Bots Outperform Humans If They Impersonate Us
Bots masquerading as humans in a game outperformed their human opponents—but the their superiority vanished when their machine identity was revealed. Christopher Intagliata reports. ...
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Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019
World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo
Hearing Is Seeing: Sound Waves Create a 3-D Display
An interactive system produces levitating images by projecting color onto a tiny bead as it zips around a darkened box
Sea-thru Brings Clarity to Underwater Photos
A new algorithm counteracts the distorting impact of water
Goodbye, Phone Calls. Hello, Loneliness
Can you really “reach out and touch someone” via text?
Quantum Computer Made from Photons Achieves a New Record
The limited system made a notable advancement on the road to beating classical machines
AI Beats Top Human Players at Strategy Game StarCraft II
DeepMind’s AlphaStar beat all but the very best humans at the fast-paced sci-fi video game
How Bike Sharing Can Be More Efficient
The secret—as it seems to be with pretty much everything these days—is algorithms
What Do Hurricanes and Cybersecurity Have in Common?
Much like extreme weather, cyberattacks require international monitoring and cooperation
Your Brain on Google Maps
For better or for worse, navigation apps change our sense of direction
Using Quantum Computers to Test the Fundamentals of Physics
A newly developed algorithm opens a window into understanding the transition from quantum to classical objects
Racial Bias Found in a Major Health Care Risk Algorithm
Black patients lose out on critical care when systems equate health needs with costs
Hands-On with Google’s Quantum Computer
Staking its claim for “quantum supremacy,” the company pulls back the curtain on its landmark Sycamore chip
This Video Watches You Back
Stealing Ur Feelings sounds an alarm about how companies could use emotion-recognition technology
Google Publishes Landmark Quantum Supremacy Claim
The company says that its quantum computer is the first to perform a calculation that would be practically impossible for a classical machine
Congressional Ignorance Leaves the U.S. Vulnerable to Cyberthreats
Security experts say that lawmakers’ bills fall short of needed protections
How to Close the Tech Skills Gap
Industry involvement in computer science programs can upgrade the talent pipeline
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2019
Eating arsenic, what to do in case of fire, bubble computers, and more
Artificial Intelligence Learns to Talk Back to Bigots
Algorithms are already used to remove online hate speech. Now scientists have taught an AI to respond—which they hope might spark more discourse. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Why Machine Learning Is Critical for Disaster Response
It can help decision makers answer questions such as “When?” and “How bad?”—and “How many people are in harm’s way?”
