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How wearable movement sensors can detect anxiety and depression in young children

Rich Haridy January 16, 2019

A study has demonstrated a technique that can identify children with anxiety or depression by analyzing their movements. Using a machine learning algorithm that examines movement tracked by a wearable sensor, the system can identify children with disorders better than many current methods.

A new algorithm was ultimately able to identify children with anxiety or depression with an accuracy ...

Robotics

Huggable robot set to roll into your heart in 2019

Paul Ridden December 20, 2018

Some robots are built for industry, others as toys and then there are the companion bots. The Lovot is made to be loved. This strange creature out of Japan hosts a bunch of sensors that feed machine learning brains so that it can make its owners happy, as it rolls around looking for a hug.

The Lovot has expressive eyes, a sensor-packed horn and built-in microphones. And it just wants to ...

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Amazon tempts developers to machine learning with toy race car

Paul Ridden November 29, 2018

The AWS DeepRacer is a 1/18th scale all wheel drive monster truck that's aimed squarely at budding developers, who will create reinforced learning models in software, test them on a virtual race track and then train the toy car proper to compete in a real-world global racing championship.

The DeepRacer is being offered as a way for developers to try out reinforcement learning

Computers

AI system focused on finding overlooked links in millions of scientific studies

Rich Haridy November 28, 2018

In an exciting collaboration between computer scientists and cancer researchers at the University of Cambridge, a novel AI system has been developed to help sort through millions of scientific studies and help researchers uncover previously missed connections.

A new AI system is designed to help scientists find previously undiscovered connections in the mass ...

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Deep learning algorithm detects Alzheimer’s up to six years before doctors

Rich Haridy November 7, 2018

A new deep learning algorithm has been developed that can study PET scan images and detect the onset of Alzheimer’s six years earlier than current diagnostic methods. The research is part of a new wave of work using machine learning technology to identify subtle patterns in complex medical imaging.

A new algorithm significantly outperformed human clinicians in predicting which patients would go on to develop ...

Science

Height, bone density, and more can be predicted using new DNA analysis algorithm

Rich Haridy October 7, 2018

A team of scientists from Michigan State University claims to have built a computer algorithm that can analyze a person's complete genome and accurately predict how tall they are with only around a one-inch (2.5-cm) margin of error.

A new computer model could accurately predict a person's height to within one inch just by ...

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MIT tackles fake news with machine learning system that classifies accuracy and bias

Rich Haridy October 4, 2018

MIT researchers have set out to develop a new machine learning system designed to evaluate not just individual articles, but entire news sources. The system is programmed to classify news sources for general accuracy and political bias.

A new machine learning system has been developed to classify entire news sources on both factual ...

Science

AI better than humans at predicting outcomes for those at risk of psychosis and depression

Rich Haridy September 26, 2018

A study has revealed a machine-learning algorithm can effectively predict the social outcomes of patients with depression or psychosis better than human experts. The research found the AI outperformed clinician predictions when estimating a patient’s social functioning up to a year in the future.

A machine learning has model effectively predicted social outcomes up to one year in the future

Computers

3D-printed Deep Learning neural network uses light instead of electrons

Matt Kennedy August 1, 2018

It's a novel idea, using light diffracted through numerous plates instead of electrons. And to some, it might seem a little like replacing a computer with an abacus, but researchers at UCLA have high hopes for their quirky, shiny, speed-of-light artificial neural network.

UCLA researchers have "created a unique all-optical platform to perform machine learning tasks at the speed ...

Automotive

AI algorithm teaches a car to drive from scratch in 20 minutes

Loz Blain July 5, 2018

A pair of artificial intelligence Ph.Ds from Cambridge University is going all-in on machine learning as the foundation of autonomous cars. Their company, Wayve, has just released video of a kitted-out Renault Twizy teaching itself to follow a lane from scratch, over the course of about 20 minutes.

UK startup Wayve believes trial-and-error machine learning, much like the way humans learn, is the key ...