#435541 This Giant AI Chip Is the Size of an ...

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Android

People say size doesn’t matter, but when it comes to AI the makers of the largest computer chip ever beg to differ. There are plenty of question marks about the gargantuan processor, but its unconventional design could herald an innovative new era in silicon design.
Computer chips specialized to run deep learning algorithms are a booming area of research as hardware limitations begin to slow progress, and both established players and startups are vying to build the successor to the […] Continue Reading…

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#435535 This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From ...

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Android

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
To Power AI, This Startup Built a Really, Really Big ChipTom Simonite | Wired“The silicon monster is almost 22 centimeters—roughly 9 inches—on each side, making it likely the largest computer chip ever, and a monument to the tech industry’s hopes for artificial intelligence.”
COMPUTING
You Won’t See the Quantum Internet ComingRyan F. Mandelbaum | Gizmodo“The quantum internet is coming sooner than you think—even sooner than quantum computing itself. When things change over, you might not even notice. But when they […] Continue Reading…

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#435530 How Robotics Teams Are Solving the ...

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Android

Supporting long-range communications inside of a mine is extremely difficult, so DARPA SubT teams are trying out some creative approaches[Read more…]

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#435528 The Time for AI Is Now. Here’s Why

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Android

You hear a lot these days about the sheer transformative power of AI.
There’s pure intelligence: DeepMind’s algorithms readily beat humans at Go and StarCraft, and DeepStack triumphs over humans at no-limit hold’em poker. Often, these silicon brains generate gameplay strategies that don’t resemble anything from a human mind.
There’s astonishing speed: algorithms routinely surpass radiologists in diagnosing breast cancer, eye disease, and other ailments visible from medical imaging, essentially collapsing decades of expert training down to a few months.
Although AI’s […] Continue Reading…

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#435522 Harvard’s Smart Exo-Shorts Talk to the ...

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Android

Exosuits don’t generally scream “fashionable” or “svelte.” Take the mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton that allowed a paraplegic man to kick off the World Cup back in 2014. Is it cool? Hell yeah. Is it practical? Not so much.
Yapping about wearability might seem childish when the technology already helps people with impaired mobility move around dexterously. But the lesson of the ill-fated Google Glassholes, which includes an awkward dorky head tilt and an assuming voice command, clearly shows that wearable computer […] Continue Reading…

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