AI, ML, Robots and Brains (11. - 17.5.2020)

Society

Facebook’s AI is still largely baffled by covid misinformation

How predictive modeling could help cities reopen more safely

The pandemic is emptying call centers. AI chatbots are swooping in

Facebook's head of AI says Elon Musk 'has no idea what he is talking about'

'Facebook sucks': Elon Musk slams social network exec who criticized his knowledge of AI

Algorithms

Our weird behavior during the pandemic is messing with AI models

Powerful new AI technique detects and classifies galaxies in astronomy image data

Machine learning cracks quantum chemistry conundrum

Artificial intelligence helps researchers produce record-setting catalyst for carbon dioxide-to-ethylene conversion

Using big data to design gas separation membranes, reduce CO2

Health

New AI diagnostic can predict COVID-19 without testing

AI techniques in medical imaging may lead to incorrect diagnoses

A hidden history of artificial intelligence in primary care

AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries

For all its sophistication, AI isn't fit to make life-or-death decisions

Robots

'Data clouds fusion' helps robots work as a team in hazardous situations

UCLA and Carnegie Mellon researchers develop real-time physics engine for soft robotics

Robot dog enforces social distancing in city park

Clever new robot rover design conquers sand traps

A soft touch for robotic hardware

Hardware

Artificial synapses on design

Brains

A 'consciousness conductor' synchronizes and connects mouse brain areas

Researchers find the 'brain's steering wheel' in the brainstem of mice

Mouse and human eye movements share important similarity

Are our brains hard-wired for longing?

Johns Hopkins: What we can't see can help us find things

How the brain responds to the sudden sound of silent danger

Why visual perception is a decision process

Researchers trace evolution of self-control

The dreaming brain tunes out the outside world

Ants use collective 'brainpower' to navigate obstacles