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Jan 25, 2019
Analysis: “The Era of Deep Learning Is Coming to an End”
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Many of the new developments in artificial intelligence that we hear about nowadays are actually just applications of machine learning techniques that have been hammered out for years.
And as the research community’s attention shifts from deep learning, it remains unclear what will take its place, according to MIT Tech. In the past, older types of artificial intelligence that didn’t really take off when they were first developed later resurfaced and taken off with new life. For instance, scientists first developed machine learning decades ago, but it only became commonplace about a decade ago.
MIT Tech didn’t predict what will come next. It may be that some form of existing technology will finally hits its stride, but it’s also possible that an AI engineer will develop some brand-new type of AI that’ll shape the future.
Jan 25, 2019
A Sharper Picture of Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
The spacecraft captured the image when it was 4,200 miles from the object in the solar system’s distant Kuiper belt.
Jan 25, 2019
StarCraft Champion Trounced by AI: “Very Human Style of Gameplay”
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Jan 25, 2019
Even low-level activity may help reduce dementia risk
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: neuroscience
According to a recent study, older adults who move around more are likely to have significantly better memory and thinking skills.
Jan 25, 2019
New Technique Could Put Electricity-Producing Bacteria To Work
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bioengineering, genetics
How might the process be used in the future?
Due to advancements in genetic engineering, the researchers say they&s;re able to reprogram bacteria and create mutations in cell surfaces with “vast diversity.”
“By combining genetic tools (for creating mutations) with our microfluidic screening (for selection), we have the vision to mutate cells and then pick out the best candidates for electron transfer.”
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Jan 25, 2019
Quasars with a Double-Image Gravitational Lens Could Help Finally Figure out how Fast the Universe is Expanding
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
A team of astronomers is using double-quasars to measure the Universe’s rate of expansion. Can they finally help end the debate?
Jan 25, 2019
Static electricity mystery paves way for better battery life
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: mobile phones
Does your phone’s short battery life bug you? Static electricity could be coming to the rescue.
Jan 25, 2019
Testing Hawking radiation in laboratory black hole analogues
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
Researchers at Weizmann Institute of Science and Cinvestav recently carried out a study testing the theory of Hawking radiation on laboratory analogues of black holes. In their experiments, they used light pulses in nonlinear fiber optics to establish artificial event horizons.
Jan 25, 2019
Genetic Mutations In Our Bodies Might Be Less Random Than We Thought, Scientists Say
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
Well…
(you thought).
A study of thousands of human genomes reveals where mutations happen most often when our parents’ genes combine.