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Chicago librarian Emma Boettcher, who wrote her masters thesis on deep learning and "Jeopardy!", just won the classic quiz game. And we found her thesis.
Artificial Intelligence

Did Boettcher's data work help her dethrone reigning champ James Holzhauer?

By Foster Kamer

Oddly human-looking robot artist Ai-Da is about to launch its first exhibition — and the bot's artworks have already sold for more than $1.2 million.
Artificial Intelligence

The bot's first solo exhibition opens in a week — and it's already sold out.

By Kristin Houser

In July, Uber will launch a new helicopter service to shuttle New Yorkers from downtown Manhattan and JFK airport in Queens.
Advanced Transport

Forget UberBLACK. How about your own helicopter instead?

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft Quietly Deletes Massive Facial Recognition Database
Data Privacy

Company executives have been very vocal about limiting facial recognition software in the past.

By Victor Tangermann

Training Advanced AIs is Surprisingly Terrible for the Environment
Environment

Training a single large neural network has the equivalent carbon footprint of a human living for almost 57 years.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study examined heavy internet users and found both structural and physical changes to their brains. Their memories and attention spans both suffered.
Science & Energy

It turns out the internet is changing our brains.

By Dan Robitzski

On Wednesday, The New York Times published a retroactive obituary for Alan Turing, the man credited as kickstarting artificial intelligence research.
Future Society

At the time of his death, homosexuality was a crime.

By Dan Robitzski

Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert told the audience at re:MARS he thinks the company's SpotMini robodogs could one day battle for our entertainment.
Boston Dynamics

SpotMini might trade in the dance floor for the battle arena.

By Kristin Houser

There might be another universe, exactly like our own — except that it's a perfect mirror image. And it could explain dark matter.
Science & Energy

A universe where everything is flipped just might exist, scientists say — and it could contain your mirror-image twin.

By Jon Christian

China's rocket launch from a barge in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday makes it just the third nation to successfully complete an offshore launch.
Off-World

The nation now has a cheaper, safer way to reach space.

By Kristin Houser

A new biomedical technique lets scientists gene-hack an animal with CRISPR in vivo instead of having to remove and re-inject their cells.
Health & Medicine

DNA is starting to look like one more type of code to hack and rewrite.

By Dan Robitzski

Oakland has followed Denver's lead, becoming just the second city in the U.S. to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other entheogenic plants and fungi.
Health & Medicine

Oakland has decided to follow in Denver's footsteps.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists at the European Space Agency say that a crewed mission to Mars too dangerous to pursue because of high levels of cosmic radiation.
Mars

Scientists are working on new shields to protect astronauts as they venture out.

By Dan Robitzski

Here Are Some Headlines for This Incredibly Boring Robot Video
Robotics

Other robots ran so this one could walk.

By Kristin Houser

MIT scientists built a new algorithm for self-piloting "roboats" that let them automatically latch together to form robot barges.
Robotics

The self-steering boats can form bigger platforms and ferries.

By Dan Robitzski

Circus Roncalli in Germany did away with its live animal shows. Instead, its using holograms to project virtual horses, elephants, and other animals.
Virtual Reality

Circus Roncalli traded in trained animals for a futuristic light show.

By Dan Robitzski

Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Clean Up Earth With Robots and AI
Climate Change

The "Iron Man" actor wants to save the Earth with nanotechnology.

By Victor Tangermann

A company called GLITCH is selling dresses that were designed by an AI algorithm. It hopes to support more women in science and tech.
Artificial Intelligence

Would you wear clothing designed by an algorithm?

By Dan Robitzski

An artist created a neural network and programmed it to generate a human-looking face. She then had the AI forget it, neuron by neuron.
Artificial Intelligence

The neural network was programmed to create a face — then forget it.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla has been selling its zero-emissions credits to GM and Fiat Chrysler, essentially giving them a pass to continue polluting the environment.
Tesla

Tesla has made nearly $2 billion selling surplus greenhouse gas credits.

By Kristin Houser