Google’s AI can now translate your speech while keeping your voice
By: Karen Hao May 20, 2019 The results aren’t perfect, but you can sort of hear how Google’s translator was able to retain the voice and tone of the original speaker. It can do this because it converts audio input directly to audio output without any intermediary steps. In contrast, traditional translational systems convert audio […]
PAL: A wearable system for context-aware health and cognition support
By: Ingrid Fadelli May 20, 2019 Researchers at MIT Media Lab have developed a wearable platform that provides real-time, personalized, and context-aware health and cognition support. Their system, called personalized active learner (PAL), was presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled the development of tools that can […]
MIT and US Air Force team up to launch AI accelerator
By: Danny Crichton May 20, 2019 The Pentagon is one of the largest technology customers in the world, purchasing everything from F-35 planes (roughly $90 million each) to cloud services (the JEDI contract was $10 billion). Despite outlaying hundreds of billions of dollars for acquisitions though, the Defense Department has struggled to push nascent technologies […]
Machine Learning may help capture fusion energy on Earth
By: Pranjal Mehar May 19, 2019 Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. Machine learning focuses on the development of computer programs that can access data and use it to learn for themselves. Machine learning (ML), a […]