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IBM's Watson: part super computer, part pastry chef

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  • Posted February 28, 2013, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Watson, the data-crunching super computer from IBM, may be leaving its part-time occupation as the world's most feared Jeopardy contestant in favor of more rewarding opportunities -- namely those in medical science, consulting and even baking. "That’s not something we thought…

Research shows computers make better medical decisions than doctors

Research shows computers make better medical decisions than doctors
  • Posted February 13, 2013, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • By making computers "think like a doctor", researchers at Indiana University claim their contextual "artificial intelligence" framework can one-up living medical professionals in terms of both cost and accuracy. Researchers indicate their approach could cut costs by more than half…

Custom UT2004 bots are more human than real-life players

Custom UT2004 bots are more human than real-life players
  • Posted October 1, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Gaming, The Web
  • Programmers were tasked with the challenge of creating the most human-like UT2004 bots -- and it appears they delivered. In the competition sponsored by 2K games, the top two UT2004 bots tricked 52 percent of the judges into thinking they…

Google creates neural network, teaches itself to recognize cats

Google creates neural network, teaches itself to recognize cats
  • Posted June 27, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Google engineers claim they've designed a computer network capable of analyzing, categorizing and ultimately teaching itself to recognize the content of images. The "neural network" was fed 10 million images from YouTube video thumbnails and -- without being told how…

New computer chip mimics human brain

New computer chip mimics human brain
  • Posted November 15, 2011, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Plasticity. That is the term used to describe a key element deemed responsible for allowing our brains to learn, change and adapt. Researchers at MIT believe they have taken a major step toward replicating this important behavior in the silicon…

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