Innovation - Page 129

June 15, 2017

Facebook boosts artificial intelligence to block terrorist propaganda

New software is tasked with identifying videos, photos, language and users that need to be removed, at times without human moderators.

June 15, 2017

Scientists may have found a way to tan skin without exposing it to UV rays

Scientists have discovered a small molecule that may be able to stimulate the darkening of human skin, without exposing it to potentially harmful UV radiation in the process. Here's how it works.

June 15, 2017

Microsoft's artificial intelligence just got a perfect score in Ms. Pac-Man

Multiple artificial intelligence 'agents' worked in tandem to predict the best moves for Ms. Pac-Man, achieving a perfect score of 999,990.

June 14, 2017

This new technology can help predict if you're going to die

New research has indicated that “future” predicting computers could be coming to hospitals in the near future. Researchers are hoping that the technology could be used to predict serious illnesses and medical conditions such as heart attacks.

June 14, 2017

Microsoft, others spearheading a 'smart cities' initiative for everyone

Microsoft has teamed up with two organizations to make smart cities more accessible for everyone, including the disabled and elderly.

June 9, 2017

Zapping your brain with electricity can aid creativity -- but there's a catch

Need to make someone more creative? How about zapping their brain with an electric current? That's the conclusion of an experiment carried out by researchers in the U.K. But it's not quite as good as it sounds.

June 8, 2017

Researchers debut shape-shifting, edible origami

If you are an experimental foodie, this might be just the thing you’re looking for. Researchers with the MIT Tangible Media Group have announced the successful creation of edible, shape-shifting origami “pasta,” a food that literally changes shape when properly “manipulated.”

June 8, 2017

United Nations summit seeks to save humanity with artificial intelligence

The AI for Good Global Summit brings together scientists, ethicists, industry leaders, and policymakers for three days in Geneva to discuss how this emerging technology can be used to benefit humanity.

June 7, 2017

Artificial intelligence can now predict if someone will die in the next 5 years

Scientists from the University of Adelaide have created an AI that's able to look at the CT scans of patients, and predict whether they'll live through the next five years. And that's a good thing.

June 7, 2017

NASA's new Mars rover looks like a Batman vehicle

NASA showed off a prototype of a new Mars rover, reminiscent of a vehicle from Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy.