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Language may help AI navigate new environments

In a new study published this week on the preprint server Arxiv.org, scientists at the University of Toronto and the Vector Institute, an independent nonprofit dedicated to advancing AI, propose BabyAI++, a platform to study whether descriptive texts help AI to generalize across dynamic environments. Both it and several baseline models will soon be available on GitHub. One of the most powerful…
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AI spots critical Microsoft security bugs 97% of the time

Microsoft claims to have developed a system that correctly distinguishes between security and non-security software bugs 99% of the time, and that accurately identifies critical, high-priority security bugs on average 97% of the time. In the coming months, it plans to open-source the methodology on GitHub, along with example models and other resources. The work suggests that such a system, which…
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MIT’s AI suggests that social distancing works

In a preprint academic paper published in early April, MIT researchers describe a model that quantifies the impact of quarantine measures on the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Unlike most of the models that have so far been proposed, this one doesn’t rely on…
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Coursera taps AI to match on-campus courses with online curricula

Online learning startup Coursera today debuted CourseMatch, an AI tool that matches classes in schools’ on-campus course catalogs to relevant offerings in Coursera’s catalog. It’s a part of the startup’s Coronavirus Response Initiative that launched in early March, and Coursera says it’s intended to enable universities to facilitate learning as governments mandate the shutdown of…
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Kebotix raises $11.5 million to automate lab experiments with AI and robotics

Kebotix, a startup developing AI tools to expedite the discovery of chemicals, today announced that it has raised $11.5 million. Investors were evidently impressed by the company’s machine learning and robotic process automation suite, which enables Kebotix’s private and public sector partners to uncover materials faster than with manual techniques. Chemical development is a complex process…
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