Artificial Intelligence
Why We Forgive Humans More Readily Than Machines
When things go wrong, flexible moral intuitions cause us to judge computers more severely
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Artificial Intelligence
AI Generates Hypotheses Human Scientists Have Not Thought Of
Machine-learning algorithms can guide humans toward new experiments and theories
Artificial Intelligence
‘Small Data’ Are Also Crucial for Machine Learning
The most promising AI approach you’ve never heard of doesn’t need to go big
Quantum Physics
AI Designs Quantum Physics Experiments beyond What Any Human Has Conceived
Originally built to speed up calculations, a machine-learning system is now making shocking progress at the frontiers of experimental quantum physics
Artificial Intelligence
What Is Machine Learning, and How Does It Work? Here’s a Short Video Primer
Deep learning, neural networks, imitation games—what does any of this have to do with teaching computers to “learn”?
Behavior
Apple’s New Child Safety Technology Might Harm More Kids Than It Helps
Features designed to guard against sexual abuse carry the potential for unintended consequences
Artificial Intelligence
The Computer Scientist Training AI to Think with Analogies
Melanie Mitchell says digital minds will never truly be like ours until they can make analogies
Computing
The Question Medical AI Can’t Answer
It’s unable to tell us why it came to a particular decision—and that’s crucial information
Computing
AI Creates False Documents That Fake Out Hackers
The algorithm hides sensitive information in a sea of decoys
Computing
Artificial Intelligence Develops an Ear for Birdsong
Machine-learning algorithms can quickly process thousands of hours of natural soundscapes
Biotech
AI System Can Sniff Out Disease as Well as Dogs Do
Researchers are training algorithms to emulate trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, perhaps including COVID-19
Computing
How to Make Artificial Intelligence More Democratic
A new type of learning model uses far less data than conventional AIs, allowing researchers with limited resources to contribute
Computing
Will Artificial Intelligence Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
Replication problems plague the field of AI, and the goal of general intelligence remains as elusive as ever
Policy
Health Care AI Systems Are Biased
We need more diverse data to avoid perpetuating inequality in medicine
Computing
How to Preserve the Privacy of Your Genomic Data
A technology called “fully homomorphic encryption” is so secure that even future quantum computers won’t be able to crack it
Neuroscience
AI Assesses Alzheimer’s Risk by Analyzing Word Usage
New models used writing samples to predict the onset of the disease with 70 percent accuracy
Policy
Deepfakes and the New AI-Generated Fake Media Creation-Detection Arms Race
Manipulated videos are getting more sophisticated all the time—but so are the techniques that can identify them
Computing
Can AI Fix Electronic Medical Records?
Digitization of patient charts was supposed to revolutionize medical practice. Artificial intelligence could help unlock its potential
Computing
Will Machines Ever Become Conscious?
AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences
Public Health
Artificial Intelligence Sniffs Out Unsafe Foods
Researchers trained machine-learning algorithms to read Amazon reviews for hints that a food product would be recalled by the FDA. Christopher Intagliata reports.
