Artificial Intelligence

A US Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance jet has become the first military aircraft to have an artificial intelligence algorithm called ARTUµ serve as the co-pilot, providing assistance during the flight.

Google's Arts and Culture lab has launched a clever browser experiment in collaboration with David Li. The Blob Opera puts four operatic voices at your disposal to create glorious AI-driven performances.

A major breakthrough from Alphabet's DeepMind AI could be a gamechanger for medical care, with the system demonstrating an ability to predict the 3D structures of unique proteins, overcoming a problem that has plagued biologists for half a century.

Fans can typically only be locked off or set to oscillate, meaning that they won't necessarily always be blowing on someone who is moving around. As its name implies, however, the Following Fan tracks its user, panning with them as they walk.

Hearing aids are often stymied by the "cocktail party" effect, wherein they can't amplify one person's voice without also boosting the voices of everyone else in the room. A new AI system, however, could help focus the devices' attention where it's needed.

Gardening is very therapeutic for many people, but there are nonetheless some yard-related tasks that can be a hassle. The Yardroid robot was designed to autonomously handle those jobs, utilizing artificial intelligence.

Given how long some 3D-printing jobs can take, most people don't sit around and watch the entire process. This means they may miss printing errors, which waste a lot of filament. AIMS, however, reportedly uses AI to spot errors and stop the printer.

In order to observe specific behaviors, scientists will often rig wild animals up with tiny cameras or other "bio-logging" devices. A new technology could help these tools gather more data, by only fully powering up when needed.

Photogram – the startup behind the Alice Camera, a MFT sensor/lens module controlled by a smartphone app – has launched a limited beta program ahead of a crowdfunding campaign next year, to get early adopters involved in the development process.

When someone has suffered a stroke, it's imperative that they receive medical attention as soon as possible. And while current diagnostic procedures take some time, an experimental smartphone app could deliver results much quicker.

Perhaps we spoke a tad too soon. Adobe has extended the AI-enhanced capabilities of its Photoshop image editing software to include instant sky replacement, some super-easy selection tools and some early Neural Filters, including emotion editing.

LuminarAI will be the first image editing tool of its kind: a creative direction engine that harnesses artificial intelligence to work over your images in a variety of dramatic and impressive ways with full control but no hands-on work whatsoever.