AI, ML, Robots and Brains (2.11. - 8.11.2020)

Society

Companies with robot workers tend to have more human workers, too, Statscan says

Two motivational artificial beings are better than one for enhancing learning

AI pioneer Geoff Hinton: “Deep learning is going to be able to do everything”

Algorithms

This could lead to the next big breakthrough in common sense AI

Machine learning shows similar performance to traditional risk prediction models

Birdwatching from afar: AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors

Intelligent cameras enhance human perception

Artificial intelligence helps to identify correct atomic structures

Artificial Intelligence has learned to estimate oil viscosity

Health

Using machine learning to track the pandemic's impact on mental health

A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts

New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world

An interpretable deep-learning architecture of capsule networks for identifying cell-type gene expression programs from single-cell RNA-sequencing data

Machine learning predicts anti-cancer drug efficacy

Using artificial intelligence can improve pregnant women's health

AI tool improves breast cancer detection on mammography

AI accurately detects radiographic sacroiliitis in axial spondyloarthritis

Data science pathway prepares radiology residents for machine learning

AI helps detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography

Robots

Cockroaches and lizards inspire new robot

Drones that patrol forests could monitor environmental and ecological changes

Squid jet propulsion can enhance design of underwater robots, vehicles

Cars

Tesla FSD beta is learning tricks to navigate tight spaces

Brains

Nervous systems of insects inspire efficient future AI systems

Beetle larvae think with a brain 'under construction'

Do octopuses' arms have a mind of their own?

Bats can predict the future, researchers discover

Study provides first evidence of a relationship between a bird's gut and its brain

Pinning down how the brain predicts the consequences of choices

New insight into how brain neurons influence choices

Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention

Monkey see others, monkey do: How the brain allows actions based on social cues

How does the brain process fear?

Neural stem and progenitor cell diversity in brain development may contribute to cortical complexity

New multiscale view of the human brain

Human intelligence just got less mysterious says Leicester neuroscientist