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 […]
How deep medicine will revolutionize health care
By: Eric Topol May 19, 2019 Machines can help doctors by spotting abnormalities in X-rays or MRA scans that the physicians themselves may have missed. A.I. can also help physicians by analyzing data and, through the use of algorithms, produce possible diagnoses. The freed up time, as doctors make their rounds, can help physicians establish […]
IVF ‘alters evolution’ by passing on faulty genes
By:Jonathan Leake May 19, 2019 Artificial fertilisation is altering human evolution by letting the “subfertile” or “disease prone” have babies when nature would normally stop them, a leading fertility researcher has claimed. The procedure means defective genes that would normally die with the carrier are instead transmitted to future generations, Dr Hans Hanevik will tell […]
Wage growth, but only for the few
By: Geoff Tily May 19, 2019 Recent reports on wage growth disguise the fact that only high earners are benefitting. In recent months, headline figure for wages have hit post-crisis records. But there is growing evidence – from industry figures, facts on euro-millionaire bankers, and the consequent distributional effects – that pay gains are for […]
Canada lacks laws to tackle problems posed by artificial intelligence: Experts
By: Chris Reynolds May 19, 2019 The role of artificial intelligence in Netflix’s movie suggestions and Alexa’s voice commands is commonly understood, but less known is the shadowy role AI now plays in law enforcement, immigration assessment, military programs and other areas. Despite its status as a machine-learning innovation hub, Canada has yet to develop […]
New Artificial Intelligence Sees Like a Human, Bringing Us Closer to Skynet
By: Donovan Alexander May 19, 2019 Artificial Intelligence is evolving at a rapid rate ushering in a new age in technology. Though we are still very much a ways away from creating super-intelligent robots, AI seems to be becoming more and more like us every few months. Though the debate for what role AI will […]