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Nuclear fusion is one step closer with new AI breakthrough
By Tom Metcalfe published
The green energy revolution promised by nuclear fusion is step closer, thanks to the first successful use of artificial intelligence to shape hydrogen plasmas inside a fusion reactor.
DeepMind cracks 'knot' conjecture that bedeviled mathematicians for decades
By Stephanie Pappas published
The artificial intelligence company DeepMind has teamed up with mathematicians to generate new conjectures in pure mathematics.
William Shatner 'AI' will chat with you about the 'Star Trek' actor's life
By Mindy Weisberger published
Conversational video technology enables AI-powered back-and-forth between viewers and prerecorded responses.
DeepMind says it can predict the shape of every protein in the human body
By Stephanie Pappas published
AI firm DeepMind says it can predict the shape of every protein in the human body and in 20 species of research animals.
Expect an Orwellian future if AI isn't kept in check, Microsoft exec says
By Stephanie Pappas published
Speaking on the BBC show 'Panorama,' Microsoft's Brad Smith warned that unless checks are put in place, artificial intelligence could lead to a dystopian future
AI drone may have 'hunted down' and killed soldiers in Libya with no human input
By Charles Q. Choi published
A UN report suggests that AI drones attacked human targets without any humans consulted prior to the strike.
Mysterious second writer of Dead Sea Scroll uncovered by AI
By Laura Geggel published
Two scribes wrote the famous Great Isaiah Scroll, researchers found with the help of AI and statistics.
Photos of Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie and others come alive (creepily), thanks to AI
By Mindy Weisberger published
In AI-generated animations, faces that were once frozen in time blink, turn their heads and even smile.
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