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NASA to Include Custom Alexa on its ARTEMIS Missions

Christopher Plain·January 11, 2022

The National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) is planning to include an Amazon Alexa on its upcoming Artemis missions. With the first launch currently planned for 2025, Artemis is the North American space agency’s first attempt at a series of...

Deepfake Audio Detection Method Spots Fake Voices

Christopher Plain·December 23, 2021

Engineers have developed a deepfake audio detection method designed to sniff out increasingly realistic audio deepfakes. Unlike the more commonly known video deepfakes which can reproduce the look and voice of an actual person, audio deepfakes use advanced AI software...

United States Navy Testing Cutting Edge Saildrone

Christopher Plain·December 17, 2021

The United States Navy is currently conducting live field tests of a new sail-powered autonomous drone known simply as Saildrone. Equipped with an on-board solar array to power its electronics, this unique, wind-powered vehicle made by a company with the...

Researchers Merge AI with Brain Stimulation to Dramatically Boost Mental Function

Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness

Christopher Plain·November 11, 2021

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School working with specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated that a combination of artificial intelligence and brain stimulation can dramatically improve a number of mental functions. This novel approach may result in...

Inspector General Launches Assessment of NSA’s Integration of AI Technologies

Tim McMillan·August 13, 2021

The Department of Defense’s Inspector General has announced the launch of a joint evaluation with the National Security Agency’s (NSA)IG to assess the NSA’s integration of artificial intelligence in signals intelligence operations. In March, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI)...

Pentagon Launches New Initiative Towards Achieving “AI Superiority”

Candy Chan·June 25, 2021

The Pentagon has launched a new artificial intelligence initiative to help the U.S. achieve AI superiority by preparing combatant command networks for the cyber-focused future of warfare.

Is Our Universe a Neural Network? This Scientist Thinks So.

Micah Hanks·March 9, 2021

University of Minnesota Duluth scientist Vitaly Vanchurin thinks the universe may be a neural network, and suggests a "theory of everything."

Second Top AI Ethics Researcher Fired by Google

Tim McMillan·February 20, 2021

For the second time in little over three months, technology giant Google has fired a prominent member of their AI ethics team.

Sandia Labs Will Begin Developing Novel Alloys Using Machine Learning

MJ Banias·January 7, 2021

Sandia National Labs announced it has successfully deployed machine learning to aid in developing novel alloys and materials.

Here Goes the Air Force’s ‘Big News’

Tim McMillan·December 16, 2020

For nearly two weeks, the Air Force has been teasing some big news was coming. Now, today, the Air Force have announced jsut what it is.

Hackers Linked to Russia Targeted Federal Agencies in Massive Security Breach

Cybersecurity experts say modernization of IT infrastructure and AI-based systems may help prevent future attacks.

Micah Hanks·December 14, 2020

Cybersecurity experts say modernization of IT infrastructure and AI-based systems may help prevent future attacks.

The Question that Got Google’s Timnit Gebru Fired: Can an AI Model Be Too Big?

Adam Kehoe·December 9, 2020

Last week, Google Timnit Gebru, a leader in its ethical AI team. Today, AI experts and ethicists are pondering what this means for the future.

DeepMind Makes AI History By Solving “Protein Folding Problem”

The achievement will likely have a significant impact on the future of computational and molecular biology.

Adam Kehoe·December 3, 2020

On Monday, DeepMind Technologies announced a major breakthrough in what is known in computational biology as the "protein folding problem."

DARPA’s Dream of a Tiny Robot Army Is Close To Becoming a Reality

DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.

Tim McMillan·December 1, 2020

DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.

Astronomers Analyze A Rare 470 Year Old ‘Baby’ Magnetar

Swift J1818.0−1607 Is A Rare Magnetar But Its Even More Special Because Its Just A Baby.

Chris Rutkowski·November 30, 2020

Astronomers analyse a 470 year old "baby" cosmic object known as a magnetar using the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Pope Francis Calls for Prayers as AI Research Progresses

The pontiff says robotics "can make a better world possible."

Admin·November 12, 2020

The Pope’s statement underscores the fundamental uncertainty that surrounds projections for robotics and machine learning in the coming years.

Artificial Intelligence

NASA to Include Custom Alexa on its ARTEMIS Missions

Deepfake Audio Detection Method Spots Fake Voices

United States Navy Testing Cutting Edge Saildrone

Researchers Merge AI with Brain Stimulation to Dramatically Boost Mental Function

Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness

Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness

Inspector General Launches Assessment of NSA’s Integration of AI Technologies

Pentagon Launches New Initiative Towards Achieving “AI Superiority”

Is Our Universe a Neural Network? This Scientist Thinks So.

Second Top AI Ethics Researcher Fired by Google

Sandia Labs Will Begin Developing Novel Alloys Using Machine Learning

Here Goes the Air Force’s ‘Big News’

Hackers Linked to Russia Targeted Federal Agencies in Massive Security Breach

Cybersecurity experts say modernization of IT infrastructure and AI-based systems may help prevent future attacks.

Cybersecurity experts say modernization of IT infrastructure and AI-based systems may help prevent future attacks.

The Question that Got Google’s Timnit Gebru Fired: Can an AI Model Be Too Big?

DeepMind Makes AI History By Solving “Protein Folding Problem”

The achievement will likely have a significant impact on the future of computational and molecular biology.

The achievement will likely have a significant impact on the future of computational and molecular biology.

DARPA’s Dream of a Tiny Robot Army Is Close To Becoming a Reality

DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.

DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.

Astronomers Analyze A Rare 470 Year Old ‘Baby’ Magnetar

Swift J1818.0−1607 Is A Rare Magnetar But Its Even More Special Because Its Just A Baby.

Swift J1818.0−1607 Is A Rare Magnetar But Its Even More Special Because Its Just A Baby.

Pope Francis Calls for Prayers as AI Research Progresses

The pontiff says robotics "can make a better world possible."

The pontiff says robotics "can make a better world possible."

SpaceX Just Launched a Mysterious Classified Mission for the U.S. Space Force—Here’s What We Know

Scientists Say the “Lizard Brain” Is a Myth, But the Truth About How Our Brains Evolved May Be Even Stranger

Scientists Discover Bacteria Growing Microscopic “Electrical Wires” With Extraordinary Conductivity

LSD, Psilocybin, and 2C-B Each Leave a Distinct Fingerprint on the Brain, New Study Finds

The First Denisovan Forearm Bone Ever Discovered Fills a Key Knowledge Gap in Our Understanding of This Archaic Hominin

Ancient Etruscan Tombs May Have Been Engineered to Manipulate the Senses, New Research Suggests

25,000 Years Ago, the Earliest Human Drug Use May Have Occurred on This Small Island

Astronomers Detected Three Mysterious “Glitches” in a Pulsar That Had Gone Silent for Years

Physicists Report Levitation Experiment That May Signal a Breakthrough in the Search for Mysterious Dark Matter

First-of-a-Kind Experiments Demonstrate Effects of Einstein’s Gravity in the Quantum World