Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads
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Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads

As the United States (along with several other countries) gears up for general elections, AI is helping campaigns attract voters with increasing sophistication.

November 2, 20222 min read
Foundations of Evil: The Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction Designed by AI
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Foundations of Evil: The Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction Designed by AI

A growing number of AI models can be put to purposes their designers didn’t envision. Does that include heinous deeds?

October 27, 20221 min read
Foundations of Evil: The Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction Designed by AI
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Foundations of Evil: The Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction Designed by AI

A growing number of AI models can be put to purposes their designers didn’t envision. Does that include heinous deeds?

October 27, 20221 min read
Smarts for Farms: Microsoft Open Sources AI Systems for Agriculture
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Smarts for Farms: Microsoft Open Sources AI Systems for Agriculture

The next green revolution may be happening in the server room. Microsoft open-sourced a set of AI tools designed to help farmers cut costs and improve yields.

October 19, 20222 min read
Smarts for Farms: Microsoft Open Sources AI Systems for Agriculture
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Smarts for Farms: Microsoft Open Sources AI Systems for Agriculture

The next green revolution may be happening in the server room. Microsoft open-sourced a set of AI tools designed to help farmers cut costs and improve yields.

October 19, 20222 min read
Food Forecaster: Chipotle Tests AI For Predicting Customer Demand
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Food Forecaster: Chipotle Tests AI For Predicting Customer Demand

The ability to predict customer demand could make fast food even faster. The Mexican-themed Chipotle restaurant chain is testing AI tools that forecast demand, monitor ingredients, and ensure that workers fill orders correctly.

October 12, 20222 min read
Food Forecaster: Chipotle Tests AI For Predicting Customer Demand
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Food Forecaster: Chipotle Tests AI For Predicting Customer Demand

The ability to predict customer demand could make fast food even faster. The Mexican-themed Chipotle restaurant chain is testing AI tools that forecast demand, monitor ingredients, and ensure that workers fill orders correctly.

October 12, 20222 min read
Reading Readers: Inside The New York Times' AI-Powered Paywall
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Reading Readers: Inside The New York Times' AI-Powered Paywall

A smart news paywall is optimizing subscriptions without driving away casual readers by showing them subscription pop-ups.

September 7, 20222 min read
Reading Readers: Inside The New York Times' AI-Powered Paywall
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Reading Readers: Inside The New York Times' AI-Powered Paywall

A smart news paywall is optimizing subscriptions without driving away casual readers by showing them subscription pop-ups.

September 7, 20222 min read
Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees
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Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees

A machine learning method could help chemists formulate pesticides that target harmful insects but leave bees alone. Researchers at Oregon State University developed models that classify whether or not a chemical is fatally toxic to bees.

August 3, 20221 min read
Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees
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Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees

A machine learning method could help chemists formulate pesticides that target harmful insects but leave bees alone. Researchers at Oregon State University developed models that classify whether or not a chemical is fatally toxic to bees.

August 3, 20221 min read
AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean
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AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean

An autonomous research ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean — with a few pit stops to address challenges along the way. Built by IBM and marine research nonprofit ProMare, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship 400 (MAS400) last week completed a voyage from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

July 6, 20222 min read
AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean
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AI AI, Captain! Mayflower AI Ship Crosses the Atlantic Ocean

An autonomous research ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean — with a few pit stops to address challenges along the way. Built by IBM and marine research nonprofit ProMare, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship 400 (MAS400) last week completed a voyage from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

July 6, 20222 min read
A Transformer for Graphs: New Method for Processing Graph Data with Transformers
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A Transformer for Graphs: New Method for Processing Graph Data with Transformers

Transformers can learn a lot from sequential data like words in a book, but they’ve shown limited ability to learn from data in the form of a graph. A new transformer variant gives graphs due attention.

June 29, 20222 min read
A Transformer for Graphs: New Method for Processing Graph Data with Transformers
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A Transformer for Graphs: New Method for Processing Graph Data with Transformers

Transformers can learn a lot from sequential data like words in a book, but they’ve shown limited ability to learn from data in the form of a graph. A new transformer variant gives graphs due attention.

June 29, 20222 min read

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