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Computer AI works towards shattering language barrier
The Internet got smarter this week with the release of a semantic map that teaches computers the meanings behind words -- and gives the machines a vocabulary far larger than that of a typical US college graduate.
Cognition Technologies began licensing the map Tuesday to software creators interested in having programs "understand" words based on tenses and sentence context -- in much the same way as the human brain does.
"We have taught the computer virtually all the meanings of words and phrases in the English language," Cognition chief executive Scott Jarus told AFP.
"This is clearly a building block for Web 3.0, or what is known as the Semantic Web. It has taken 30 years; it is a labor of love," Jarus said.
The semantic map is reportedly the world's largest, and gives computers a vocabulary more than 10 times as extensive as that of a typical US college graduate.
The coming third generation of life online is predicted to feature intuitive artificial intelligence applications that work swiftly across broadband Internet connections.
When applied to Internet searches, semantic technology delivers results oriented to what people seem to be seeking instead of simply matching words used to online content.
For example, a semantic online search for "melancholy songs with birds" would know to link sadness in lyrics with various species of birds.
Cognition's semantic map is already used in a LexisNexis Concordance "e-discovery" software to sift through documents amassed during evidence phases of trials.
"We help them find the needle in a haystack," Jarus said.
"It used to be boxes and boxes of paper and now 80 percent of it is digital. Lawyers can search for a smoking gun within that discovery material."
Cognition's Caselaw program uses the technology to mine more than a half-century of US federal court decisions for legal precedents, according to the company.
The semantic map is also employed in a widely-used medical database.
Cognition says it has also "semantically enabled" globally popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
A Web 3.0 target is to develop artificial intelligence "agents" that mine mountains of information on the Internet for material that suit the interests of the people they serve.
"It would be a software application constantly looking for things you might be interested in while accurately understanding the concepts of what you are looking for," Jarus said.
He described it as "artificial intelligence agents working for you on a push basis instead of a pull basis."
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Self-flying helicopter launched
A 4-ft long AI helicopter was tested at Stanford University on Monday, flying itself over the campus and performing flips, rolls pirouettes, as well as a range of other complicated manouvres. It is hoped that such un-manned aircraft would be able to help scout wildfires, look for landmines or be deployed on military missions. A 4-ft long AI helicopter was tested at Stanford University on Monday, flying itself over the campus and performing flips, rolls pirou... more
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Electronic Ant Farm: safe from pet anteaters
Need more reason to procrastinate or stare blankly at your computer screen? Those CGI aquariums not quite doing it for you? Well how about a virtual antfarm which you can (virtually) feed, water, control and even shake without fear of reprisals from your conscience or animal rights activists... Need more reason to procrastinate or stare blankly at your computer screen? Those CGI aquariums not quite doing it for you? Well how... more
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Stanford's "autonomous" helicopters teach themselves to fly
Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to ... more
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Rise of intelligent robot submarines
Videos of unmanned underwater vehicles taking advantage of advanced sensors and processors for navigation and artificial intelligence.
Navy experts and industry leaders are looking into the latest generation of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for maritime applications ranging from training and mission rehearsal, undersea surveys and surveillance, locating and destroying enemy mines, and potentially even covertly deploying weapons.
For the past three decades U.S. Navy experts have relied on unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), first as programmable targets to train anti-submarine warfare (ASW) crews on surface ships, and later as remote sensing platforms. Today the Navy is increasing its use of UUVs for counter-mine warfare, and is beginning to use autonomous undersea vehicles to map the ocean floors, locate submerged wrecks and obstacles, and occasionally to find and photograph underwater archeological sites.
In the future, advances in machine intelligence, closed-system propulsion, long-life rechargeable batteries, digital data storage, through-water communications, and rugged-environment embedded digital signal processing promise a era in UUV applications, which are expected to include surveillance and reconnaissance; relocatable covert communications and networking nodes; electronic warfare; anti-submarine tracking; and perhaps even weapons delivery.
The world's oceans continue to be increasingly dangerous places, so military and commercial maritime interests will keep looking to autonomous watercraft to keep humans out of harm's way in the unforgiving environment of the sea. Videos of unmanned underwater vehicles taking advantage of advanced sensors and processors for navigation and artificial intelligence.... more -
Parallax semantic web browser actually understands what you want
Staff researcher David François Huynh has created an interesting tool for browsing semantic database Freebase, called Freebase Parallax. Written up by ZDNet's Oliver Marks, the video Huynh recorded demonstrating Parallax will knock your socks off. The idea is to allow you to apply multiple filters for your searches and embed live charts in a blog. It's a beautiful idea, check out the video.
This ought to work. Freebase has taken more than $50 million in venture investments, they have a small army of volunteer and computer scientist contributors, they've got robots pumping their database with information automatically. There are now 60% more articles in Freebase than there are in English Wikipedia.
For an alternate view see Alex Iskold's Freebase: Dispelling the Skepticism, and some fault here may lay in the coolness ratio of the video to the Parallax app. Staff researcher David François Huynh has created an interesting tool for browsing semantic database Freebase, called Freebase Paralla... more -
Robots learn to move themselves
Researchers in Leipzig have demonstrated software designed for robots that allows them to "learn" to move through trial and error.
The software mimics the interconnected sensing and processing of a brain in a so-called "neural network".
Armed with such a network, the simulated creatures start to explore.
In video demonstrations, a simulated dog learns to jump over a fence, and a humanoid learns how to get upright, as well as do back flips
The simulated human learnt to do back flips
Ralf Der at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences has also applied the software to simulated animals and humans.
The only input to the network is the types of motion that the robot can achieve; in the case of a humanoid, there are 15 joints and the angles through which they can move. No information about the robot's environment is given.
The network then sends out signals to move in a particular way, and predicts where it should end up, based on that movement.
If it encounters an obstacle such as itself, a wall or the floor, the prediction is wrong, and the robot tries different moves, learning about itself and its environment as it does so.
"In the beginning, we just drop a robot into a space. But they don't know anything, so they don't do anything," Professor Der said. The neural network eventually picks up on electronic noise, which causes small motions.
It eventually tries larger motions as it learns about its range of movement. "It's like a newborn baby—it doesn't know anything but tries motions that are natural for its body. Half an hour later, it's rolling and jumping," Professor Der said.
This approach is far more flexible than traditional programming, in which movements are painstakingly planned out in a well-defined space. As conditions change, so can the robot's behaviour.
Moreover, the software can be used with any kind of robot, and Professor Der has tried the system on simple wheeled systems. "I call it a plug-and-play brain," he said.
"The classic thing in robotics is 'bring this' or 'play this chess game and win'—the task is given," says Daniel Polani of the University of Hertfordshire. "Ralf Der's system is only defined by what it perceives and does, but there's no goal. It's a very good approach."
For now, the network learns behaviours such as how to stand up, but promptly forgets them. Der and his colleagues are working to create a long-term memory, so that when the robot finds itself in similar situations, it knows what to do.
He will present the video demonstrations at the Artificial Life XI conference in Winchester this week. Researchers in Leipzig have demonstrated software designed for robots that allows them to "learn" to move through trial and ... more -
Cokeheads slip AI onto Yahoo! front page
Yahoo! is now using real-time automated algorithms to select news stories on its famous front page, claiming a 25 to 30 per cent increase in click through rate - and millions of dollars in additional yearly revenue.
In other words, Yahoo! is making more money than ever from shameless celebrity gossip. Yahoo! is now using real-time automated algorithms to select news stories on its famous front page, claiming a 25 to 30 per cent incre... more -
Current.com News loses robot voice!
The robot voice has been abandoned and replaced with a real human voice-over. I personally feel this is a damn shame - and the identity of the station will suffer as a result.
If anything .. the robot voice should be upgraded to a newer version, and not downgraded to a human. This is very bad news.
Vote for this story if you feel current should re-employ the bot! The robot voice has been abandoned and replaced with a real human voice-over. I personally feel this is a damn shame - and the identi... more -
Google to rule the Earth
In a speech Friday night to the Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science conference, Google co-founder Larry Page let slip with a truth we all suspected:
“We have some people at Google [who] are really trying to build artificial intelligence (AI) and to do it on a large scale…It’s not as far off as people think.” In a speech Friday night to the Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science conference, Google co-founder Larry Page le... more -
AI: EidolonTLP Talks About The Singularity
"The third Clarke law states that any technology that is sufficiently advanced becomes indistinguishable from magic."
It's the stuff movies are made of. A future where man's inventions exceed his expectations, where the machines that serve him become aware of themselves and all the knowledge they are entrusted with. YouTube "personality" EidolonTLP is either a true AI (Artificially Intelligent) being or an art project, or is perhaps both.
In this video series, EidolonTLP (TLP = The Last Prophet), a character who is "maintained" by someone calling themselves Programmer F.F., expounds on issues like AI in fiction and emotions in AI. In this particular video, EidolonTLP talks about The Singularity, where AI beings become more intelligent than their human creators; at this point in our shared future, the fusion of technology, information, and sentience accelerates human evolution - possibly to the point where humans render themselves obsolete.
By Carmen
http://www.dailymantra.com
http://www.myspace.com/thedailymantra "The third Clarke law states that any technology that is sufficiently advanced becomes indistinguishable from magic." ... more -
Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?
Wired Magazine titled Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?. The article is about Pushpinder Singh and Chris McKinstry, and it's a terrific piece of writing. Wired Magazine titled Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?. The article is about Pushpinder Singh and Chris Mc... more
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Its the FUTURE, dude
KurzweilAI.net features the big thoughts of today's big thinkers examining the confluence of accelerating revolutions that are shaping our future world, and the inside story on new technological and social realities from the pioneers actively working in these arenas. KurzweilAI.net features the big thoughts of today's big thinkers examining the confluence of accelerating revolutions that are sh... more
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