Artificial Intelligence

An open-source approach downsizes today’s clunking behemoths with permanent magnets and deep-learning algorithms

The virtual robots look weird, but they get the job done

When things go wrong, flexible moral intuitions cause us to judge computers more severely

Machine-learning algorithms can guide humans toward new experiments and theories

The most promising AI approach you’ve never heard of doesn’t need to go big

Deep learning, neural networks, imitation games—what does any of this have to do with teaching computers to “learn”?

Features designed to guard against sexual abuse carry the potential for unintended consequences

Melanie Mitchell says digital minds will never truly be like ours until they can make analogies

It’s unable to tell us why it came to a particular decision—and that’s crucial information

Originally built to speed up calculations, a machine-learning system is now making shocking progress at the frontiers of experimental quantum physics

The algorithm hides sensitive information in a sea of decoys

Machine-learning algorithms can quickly process thousands of hours of natural soundscapes