Last week,we reported thatYahoo!was sellingDeliciousfor a reported $5 million. Strong rumors are continuing to swirl, withBusiness Insider reportingthat the deal, codenamed “Project Dragon,” is closing in at only $1-2 million. So while the numbers aren’t set it stone yet, it seems obvious that the sale is actually happening. While no one has spoken about who’s buying it, eyes are looking atStumbleUpon, who recently crossed over the27.5 million stumble markand just added a $17 million round of funding to its wallet....

Sometimes a great idea is enough. Other times, a great idea takes a lot of time, effort and heartache before it becomes a reality. The latter is the story behindCodesnipp.it, a social sharing site for developers. Nashville-basedAmber Weinbergand her team had put the site together almost a year ago. It had received initial attention and then…nothing. According to Weinberg: I thought for sure this site would kick off quick and be a go-to resource for developers, but it wasn’t....

Welcome to “Codifying Humanity.” A new Neural series that analyzes the machine learning world’s attempts at creating human-level AI. Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A robot walks into a bar and the bartender takes its order. The robot says: “I’ll have whatever my developer likes.” If you’re not laughing right now it’s because the joke isn’t funny. And if you are laughing, it’s because the jokeisfunny. That’s how jokes work....

Welcome to “Codifying Humanity.” A new Neural series that analyzes the machine learning world’s attempts at creating human-level AI. Previous entries includeCan humor be reduced to an algorithm? andWhy robots should fear death as much as we do. Meta (the company your grandparents still call Facebook) just unveiled a new AI system it calls “an important milestone that signals a shift toward more intelligent, generalized AI systems.” It’s called the “Meta AI Few-Shot Learner,” presumably because the person who names stuff at Meta was on vacation when it was time to come up with a title....

Welcome to “Codifying Humanity.” A new Neural series that analyzes the machine learning world’s attempts at creating human-level AI. Read the first article:Can humor be reduced to an algorithm? World-renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts that AI will be “a billion times more capable” than biological intelligence within the next 20-30 years. Kurzweil’s predicted the advent of over 100 technology advances witha greater than 85% success rate. But, given the current state of cutting-edge artificial intelligence research, it’s difficult to imagine this prediction coming true in the next century let alone a few decades....