Computing

The MineRL competition encourages coders to devise programs that learn by example

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. 

Industry involvement in computer science programs can upgrade the talent pipeline

An interactive system produces levitating images by projecting color onto a tiny bead as it zips around a darkened box

Can you really “reach out and touch someone” via text?

DeepMind’s AlphaStar beat all but the very best humans at the fast-paced sci-fi video game

The secret—as it seems to be with pretty much everything these days—is algorithms

Much like extreme weather, cyberattacks require international monitoring and cooperation

A newly developed algorithm opens a window into understanding the transition from quantum to classical objects

Black patients lose out on critical care when systems equate health needs with costs

Stealing Ur Feelings sounds an alarm about how companies could use emotion-recognition technology

Security experts say that lawmakers’ bills fall short of needed protections