Thinking Like a Human: What It Means to Give AI a Theory of Mind
Last month, a team of self-taught AI gamers lost spectacularly against human professionals in a highly-anticipated galactic melee. Taking place as part of the...
MIT’s New Robot Taught Itself to Pick Things Up the Way People Do
Back in 2016, somewhere in a Google-owned warehouse, more than a dozen robotic arms sat for hours quietly grasping objects of various shapes and...
This AI Predicts Obesity Prevalence—All the Way from Space
A research team at the University of Washington has trained an artificial intelligence system to spot obesity—all the way from space. The system used...
How to Feed Global Demand for Seafood—Without Harming the Ocean
“You really can’t justify tuna in Chicago as a source of sustenance.” That’s according to Dr. Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic Society Explorer who...
Inside a $1 Billion Real Estate Company Operating Entirely in VR
Born during the aftermath of the financial meltdown a decade ago, a publicly-traded real estate brokerage called eXp Realty is establishing itself as one...
How the Most Successful Leaders Will Thrive in an Exponential World
We live in challenging times. Geopolitical turmoil, local and national social unrest, cycles of deadly natural disasters, cyber hacks, rising distrust of media and...
This Week’s Awesome Stories From Around the Web (Through September 15)
GENETICS
Plan to Build a Genetic Noah's Ark Includes a Staggering 66,000 Species
George Dvorsky | Gizmodo
"As its name implies, this group had initially planned...
New Technique Heals Wounds With Reprogrammed Skin Cells
People with severe burns, bedsores, or chronic diseases such as diabetes are at risk for developing wounds known as cutaneous ulcers, which can extend...
Why Rigetti’s New Quantum Hybrid Cloud Service Is a Big Deal
Despite their potential power, today’s quantum computers are still taking baby steps and need a fair bit of hand-holding from their conventional cousins. That’s...
A Model for the Future of Education
As kids worldwide head back to school, I’d like to share my thoughts on the future of education.
Bottom line, how we educate our kids...
What We Have to Gain From Making Machines More Human
The borders between the real world and the digital world keep crumbling, and the latter’s importance in both our personal and professional lives keeps...
