Features

AI Researchers Issue Warning: Treat AI Risks as Global Priority

Does artificial intelligence represent an existential threat to humanity along the lines of nuclear war and pandemics? A new statement signed by AI scientists and other notable figures says it should be treated as such. Read more…

Why Cracking the ‘Brain Code’ Is Our Best Chance for True AI

Artificial intelligence is all the rage today, and it's definitely real, we tell ourselves. Without AI, how do you explain recent breakthroughs like cars that drive themselves and software that diagnoses cancer? But ther Read more…

Apple Looks to Machine Learning to Improve Siri

As it pulls the plug on iPhone jacks, Apple is making what appears to be a concerted move into machine learning as it seeks to upgrade its next operating system to improve its Siri virtual assistant along with emerging m Read more…

GPU-Powered Deep Learning Emerges to Carry Big Data Torch Forward

The big data analytic ecosystem has matured over the last few years to the point where techniques such as machine learning don't seem as exotic as they once were. In fact, consumers have even come to expect their product Read more…