A New Trick Lets Artificial Intelligence See in 3D
Some algorithms can now compose a 3D scene from 2D images—creating possibilities in video games, robotics, and autonomous driving.
Optimizing Machines Is Perilous. Consider ‘Creatively Adequate’ AI.
The future of artificial intelligence needs less data and can tolerate ambiguity.
‘Algorithmic Reparation’ Calls for Racial Justice in AI
Researchers are encouraging those who work in AI to explicitly consider racism, gender, and other structural inequalities.
This Program Can Give AI a Sense of Ethics—Sometimes
Researchers trained an algorithm to answer questions about human values. Some of the responses are troubling.
A Stanford Proposal Over AI’s ‘Foundations’ Ignites Debate
A research paper that dubs some artificial intelligence models “foundational” is sparking a dispute over the future of the field.
In the US, the AI Industry Risks Becoming Winner-Take-Most
A new study illustrates just how geographically concentrated AI activity has become.
The $150 Million Machine Keeping Moore’s Law Alive
ASML’s next-generation extreme ultraviolet lithography machines achieve previously unattainable levels of precision, which means chips can keep shrinking for years to come.
A New Chip Cluster Will Make Massive AI Models Possible
Cerebras says its technology can run a neural network with 120 trillion connections—a hundred times what’s achievable today.
Without Code for DeepMind’s Protein AI, One Lab Wrote Its Own
The Google subsidiary solved a fundamental problem in biology but didn’t promptly share its solution. So a University of Washington team tried to re-create it.