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MIT is teaching cars to navigate using a simple map and visual data, just like humans

David Szondy May 26, 2019

MIT is working on a new way for self-driving cars to get around in unfamiliar areas by imitating the way human drivers navigate. Called Variational End-to-End Navigation and Localization, it uses basic maps and video cameras to navigate a location for which it hasn't been programmed.

To bring more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicle navigation, MIT researchers have created a system that ...

Computers

Samsung AI brings the Mona Lisa (or any other picture) to life

Loz Blain May 23, 2019

Using the latest trend in artificial intelligence – adversarial learning – Samsung has demonstrated that it can take a single image of a person and turn it into a talking head. And if watching the Mona Lisa come to life doesn't send chills down your spine, you need to check your pulse.

Mona Lisa comes to life thanks to Samsung's generative adversarial networks research

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DoD awards contracts to create robotic suit that autonomously delivers trauma care

David Szondy May 22, 2019

The US Department of Defense has awarded contracts worth a total of US$7.2 million to develop an autonomous trauma care system called TRACIR that uses robotics, and artificial intelligence to autonomously treat battlefield casualties almost immediately.

Concept sketch of the TRAuma Care In a Rucksack (TRACIR) system

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Google's AI for lung cancer diagnosis proves more accurate than radiologists in early trial

Nick Lavars May 20, 2019

A Google research initiative aimed at harnessing artificial intelligence to better model and predict lung cancer has shown promise in a newly published study, with the technology even outperforming certified radiologists in some regards.

Google describes the early results of the AI it developed to detect lung cancer as "encouraging"

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Robot taught to copy handwriting and sketches

Ben Coxworth May 17, 2019

Imagine if you were working with a robot that could leave you written messages, or draw diagrams to explain concepts. Such a scenario has come a step closer to reality, as a university student has taught a robot how to copy what we write, and what we draw.

The robot's version of a Mona Lisa sketch, beneath the hand-drawn original

Good Thinking

Nike introduces smartphone shoe-fit system

Ben Coxworth May 14, 2019

Buying shoes online is a risky business, as it's hard to know if they'll fit once they arrive on your doorstep. Nike is attempting to address that issue, with its app-based and artificial intelligence-enabled Nike Fit system.

Nike Fit users are required to stand against a wall while wearing their socks

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DARPA wants to automate aerial dogfighting with AI wingman

David Szondy May 13, 2019

DARPA has launched an initiative to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) that can engage in dogfighting aerial combat. Despite its Terminator-like description, the goal is to produce an AI wingman that human pilots can trust to watch their backs while they handle command decisions.

ACE aims to increase warfighter trust in autonomous combat technology by using human-machine collaborative dogfighting as ...

Computers

Nvidia’s AI tech set to analyze medical scans for UK’s public health system

Matt Kennedy May 13, 2019

Artificial Intelligence promises to revolutionize many fields, but few as important as healthcare. With that in mind, Nvidia and King's College London have teamed up to build and train an AI platform to interpret radiological scans for hospitals across the UK.

Artificial Intelligence platforms look set to change the face of medical imaging analysis across the UK's ...

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An AI-generated Salvador Dali is alive and taking selfies in a Florida museum

Rich Haridy May 12, 2019

Visitors to The Dali Museum will now be greeted by a digitally resurrected simulation of Salvador Dali. Created using machine learning and deepfake technologies, this digital Dali is programmed to communicate in novel ways from commenting on the day’s weather to taking a selfie with museum patrons.

This digital Dali has been programmed to peruse the daily newspaper, chat about the weather, and ...

Science

MIT’s new AI model detects future breast cancer risk better than current models

Rich Haridy May 8, 2019

A deep learning model, trained on thousands of mammograms, can now predict whether a person is at a high risk of developing breast cancer. Better than any current model, the new system can identify subtle changes in breast tissue and determine how likely cancer could develop within five years.

The new AI model identifies 31 percent of patients at the highest risk of developing breast ...