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Here's what happened in the world of artificial intelligence in 2020
The year 2020 was long and treacherous, but the biggest bright spot for me was the official launch of Neural. That's our ...
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Adios pandemic pals
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. This is our final issue. Hola pandemic pals, The time has come for us to say goodbye. The curtain's falling and ...
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Sony AI launches its Gastronomy Flagship Project to make the world a bit tastier
Sony AI recently announced its Gastronomy Flagship Project, an AI-powered initiative built on “enhancing the creativity and techniques of chefs around the world.” This might sound like a small-potatoes problem compared to self-driving cars, virtual assistants, or other popular ...
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What's the opposite of pandemic?
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, I was thinking about Superman today. He was designed to be the ultimate ...
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A beginner's guide to AI: The difference between human and machine intelligence
Welcome to Neural’s beginner’s guide to AI. This multi-part feature should provide you with a very basic understanding ...
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Here's 3 sad science news stories to ruin your day (because it's still 2020)
2020 still has a few more weeks left and if ever there was a guarantee it's not going down without a fight, it's this week's glut of sad science stories. Do you like aliens, dogs, or believe scientists will one day find evidence of something greater than ourselves? Well, buckle up ...
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COVID-19 newsletters are sooooo 2020
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, I've got good news and I've got bad news. I've also got some great ...
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China claims it built a quantum computer that's 10 billion times faster than Google's
State researchers in China recently developed a quantum computing system purported to be 10 billion times faster than Google's “Sycamore” machine. If true, this would represent a significant milestone for the field. Up front: As far as we can tell, it's true. After a quick ...
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A North Carolina scientist says chocolate, tea fight COVID-19
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
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Study: Security flaw could allow hackers to trick lab scientists into making viruses
Cyber-security researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev recently discovered a computer attack that could allow ...
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Ableist capitalist individualism
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
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We should hold animals accountable for their crimes. Here's how AI can help
The setup's hilarious: Two park rangers hiding behind a tree pointing a camera at a bear in the distance so they can use ...