And no one makes futuristic predictions quite like Ray Kurzweil.

The move underscores a deep intellectual rift about the future of AI: Should we pursue systems that understand the world or ...

We've crossed a threshold: machines that appear to relate. The promise is real, but so is the risk of eroding human identity.

Are Machine Learning (ML) algorithms superior to traditional econometric models for GDP nowcasting in a time series setting? Based on our evaluation of all models from both classes ever used in ...

The coaching search and the Iron Bowl may be the main things on the minds of many Auburn fans this week, but the Tigers still have one more tune up game before preparations for Alabama begin. This ...

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Just how powerful will the Steam Machine be? Based on expert analysis of the specs revealed by Valve when it announced the Steam Machine on Wednesday, its new compact, console-like gaming PC is aimed ...

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This month is the 75 th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence”, published in the October 1950 issue of the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

We are just hours away from the arrival of Hollow Knight: Silksong, the game that has sent publishers scrambling to rearrange on-sale dates so as not to clash. The latest to push its release back is ...

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