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This new book explores the difficulty of aligning AI with our values Machine learning: Mapping inputs to outputs In the earlier decades of AI research,symbolic systemsmade remarkable inroads in solving complicated problems that required logical reasoning. Yet they were terrible at simple tasks that every human learns at a young age, such as detecting objects, people, voices, and sounds. They also didn’t scale well and required a lot of manual effort to create the rules and knowledge that defined their behavior....

Lithium-ion batteries have transformed theEVindustry, but they don’t come without their disadvantages. You know, like the fact theysometimes cause EVs to burst into flamesand explode. LA startupNanotech Energyclaims to have found a way to eliminate this concern once and for all: a fireproof, graphene-based lithium-ion battery. And if this battery can do what it’s promised, we’re talking about a true game changer. What is graphene? Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms, with a bunch of remarkable physical properties: it’s ultrathin, incredibly strong, superconductive, and cheap....

AI platform Prometeo, the team that won the2019 Call for Code challenge, launched its open-source Pyrrha solution in partnership with IBM, Samsung, and The Linux Foundation. This is going to save lives. Up front:Pyrrha is an open-source solution developed by a team comprised of a firefighter, a nurse, and a group of developers. It gives commanders in the field the ability to monitor personnel safety at a glance. This starts by equipping firefighters with a wearable device that detects toxins....

This is because that many of our intuitive planning and motor skills—things that we take for granted—are a lot more complicated than we think. Navigating unknown areas, finding and picking up objects, choosing routes, and planning tasks are complicated feats that we only appreciate when we try to turn them into computer programs. Developing robots that can physically sense the world and interact with their environment is the realm of embodied artificial intelligence, one of the long-sought goals of AI scientists....

Retro-hipandaesthetically pleasing? We couldn’t ask for more withPhotojojo’s new Wood Camera iPhone 4 Case. What better way to rock your appreciation for the analog past by disguising your high-tech smartphone with an earthy case that looks just like your favorite oldschool camera? Designed bySigniCasein Hong Kong, Photojojo’s new real walnut-wood or bamboo shell boasts a laser-engraved exterior to keep your sturdy new iPhone 4 cover both looking fresh and staying smooth to the touch....