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AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria

February 23, 2020
The use of AI to discover medicine appears to be paying off. MIT scientists have revealed that their AI discovered an antibiotic compound, halicin (named after 2001‘s HAL 9000), that can not only kill many forms of resistant bacteria but do so in a novel way. Where many antibiotics are slight spins on existing medicine, halicin wipes out bacteria by wrecking their ability to maintain…
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Spin Master's new NinjaBots are cute little killers

February 22, 2020
Do you remember the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon from the ’80s? Shredder’s minions were all featureless humanoid robots, which our heroes could could slice and dice without guilt. At this year’s Toy Fair, Spin Master’s new product answers…
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AI Weekly: Why a slow movement for machine learning could be a good thing

February 21, 2020
In 2019, the number of published papers related to AI and machine learning was nearly 25,000 in the U.S. alone, up from roughly 10,000 in 2015. And NeurIPS 2019, one of the world’s largest machine learning and computational neuroscience conferences, featured close to 2,000 accepted papers from thousands of attendees. There’s no question that the momentum reflects an uptick in publicity and…
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Finnish city Espoo pioneers civic AI with education and explainability

February 20, 2020
While civic leaders believe AI could help reinvent government services, they are also aware of citizens’ profound privacy concerns. To navigate this challenge, the Finnish city of Espoo is conducting experiments that mix consultations, transparency, and limited use cases to demonstrate the potential of civic AI. Espoo has already conducted AI trials that initially required overcoming technical…
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What explainable AI really means and what it means for your business (VB Live)

February 19, 2020
Presented by Dataiku White-box AI is getting heaps of attention, in part because it brings business value to customers and companies alike. Learn why businesses are moving away from black box systems to more explainable AI — and what it really means to be explainable — when you catch up on this VB Live event. Access free on demand right here. White box and black box AI are getting a lot of…
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