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Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), Apps, and Machine Learning: Tools for PCB Quality Control

Visual inspection of PCBs has advanced from simple spot-checking using a microscope. Here are some tools and updates for visual inspection.

September 04, 2018 by David Jones

Is Artificial Intelligence a Modern Myth? Cognition Politics in a Computerized Society

Does AI exist? If not, why do technology companies insist that it does?

July 20, 2018 by Robert Keim

Would IBM’s Project Debater Win the AI Box Experiment?

This past week IBM’s Project Debater, an AI system, debated with Dan Zafrir and Noa Ovadia, humans, on the topics of government subsidy of space exploration, and telemedicine. Each participant provided an opening statement, a rebuttal, and concluding remarks. What was remarkable about Project Debater was that it was able to develop coherent arguments on topics and make jokes.

June 28, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Developing an Open Source Voice Assistant: Interview with Mycroft AI’s Steve Penrod

A look at Mycroft, a machine-learning AI home voice assistant—that's open source.

February 09, 2018 by Kate Smith

The Everything-as-a-Service Business Model: Making AI, Drones, and Robotics More Accessible

The "as-a-Service" model is changing the way innovators use new technologies—sometimes by giving access to new technologies that would be out of their grasp otherwise.

January 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Putin’s Comments on Artificial Intelligence Raise Questions about Future Geopolitics and Warfare

Russia’s president spoke briefly about the future of artificial intelligence in the context of military applications, leading many to wonder how exactly AI will shape the way we go to war.

September 07, 2017 by Heather Hamilton-Post

What Are Dolphins Talking About? Gavagai’s Using Linguistics, AI, and Machine Learning to Find Out

What did one dolphin say to the other? With the use of AI, we might soon find out.

June 05, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

Prototype Memristor Network Uses Visual Processing Inspired by Mammalian Brains

This News Brief covers a new memristor prototype capable of processing vast amounts of visual data.

May 22, 2017 by Kate Smith

OpenAI’s Universe Platform Lets AI Learn by Playing Games

We have seen computers recognize faces, prepare food, and even beat grandmasters at chess and Go. But what about everyday gaming such as GTA or SimCity?

May 20, 2017 by Robin Mitchell

Cache Coherent Interconnect IP for Machine Learning SoCs

A new interconnect IP takes on processing and functional safety challenges in chipsets designed for ADAS and autonomous vehicle systems.

April 11, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad

Iorek: A Robot that Incorporates Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence into Object Interactions

The Humans to Robots Laboratory at Brown University are working on AI and algorithms to create a robot that can interact back with the user to identify and grasp objects.

March 29, 2017 by Donald Krambeck

ARM Announces DynamIQ Microarchitecture with Focus on Machine Learning and AI

ARM, the company known for powering mobile devices globally with its Cortex-A chips, recently announced DynamIQ Technology as the company’s next generation microarchitecture for heterogenous, accelerated, multi-core computing systems.

March 28, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

How NASA’s Raven Module Is Developing Machine Learning Algorithms for Autonomous Spacecraft Docking

Raven may soon allow NASA to build an autonomous system capable of servicing its spacecraft and refueling them in-flight.

March 03, 2017 by Steve Arar

The Future of AI and Predictive Policing

A report from Stanford identified public safety and security as one of the domains in which AI will become much more prevalent in the next few decades.

February 28, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have created an algorithm which significantly improves predictive ability.

February 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell

Board Games Show How AI Systems Could Develop “Intuition”

Games demonstrate how computers could rule the world and make intuitive decisions for us.

January 08, 2017 by Robin Mitchell

Google Tasks Robots with Learning Skills from One Another via Cloud Robotics

Robots are using shared data to learn skills much faster than they do now.

January 02, 2017 by Steve Arar

Google DeepMind Is Using Machine Learning to Cut Its Energy Usage

Google's artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, is using machine learning to help reduce energy use in Google's sprawling data centers.

August 19, 2016 by Donald Krambeck

Is AI Better at Diagnosing Disease than a Doctor?

The use of AI in medicine has moved beyond the realm of theory. Artificial intelligence is changing healthcare right now.

August 18, 2016 by Steve Arar

Machine Learning Algorithms Are Now Detecting Malaria

Using deep learning algorithms, EE students at the University of Washington have developed a portable microscope capable of detecting and assessing malaria infections in the field.

July 13, 2016 by Ebony Calloway