Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Can computers think? Since the 1950s we have been trying to make computers that mimic the brain's complex neural networks. There has been success with specific challenges, such as when Deep Blue beat chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, but consciousness and general intelligence remain long term goals. More recent developments such as IBM's question answering system Watson, and Apple's intelligent personal assistant Siri have focused on answering user's closed questions.

If AI is meant to be so intelligent, why can’t it identify a set of traffic lights?

The "I'm not a robot" box might not be so robot-proof after all.
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Prostate cancer is not just one disease, reveals new study

Prostate cancer affects one in eight men. Now, AI has helped scientists make a discovery that could revolutionise future treatment.
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What is Sora AI? Everything to know about OpenAI’s text-to-video tool

Artificial intelligence can now create videos from your prompts, but how does it work?
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What is ImageFX? All you need to know about Google's new AI image generator

Like OpenAI’s Dall-E, ImageFX can create full images from just your prompts but is it any good and can you use it now?
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Physics, AI and music all share a common thread. You just have to look closely enough

Studying science can lead you in many directions and open many doors.
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NASA’s new AI map tool can forecast exactly how climate change will transform your street

A new tool could help you make important life decisions in the face of climate change.
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Why AI could be our best soldier in the war on climate change

Scientific advances have helped us create our current world. But what does the future hold, given the potential of AI? Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, explains
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The threat of AI is real. But there is a way to avoid it, this tech expert explains how

AI can do impressive things, but even the experts say it poses a very real threat to us. So should we put a hold on its development or is it already too late?
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AI could create music that can manipulate your emotions – and voting choices

AI can churn out tunes that mimic our best songwriters. But will any of these new tracks ever really resonate with us?
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