AI, ML, Robots and Brains (9. - 15.9.2019)

Society

'Neural revolution': Royal Society calls for inquiry into new wave of brain implants

Kids are surrounded by AI. They should know how it works

China and the U.S Are Fighting a Major Battle Over Killer Robots and the Future of AI

Algorithms

Artificial Intelligence speeds up photodynamics simulations

Chemists show how bias can crop up in machine learning algorithm results

Using machine learning for rewilding

'The Alexa of chemistry': Researchers on fast track to build open network

Health

Next-gen Siri may be able to have ‘back and forth’ conversations about health issues

AI neural network detects heart failure from single heartbeat

Machine learning improves the diagnosis of patients with head and neck cancers

Predicting risk of heart failure for diabetes patients with help from machine learning

Robots

'Flying fish' robot can propel itself out of water and glide through the air

Soft-bodied swimming robot uses only light for power and steering

Meet Rudy, the high-wire robot that could be N.L.'s next big invention

Nerve-like 'optical lace' gives robots a human touch

A robot with a firm yet gentle grasp

Cars

Robocar challenges Tesla to race after Model S sets record at Laguna Seca

Hardware

In situ training of feed-forward and recurrent convolutional memristor networks

Introducing quantum convolutional neural networks

Benchmarks for progress in neuromorphic computing

Fully portable and wireless universal brain–machine interfaces enabled by flexible scalp electronics and deep learning algorithm

First Earth observation satellite with AI ready for launch

Brain-inspired computing could tackle big problems in a small way

Brains

Sound-shape associations depend on early visual experiences

Watching music move through the brain

How brain rhythms organize our visual perception

Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal's brain drives behavior

The birth of vision, from the retina to the brain

Study shows bee brains process positive and negative experiences differently

New study points to universal code in our brains for what we find beautiful

Discovery concerning the nervous system overturns a previous theory

New insights into how astrocytes help the brain process information