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Here’s What Artificial Intelligence Will Look Like in 2030

A leading expert on the development of artificial intelligence spoke about where she thinks the future of AI is heading. The shift toward more autonomy will have a major impact on the job market, low skilled jobs will be more scarce and demand for highly skilled roboticists will skyrocket.

November 15, 2016
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AI Is Being Taught to Solve Problems the Same Way Living Organisms Do

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In two new experiments, researchers have effectively trained Google's DeepMind AI system to interact with its environment in order to solve problems. The same teaching method could be used to train AI to navigate a number of real-world situations, such as going through tough terrain on rescue or off-planet missions.

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This New Tech Is Letting Blind People Read Without Braille

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In a trial of 19 blind people, participants were able to read between 63 and 81 words per minute using HandSight, a finger-mounted camera system that reads texts aloud. While the device's reading rate is fairly slow, its design could prove particularly useful in helping the visually impaired navigate text presented in a complicated layout.

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Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water

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Physicists have discovered that liquid water has a whole new set of properties when it hits temperatures of 40-60°C (104-140°F), essentially entering a second liquid state. With water covering most of the Earth and comprising 60% of the human body, this discovery could have huge implications in our understanding of our world and ourselves.

November 15, 2016
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Resist. Rethink. Rebuild

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Donald Trump’s victory poses a serious and immediate threat to our friends and families, our loved ones and neighbors.

November 15, 2016
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TPP: A Post-Mortem

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The death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership that EFF called last week has since been confirmed by White House officials. This marks the end of a long-running campaign against the secretive agreement that EFF began back in 2012.

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Here’s What Artificial Intelligence Will Look Like in 2030

AI Is Being Taught to Solve Problems the Same Way Living Organisms Do

This New Tech Is Letting Blind People Read Without Braille

Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water

Resist. Rethink. Rebuild

TPP: A Post-Mortem

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