Playing as a dragon, the AI agent had to complete quests using its words.

To teach an AI to pursue goals, scientists made it play an RPG

Unleash The Basilisk

In order to teach AI how to use words with specific intentions rather than babbling, scientists made an AI agent play a fantasy role-playing game.

To Teach an AI to Pursue Goals, Scientists Made It Play an RPG

The goal is to get AI to use words for an actual purpose.

They're less about "I, Robot" and more about protecting human workers' jobs.

Professor: Asimov's Laws are outdated and it's time to write more

Asimov's Amendments

AI legal expert Frank Pasquale says that Asimov's laws of robotics are outdated, and he has some ideas for new ones to supplement them.

Professor: Asimov’s Laws Are Outdated and It’s Time to Write More

Are the Three Laws of Robotics due for an update?

"Pilots of the future will need to be comfortable teaming with AI — and training is the ideal place to introduce this technology."

A pilot flying a real jet just fought an augmented reality enemy

Top Gun

In a world's first, a jet pilot flying inside a real aircraft just fought an artificial intelligence-powered virtual fighter jet in real time.

A Pilot Flying a Real Jet Just Fought an Augmented Reality Enemy

A human pilot flew an experimental aircraft while wearing an augmented reality headset — and used it to dogfight a virtual opponent.

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"Indeed, if technological progress increases inequalities, it is not true progress. Future advances should be orientated towards respecting the dignity of the person."

The pope is praying for AI that serves humanity

Saintly Robotics

In a video missive, Pope Franics urged Catholics to pray that AI developers build tools that help humanity rather than exploit it.

The Pope Is Praying for AI That Serves Humanity

Off-the-rails AI could lead to "barbarism," the Pope warned.

"It's an example of AI being helpful. And, for once, I don't see a lot of downside in this."

MIT algorithm detects COVID-19 in the sound of your cough

Turn Your Head

MIT scienitsts built an artificial intelligence algorithm that can listen to you cough and determine if you have COVID-19 with over 98 percent accuracy.

MIT Algorithm Detects COVID-19 in the Sound of Your Cough

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54780460">Algorithm spots &#8216;Covid cough&#8217; inaudible to humans</a> [BBC News]

More on audio biometrics: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/app-claims-covid19-voice">This App Claims it Can Hear COVID-19 In Your Voice</a>

Developments

"It's the same principle as feeding a machine a lot of X-rays so it learns to detect cancer."

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"The commentator had to apologize today as the camera kept on mistaking the ball for the linesman’s head."

Robot camera mistakes soccer ref's bald head for ball

Bald Assumptions

An AI-powered camera decided to follow the bald head of a linesman at a Scottish soccer game instead of the ball.

Robot Camera Mistakes Soccer Ref’s Bald Head For Ball

The hilarious shortcomings of artificial intelligence.

This neural network turns you into a zombie

Spitting Image

A new website uses a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to turn a picture of anyone's face into a zombie, just in time for Halloween.

This Neural Network Turns You Into a Zombie

Try it here — just in time for Zoom Halloween!

"As a question-answering system, GPT-3 is not very good."

The "Godfather of AI" just trashed GPT-3

Fatal Error

GPT-3, an artificial intelligence algorithm, is capable of writing shockingly-coherent text. But that mean it's useful, argues Facebook AI head Yann LeCun.

The “Godfather of AI” Just Trashed GPT-3

In a healthcare test that went horribly wrong, GPT-3 told a mock patient to kill themself.

"Artificial networks are the most promising current models for understanding the brain. Conversely, the brain is the best source of strategies for bringing artificial intelligence closer to natural intelligence."

Scientists discover surprising similarity between neural networks and human brain

Like Father...

A team of scientists uncovered how our brains process 3D images — then discovered that neural networks happen to do it the same way.

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