Machine Learning

A close look reveals that the newest systems, including DeepMind’s much-hyped Gato, are still stymied by the same old problems

An artificially intelligent first author presents many ethical questions—and could upend the publishing process

Eventually, the most ethical option might be to divert all resources toward building very happy machines

An expert in emerging technologies warns that software designed to summarize, translate and write like humans might exacerbate distrust in science

Left unchecked, pricing algorithms might unintentionally discriminate and collude to fix prices

Implants are becoming more sophisticated—and are attracting commercial interest

The program also challenges certain assumptions about self-driving cars

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

An ambitious project is underway to develop a robot with enough smarts, strength and sensitivity to restore fragmented archaeological remains

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

The technique is the latest method to glean a surprising amount of surveillance from a meager source