#429969 Mimicking the human hand

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Android

Tactile robot hands that copy the complexity of the human hand, including “touch” are already here. A bit creepy, if you ask me…

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#430015 Open wide! Dental students get to ...

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Android

If you don’t feel like being a Guinea pig for dentists in-training, you’re not alone. Enters the Japanese robot with a complete set of teeth, that senses pain and allows dental students to hone their skills before moving on to real patients. Now, if they would just stop talking to you and asking questions while you have a dentist’s drill in your mouth…

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#430115 Tune Into the Future of Fintech at ...

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Android

Singularity University’s Exponential Finance Summit begins today and runs through June 9 in New York, the finance industry’s bustling capital. You can tune into the summit as it happens from anywhere with this livestream.
Singularity Hub is also covering the event as it brings together financial and technology leaders from across the industry. From exciting startups like Lemonade and HyperScience to established financial institutions such as BlackRock and Bank of America, we’ll be learning about how emerging technologies are changing […] Continue Reading…

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#430114 Beyond Politics: Innovating for a ...

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Android

Singularity University is dismayed by the Trump administration’s choice to withdraw from the Paris Accord. Climate change is one of the greatest risks to humankind, and the decisions we make over the next few decades will impact life on earth for thousands of years.
At SU we’re proud to support the responsible development of exponential technologies, such as AI, robotics, nanotechnology, and digital biology, that may provide solutions to climate change. These exponential technologies should be nurtured in enabling policy […] Continue Reading…

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#430106 No More Playing Games: AlphaGo AI to ...

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Android

Humankind lost another important battle with artificial intelligence (AI) last month when AlphaGo beat the world’s leading Go player Kie Je by three games to zero.
AlphaGo is an AI program developed by DeepMind, part of Google’s parent company Alphabet. Last year it beat another leading player, Lee Se-dol, by four games to one, but since then AlphaGo has substantially improved.
Kie Je described AlphaGo’s skill as “like a god of Go.”
AlphaGo will now retire from playing Go, leaving behind a […] Continue Reading…

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