As the world's great companies pursue autonomous cars, they're essentially spending billions of dollars to get machines to do what your average two-year-old can...Ars Technica From ACM News | July 18, 2017
While there are lots of things that artificial intelligence can't do yet—science being one of them—neural networks are proving themselves increasingly adept at...Ars Technica From ACM News | June 14, 2017
When we talk about artificial intelligence in games, we usually picture smarter or more realistic enemies that don't come off as mindless automatons.
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The Department of Defense has released video of a test of swarming drones conducted in the skies over the US Navy's test range at Naval Air Weapons Station China...Ars Technica From ACM News | January 12, 2017
The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.
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Google Brain researchers say they have developed artificial intelligence technology that can form encryptions and communicate securely.Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2016
Google Brain has created two artificial intelligences that evolved their own cryptographic algorithm to protect their messages from a third AI, which was trying...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 28, 2016
Don't laugh, but there may come a time when quantum computers are sorting out your grocery deliveries, and if Paul Clarke, CTO of the online food store Ocado is...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 5, 2016
The dazzling sunlight that flooded the lake-front restaurant where I sat down with Chris Kraft in 2014 was nothing compared to the brightness in his eyes.Ars Technica From ACM News | June 22, 2016
In the late 90s, Sam Schmidt had a promising career as an IndyCar driver, finishing fifth in the championship in 1999 after taking his first win in Las Vegas.Ars Technica From ACM News | April 25, 2016
Robots already stand in for humans in some of the dullest and most dangerous jobs there are, handling everything from painting cars to drilling rocks on Mars.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 24, 2015
Long the domain of science fiction, researchers are now working to create software that perfectly models human and animal brains.Ars Technica From ACM News | February 19, 2015
Self-driving AI cars have been a staple in popular culture for some time—any child of the 1980s will fondly remember both the Autobots and Knight Rider's KITT—but...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 29, 2014
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it's finally ready to consider regulations that...Ars Technica From ACM News | February 4, 2014
On January 25, 2004, a strange object fell out of the sky on a distant planet—and when it hit the surface, it started to bounce.Ars Technica From ACM News | January 27, 2014