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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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Machine Learning Shows Exactly When to Zap Brain to Boost Memory

April 21, 2017April 20, 2017 by Anna Clark
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Published By: New Scientist, 4/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Michael Kahana and other researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have used machine learning to analyze data on brain function and brain wave patterns. Electrodes…
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Paralysed Man Moves Arm Using Power of Thought in World First

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Michael Morguarge
Michael Morguarge
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Published By: The Guardian, 3/29/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Lead author Dr. Bolu Ajiboye and a team at Case Western Reserve University developed an experimental procedure that re-enables motor function in a paralyzed patient's…
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Skin Powered by the Sun? Energy-Saving Prosthetic Limbs Get Better Feeling

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Anna Clark
Anna Clark
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Published By: Reuters, 3/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from the University of Glasgow, UK, have developed a prototype for solar-powered prosthetic skin. The prosthesis is wrapped in a thin layer of carbon, which allows…
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Robot Uses Social Feedback to Fetch Objects Intelligently

March 13, 2017 by Michael Morguarge
Michael Morguarge
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Published By: Brown University, 3/6/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Brown's Humans to Robots Lab has developed an algorithm to reduce the errors a robot makes when it fetches an object. The robot asks questions and…
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Toyota Funds AI Research to Build Autonomous Cars

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by Anna Clark
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Published By: Network World, 2/7/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Toyota is investing 50 million dollars and partnering with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop artificial intelligence and robotics technology…
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Paralyzed ALS Patient Operates Speech Computer With Her Mind

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 by John Daniell
John Daniell
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Published By: UMC Utrecht (University Medical Center Utrecht), 11/13/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A patient suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) at UMC Utrecht, a hospital in the Netherlands, recently received a brain implant…
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Soft Robots That Mimic Human Muscles

October 21, 2016November 9, 2016 by Michael Morguarge
Michael Morguarge
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Published By: EFPL News (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), 10/18/2016 >> View the Article << Summary An EFPL team is developing light robots called Soft Muscle, aiming to improve robot design.  The EPFL team's ultimate goal…
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Google Open-Sources Show and Tell, a Model for Producing Image Captions

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 by Anna Clark
Anna Clark
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Published By: Venture Beat, 9/22/2016 >> View the Article << Summary With the help of crowdsourced data, Google AI's image recognition algorithms are achieving greater accuracy. Objects in photographs are now more accurately described, and are…
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Brain To Robot: Move, Please

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by Michael Morguarge
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Published By: ETH News/Globe Magazine, 09/17/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A new exoskeleton design seeks to lower the recovery time for stroke victims in rehabilitation. Researchers are investigating the exoskeleton design to observe whether patients can use…
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Paraplegics Take a Step to Regain Movement

August 17, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd
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Published By: Duke Today, 8/10/2016 Summary: Patients using brain-machine interfaces to control robotic prosthetics, along with virtual-reality devices that simulated moving their own limbs, were unexpectedly able to regain some actual control of their own limbs,…
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1 Creativity 2 Abstraction 3 Data & Info 4 Algorithms 6 The Internet 7.1.1 Interaction and cognition 7.1.1C Social media 7.1.1E Access to info 7.1.1F Public data 7.1.1H Social sharing 7.1.1I GPS 7.1.1J Sensors 7.1.1L Assistive tech 7.1.1M Web collaboration 7.1.1N Breadth of change 7.1.1O Productivity 7.1.2 Scaling problem-solving 7.1.2C Human computation 7.1.2D Enhanced capabilities 7.1.2E Combined effort 7.1.2F Crowdsourcing 7.1.2G Mobile scaling 7.2.1 Impact in other fields 7.2.1A Data impact 7.2.1B Scientific computing 7.2.1C Sharing info 7.2.1E Scientific DBs 7.2.1F Moore’s law 7.2.1G Enabling creativity 7.3.1 Benefits and harm 7.3.1A Law and ethics 7.3.1E Censorship 7.3.1G Privacy 7.3.1H Data aggregation 7.3.1J Data collection 7.3.1K Search tracking 7.3.1L Privacy exploits 7.3.1Q Open source 7.4.1 Real-world contexts 7.4.1A Varied access 7.4.1C Equity and power 7.4.1D Digital divide 7.4.1E Funding 7.5.2 Evaluate sources 7.5.2A Credibility
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