We analyzed 16,625 papers to figure out where AI is headed next

Our study of 25 years of artificial-intelligence research suggests the era of deep learning is coming to an end. Read more »

We analyzed 16,625 papers to figure out where AI is headed next

Our study of 25 years of artificial-intelligence research suggests the era of deep learning is coming to an end. Read more »

Reality Regained: An Inquiry into the Data Age

The explosion of data and advances in computing power are radically transforming daily life Read more »

The future of China’s AI industry is in the hands of just three companies

More than half of the country’s major AI players have funding ties that lead back to Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. Read more »

AI is sending people to jail—and getting it wrong

Using historical data to train risk assessment tools could mean that machines are copying the mistakes of the past. Read more »

Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical

Algorithms are best at pursuing a single mathematical objective—but humans often want multiple incompatible things. Read more »

We’d have more quantum computers if it weren’t so hard to find the damn cables

Quantum machines will deliver the next great leap forward in computing, but researchers building them can’t easily get some of the exotic components they need. Read more »

This Ikea kitchen might teach industrial robots to be less dumb and more helpful

Nvidia’s new robotics lab will see if robots can learn to fetch the ketchup, load the dishwasher, and—eventually—make a cake. Read more »

A neural network can learn to organize the world it sees into concepts—just like we do

Generative adversarial networks are not just good for causing mischief. They can also show us how AI algorithms “think.” Read more »

Americans want to regulate AI but don’t trust anyone to do it

The public thinks that AI is likely to cause more harm than good, a new report has shown. Read more »