Progress, Research Standards Must Improve
Medicine is one of the hottest fields [https://singularityhub.com/2019/08/26/how-much-is-ai-really-moving-the-needle-on-health/] when it comes to applying AI to real-world problems, in particular using deep learning systems to detect disease in medical imagery. There have been promising early results, in particular DeepMindās work on eye disease [https:
The Poker-Playing AI That Beat the Worldās Best Players
Poker is a powerful combination of strategy and intuition, something thatās made it the most iconic of card games and devilishly difficult for machines to master. Now an AI built by Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University has managed to beat top professionals in a multiplayer version of the game
What Does Ethical AI Look Like? Hereās What the New Global Consensus Says
Elon Musk usually isnāt one for advocating regulation and oversight. But when it comes to AI, he doesnāt mince words. AI is humanityās ābiggest existential threat [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/27/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-ai-biggest-existential-threat] ,ā he once proclaimed to some controversy. While that statement may be overblown,
This Startup Is Dreaming of a Global Brain on Blockchain
Artificial intelligence [https://singularityhub.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] is one of the most celebrated and hyped concepts today. From science fiction to the nightly news, AI has been making record headlines, whether it will become the most dangerous technology around or the one most likely to save humanity. And it isnā
AI and Robotics Are Transforming Disaster Relief
During the past 50 years, the frequency of recorded natural disasters has surged nearly five-fold. In this blog, Iāll be exploring how converging exponential technologies [https://singularityhub.com/2017/12/29/what-are-the-6-ds-of-exponential-organizations/] (AI [https://singularityhub.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/], robotics [https://singularityhub.com/tag/robotics/], drones [https://singularityhub.com/tag/
Finally, Proof That Quantum Computing Can Boost Machine Learning
Quantum supremacy sounds like something out of a Marvel movie. But for scientists working at the forefront of quantum computing, the hopeāand hypeāof this fundamentally different method of processing information is very real. Thanks to the quirky properties of quantum mechanics (hereās a nifty primer [https://singularityhub.
Intel Is Building the Worldās Most Powerful Supercomputer
A supercomputer capable of a quintillion operations a second will go online in 2021 after the US government handed Intel and supercomputer manufacturer Cray [https://www.cray.com/] a contract [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-intel/project-aurora-u-s-government-intel-aim-for-nations-fastest-computer-idUSKCN1QZ298] to build an exascale computer [https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/09/what-global-challenges-will-we-solve-with-exascale-supercomputers/] called
š Machine Learning vs. Climate Change: AI for the Greener Good
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Despite increasing global consensus about the urgency of reducing emissions since the 1980s, they continue to rise relentlessly. We look to technology to deliver us from climate change, preferably without sacrificing economic growth. Our optimisticāsome would say
Microsoft Invests $1 Billion in OpenAIās Mission to Build Artificial General Intelligence
Since its inception in 2015, OpenAI has been chasing the lofty goal of developing artificial general intelligence [https://singularityhub.com/2018/07/22/from-here-to-human-level-artificial-general-intelligence-in-four-not-all-that-simple-steps/] (AGI) for the benefit of all. But it turns out that doesnāt come cheap, so now Microsoft will pump $1 billion into OpenAIās effort.