News: Machine Learning, Data and AI
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A Machine That Understands Language Like a Human
Alex Huth is trying to build an intelligent computer system that can predict the patterns of brain activity in a human listening to someone speaking.

Can We Build Machines that are Less Biased Than We Are?
Think about some of the most important decisions people make – who to hire for a job, which kind of treatment to give a cancer...

Could a Digital Version of this Part of the Brain Be Coming Soon?
Michael Mauk and his team have made a discovery that adds an important detail to a computer simulation of the part of our brains called...

Q&A with Peter Stone: Where is Artificial Intelligence Headed?
A new study looks at how specialized applications of AI might affect life in a typical North American city by the year 2030.

Experts Forecast the Changes Artificial Intelligence Could Bring by 2030
Academic and industrial thinkers look ahead to 2030 to forecast how advances in AI might affect life in a typical North American city.

New Statistical Method Helps Reveal Timing of Key Events in Plant Evolution
Comparing plant DNA from over one hundred plant species from across the green tree of life, the scientists produced some exciting findings, including that evolution...
