Teach Global Impact in CSP | Resources and Strategies

Mobile Phone and Satellite Data to Map Poverty

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: University of Southampton, 2/07/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers, led by WorldPop at University of Southampton and Flowminder Foundation, have developed a way to measure poverty levels in Bangladesh. They combine anonymous…

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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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AI Spots Skin Cancer as Well as Human Doctor

January 31, 2017January 30, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Newsweek, 1/26/2017 >> View the Article << Summary A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can identify early symptoms of skin cancer.  The researchers trained the…

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Give Robots ‘Personhood’ Status, EU Committee Argues

January 27, 2017January 26, 2017 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: The Guardian, 1/12/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The European Parliament is considering a proposed legal framework to define the rights and responsibilities of autonomous artificial intelligences and of the companies and engineers…

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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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Artificial Intelligence Predicts When Heart Will Fail

January 19, 2017January 18, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: BBC News, 1/16/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The UK's Medical Research Council is testing new AI software that will aid in predicting when a person with a heart disorder might die.  The…

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UA-Developed Avatar Is Helping to Screen New Arrivals at Bucharest Airport

January 18, 2017January 17, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: UANews, 1/9/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Romanian border police are using a system designed by the University of Arizona called AVATAR (Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time), to screen international travelers…

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Japanese Company Replaces Office Workers With Artificial Intelligence

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: The Guardian, 1/5/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, an insurance firm in Japan, is replacing 34 workers with an AI system that will calculate payouts to policyholders.  They are…

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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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What’s the Role of Social Media in the News Media?

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: PRI (Public Radio International), 12/10/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Fake news stories shared on social media played a major role in the spread of misinformation during the 2016 U.S. elections and after, even spurring…

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Uber Launches Artificial Intelligence Lab

December 13, 2016December 14, 2016 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: BBC News, 12/5/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Uber has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Geometric Intelligence, and put the team to work on (among other things) self-driving cars. The company already…

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Meeting of the Minds for Machine Intelligence

December 5, 2016December 13, 2016 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: MIT News Office, 11/22/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Industry leaders and computer scientists are pushing for more use of machine intelligence so that machines can aid doctors, business corporations, investors and many…

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