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Neutral Nets, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of the World
October 13, 2016
DADICH: I want to center our conversation on artificial intelligence, which has gone from science fiction to a reality that’s changing our lives. When was the moment you knew that the age of real AI was upon us? November 2016. Subscribe to WIRED.OBAMA: My general observation is that it has been seeping into our lives in all sorts of ways, and we just don’t notice; and part of the reason is because the way we think about AI is colored by popular culture. There’s a distinction, which is probably...
October 13, 2016
DADICH: I want to center our conversation on artificial intelligence, which has gone from science fiction to a reality that’s changing our lives. When was the moment you knew that the age of real AI was upon us? November 2016. Subscribe to WIRED.OBAMA: My general observation is that it has been seeping into our lives in all sorts of ways, and we just don’t notice; and part of the reason is because the way we think about AI is colored by popular culture. There’s a distinction, which is probably...
White House: A.I. Holds Potential to be Major Driver of Economic Growth
October 13, 2016
In a wide-ranging study of the potential impact of artificial intelligence, the Obama administration concluded that the rapidly evolving technology holds great promise but also requires strong vigilance. “In the coming years, A.I. will continue contributing to economic growth and will be a valuable tool for improving the world in fields as diverse as health care, transportation, the environment, criminal justice, and economic inclusion,”wrote the authors of the report. “The Administration...
October 13, 2016
In a wide-ranging study of the potential impact of artificial intelligence, the Obama administration concluded that the rapidly evolving technology holds great promise but also requires strong vigilance. “In the coming years, A.I. will continue contributing to economic growth and will be a valuable tool for improving the world in fields as diverse as health care, transportation, the environment, criminal justice, and economic inclusion,”wrote the authors of the report. “The Administration...
Your Next Friend Could Be a Robot
October 11, 2016
Google, too, has been working to make its voice interface, and the artificial intelligence behind it, personable. Last week the company rolled out Google Home, an Echo-like device powered by Google Assistant, its version of Alexa. But people have been talking to phones, tablets and computers powered by Google software, which has among the best voice recognition in the industry, for years. To infuse personality into Assistant, Google employs writers who have worked on movies at Pixar and crafted...
October 11, 2016
Google, too, has been working to make its voice interface, and the artificial intelligence behind it, personable. Last week the company rolled out Google Home, an Echo-like device powered by Google Assistant, its version of Alexa. But people have been talking to phones, tablets and computers powered by Google software, which has among the best voice recognition in the industry, for years. To infuse personality into Assistant, Google employs writers who have worked on movies at Pixar and crafted...
Duke Neurosurgeons Test Microsoft Hololens as an AR Assist
October 11, 2016
One of the several things that makes brain surgery so difficult is that the brain isn’t transparent. So if you want to get at something deep inside, you either have to peel off a few layers or make an educated guess based on other imagery. But augmented reality may offer a third way. A pair of neurosurgeons at Duke are experimenting with a way to reduce the risk of “blind” surgeries where it just isn’t possible to see what you’re doing. An example would be (skip this if you’re squeamish)...
October 11, 2016
One of the several things that makes brain surgery so difficult is that the brain isn’t transparent. So if you want to get at something deep inside, you either have to peel off a few layers or make an educated guess based on other imagery. But augmented reality may offer a third way. A pair of neurosurgeons at Duke are experimenting with a way to reduce the risk of “blind” surgeries where it just isn’t possible to see what you’re doing. An example would be (skip this if you’re squeamish)...
Charlie Rose Interviews a Robot
October 10, 2016
What happens when Charlie Rose attempts to interview a robot named "Sophia" for his 60 Minutes report on artificial intelligence “I’ve been waiting for you,” Sophia tells 60 Minutes correspondent Charlie Rose. They’re mid-interview, and Rose reacts with surprise. “Waiting for me?” he asks. “Not really,” she responds. “But it makes a good pickup line.” Sophia managed to get a laugh out of Charlie Rose. Not bad for a robot. Rose interviewed the human-like machine...
October 10, 2016
What happens when Charlie Rose attempts to interview a robot named "Sophia" for his 60 Minutes report on artificial intelligence “I’ve been waiting for you,” Sophia tells 60 Minutes correspondent Charlie Rose. They’re mid-interview, and Rose reacts with surprise. “Waiting for me?” he asks. “Not really,” she responds. “But it makes a good pickup line.” Sophia managed to get a laugh out of Charlie Rose. Not bad for a robot. Rose interviewed the human-like machine...
Artificial Intelligence Positioned to be a Game-Changer
October 10, 2016
The following script is from “Artificial Intelligence,” which aired on Oct. 9, 2016. Charlie Rose is the correspondent. Nichole Marks, producer. The search to improve and eventually perfect artificial intelligence is driving the research labs of some of the most advanced and best-known American corporations. They are investing billions of dollars and many of their best scientific minds in pursuit of that goal. All that money and manpower has begun to pay off. In the past few years, artificial...
October 10, 2016
The following script is from “Artificial Intelligence,” which aired on Oct. 9, 2016. Charlie Rose is the correspondent. Nichole Marks, producer. The search to improve and eventually perfect artificial intelligence is driving the research labs of some of the most advanced and best-known American corporations. They are investing billions of dollars and many of their best scientific minds in pursuit of that goal. All that money and manpower has begun to pay off. In the past few years, artificial...
US Law Firm Womble Carlyle Adopts ROSS’s AI Research System
October 9, 2016
US law firm Womble Carlyle has adopted ROSS Intelligence’s AI research system. The North Carolina-based firm, which has 550 lawyers and 15 offices across the US, announced this week that it had decided to make use of ROSS to help improve client service and increase efficiencies. Womble has also recently formed an alliance with UK national law firm Bond Dickinson. ROSS’s main use at present is in very fast legal research in the field of US bankruptcy. The company was one of the first legal...
October 9, 2016
US law firm Womble Carlyle has adopted ROSS Intelligence’s AI research system. The North Carolina-based firm, which has 550 lawyers and 15 offices across the US, announced this week that it had decided to make use of ROSS to help improve client service and increase efficiencies. Womble has also recently formed an alliance with UK national law firm Bond Dickinson. ROSS’s main use at present is in very fast legal research in the field of US bankruptcy. The company was one of the first legal...
AI Making a Difference in Cancer Care – 60 Minutes Tonight
October 9, 2016
The artificial intelligence we see in daily life is just a fraction of its vast potential. Already it's making strides in cancer care Watson, the IBM technology, is doing much more now than beating humans on TV’s “Jeopardy!” Five years after that, the A.I. technology has the ability to learn and analyze mountains of data. It is now becoming a crucial tool for doctors. Scientific research grows at a rate of some 8,000 academic papers a day – far too much for doctors to keep up with. In an analysis...
October 9, 2016
The artificial intelligence we see in daily life is just a fraction of its vast potential. Already it's making strides in cancer care Watson, the IBM technology, is doing much more now than beating humans on TV’s “Jeopardy!” Five years after that, the A.I. technology has the ability to learn and analyze mountains of data. It is now becoming a crucial tool for doctors. Scientific research grows at a rate of some 8,000 academic papers a day – far too much for doctors to keep up with. In an analysis...
Artificial Intelligence Disrupting the Business of Law
October 8, 2016
Firms are recognising that failure to invest in technology will hinder ability to compete in today’s legal market © Anna Gordon A study by Deloitte has suggested that technology is already leading to job losses in the UK legal sector, and some 114,000 jobs could be automated within 20 years. Professor Richard Susskind, a technology consultant and co-author of The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, predicts...
October 8, 2016
Firms are recognising that failure to invest in technology will hinder ability to compete in today’s legal market © Anna Gordon A study by Deloitte has suggested that technology is already leading to job losses in the UK legal sector, and some 114,000 jobs could be automated within 20 years. Professor Richard Susskind, a technology consultant and co-author of The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, predicts...
Bad Decisions to Go to Trial
October 6, 2016
You may be familiar with the Randall Kiser et al. study, Let’s Not Make a Deal: An Empirical Study of Decision Making in Unsuccessful Settlement Negotiations, 5 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 551 (2008), which replicated amazing findings in prior studies by Samuel Gross and Kent Syverud, and Jeffrey Rachlinski. The top line finding in the large-scale Kiser study was that an astounding 85% of litigants made “decision errors” by rejecting settlement offers and then getting worse results...
October 6, 2016
You may be familiar with the Randall Kiser et al. study, Let’s Not Make a Deal: An Empirical Study of Decision Making in Unsuccessful Settlement Negotiations, 5 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 551 (2008), which replicated amazing findings in prior studies by Samuel Gross and Kent Syverud, and Jeffrey Rachlinski. The top line finding in the large-scale Kiser study was that an astounding 85% of litigants made “decision errors” by rejecting settlement offers and then getting worse results...
