Tag: Artificial intelligence
Meet AICAN, a machine that operates as an autonomous artist
Ahmed Elgammal, Rutgers University
When artificial intelligence has been used to create works of art, a human artist has always exerted a significant element of...
50 years old, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ still offers insight about...
Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College
Watching a 50th anniversary screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” I found myself, a mathematician and computer scientist whose research...
Why we’re training the next generation of lawyers in big data
Anne Tucker, Georgia State University and Charlotte Alexander, Georgia State University
Artificial intelligence is transforming the traditional delivery of legal services.
In general terms, the set...
Religion is uniquely human, but computer simulations may help us understand...
Wesley Wildman, Boston University
When disaster strikes, people often turn to religion for comfort and support. A powerful recent example of this comes from a...
Stephen Hawking warned about the perils of artificial intelligence – yet...
Ana Santos Rutschman, DePaul University
The late Stephen Hawking was a major voice in the debate about how humanity can benefit from artificial intelligence. Hawking...
Young doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery – so they are...
Matt Beane, University of California, Santa Barbara
Artificial intelligence and robotics spell massive changes to the world of work. These technologies can automate new tasks,...
What can be done about our modern-day Frankensteins?
What can be done about our modern-day Frankensteins?
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Will the iPhone X be a hit beyond Apple diehards? 3...
John Jordan, Pennsylvania State University
Editor’s note: As consumers eager to get their hands on Apple’s 10th anniversary phone line up online to be among...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
