Efforts have been underway for forty years to build computers that might emulate some of the structure of the brain in the way they solve problems. To date, they have shown few practical successes.

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In this April 2017 guide, The Royal Society provides a current-day assessment of the discipline of machine learning. 6 chapters, 128 pages. Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that ...

A teacher in Virginia uses a micro-controller to connect a computer to a keyboard, allowing kindergarten students to play musical notes that are triggered when they high-five their classmates. In ...

Affective computing, a field focused on understanding and emulating human emotions, has seen significant advancements thanks to deep learning. However, researchers at the Technical University of ...

Data centers use an estimated 200 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity annually, equal to roughly 50% of all electricity currently used for all global transport, and a worse-case-scenario model ...

We’ve often thought that it must be harder than ever to learn about computers. Every year, there’s more to learn, so instead of making the gentle slope from college mainframe, to Commodore 64, to IBM ...