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Elon Musk on Mission to Link Human Brains With Computers in Four Years: Report

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: MSN/Reuters, 4/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Neuralink Corporation hopes to develop a micron-sized device that could connect the human brain and a machine interface. The initial goal is to help those with…
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Selfies — Yes, Selfies — Could Help Diagnose Rare Genetic Disease

April 13, 2017April 12, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: CBS News/CNET, 4/1/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers demonstrated that facial recognition software can diagnose a rare disease known as DiGeorge syndrome. The software can analyze photos taken by a smartphone, circumventing…
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Dive With a Blue Whale in New Virtual-Reality Experience

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: Live Science, 03/16/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHMLA) collaborated with designers from Wevr to develop an oceanic underwater virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors. The…
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Using Virtual Reality to Catch a Real Ball

March 27, 2017March 26, 2017 by Michael Morguarge
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Published By: EurekAlert!, 3/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Disney researchers are developing ways to improve virtual-reality interactions with physical objects. Specifically, they are seeking to make it easier to catch a real physical object…
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DACC and Virgin Galactic Team Up to Explore Virtual Reality

February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 by Anna Clark
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Published By: Las Cruces Sun-News, 2/10/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Doña Ana Community College (DACC) and Virgin Galactic are teaming up to create a new educational outreach program. The partnership focuses on new virtual…
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From Jingles to Pop Hits, A.I. Is Music to Some Ears

February 8, 2017February 10, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: New York Times, 1/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary A number of companies are beginning to use artificial intelligence to compose music.  For example, music can be generated using artificial neural networks that…
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A String Quartet Concert, With an A.I. Assist

January 24, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere
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Published By: New York Times, 1/13/2017 >> View the Article << Summary "Sight Machine", a performance piece by Trevor Paglen, uses AI to generate a live image mapping of musicians as they play. The algorithm involves movement-analysis…
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Jill Watson, Round Three

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 by Michael Morguarge
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Published By: Georgia Tech News Center, 1/9/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Georgia Technical University is working on ways to improve Jill Watson, an artificial intelligence system that fills the role of a virtual teaching…
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A Wall-Crawling Roomba That Teaches Kids to Code

December 16, 2016December 15, 2016 by Michael Morguarge
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Published By: The Atlantic, 11/30/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A team of engineers from Harvard University have created a robot named Root, along with a multi-language coding environment to program it. Their goal is…
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Microsoft, Code.org Target Beginner Coders With Minecraft Programme

December 12, 2016December 14, 2016 by Anna Clark
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Published By: The Guardian (Nigeria), 12/9/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Mojang, Microsoft, and Code.org are teaming up to inspire a new generation of coders. The latest version of Code.org's Hour of Code is a…
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It’s No Christmas No. 1, but AI-Generated Song Brings Festive Cheer to Researchers

December 8, 2016December 13, 2016 by John Daniell
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Published By: The Guardian, 11/29/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers at the University of Toronto are working on a program that analyzes an image and then produces music based on the contents of that…
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How Virtual Reality is Being Used to Deliver Mental Health Care

October 17, 2016November 9, 2016 by Michael Morguarge
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Published By: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 10/11/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Through the use of VR (Virtual Reality), scientists seek to lower the cost and increase the availability of mental health care. They use VR technologies to help…
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