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Our Progress Toward Quantum Error Correction

Three years ago, our quantum computers were the first to demonstrate a computational task in which they outperformed the fastest supercomputers. It was a significant milestone on our roadmap toward building a large-scale quantum computer, and the “hello world” moment so many of us had been hoping for. Yet in the long arc of scientific progress it was just one step towards making quantum applications meaningful to human progress. Now, we’re taking another big step forward: For the first time ever, our Quantum AI researchers have experimentally demonstrated that it’s possible to reduce errors by increasing the number of qubits. In quantum computing, a qubit is…

How Freenome Is Building The Next Generation Of Early Cancer Detection Technology With Google Cloud

It’s incredible to see how startups across industries are using cloud technology to help address some of our most pressing, important, and life-altering challenges. Startups and high-growth technology companies are choosing Google Cloud and using technologies like Google Compute Engine (GCE), BigQuery, Looker, Firebase and more to help businesses reduce energy consumption, build more inclusive and sustainable workforces, and in the case of high-growth biotech company Freenome, are creating diagnostic tests that will help detect life-threatening diseases like cancer in the earliest, most-treatable stages. Freenome is driven by its mission to develop high-quality diagnostic tests to detect and treat diseases…

How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Us Decode Animal Languages

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to decode animal languages. Researchers aim to use AI to advance conservation and sustainability efforts. An “understanding of the communications of another species will be very significant as we work to change the way human beings see our role and as we figure out how to co-exist on the planet,” one expert said. For years, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning has been used to analyze and translate human languages. This field of research has helped expand human communication channels as well as led to new language-based technologies like advanced chatbots and voice command smart devices.…

Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts How To Get The Most Out Of Electric Vehicle Batteries

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by predicting how different driving patterns affect battery performance, improving safety and reliability. This method could unlock value in so many parts of the supply chain, whether you’re a manufacturer, an end user, or a recycler, because it allows us to capture the health of the battery beyond a single number Alpha Lee The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their algorithm could help drivers, manufacturers and businesses get the most out of the batteries that power electric vehicles…

AI For The Board Game Diplomacy

Agents cooperate better by communicating and negotiating, and sanctioning broken promises helps keep them honest Successful communication and cooperation have been crucial for helping societies advance throughout history. The closed environments of board games can serve as a sandbox for modelling and investigating interaction and communication – and we can learn a lot from playing them. In our recent paper, published today in Nature Communications, we show how artificial agents can use communication to better cooperate in the board game Diplomacy, a vibrant domain in artificial intelligence (AI) research, known for its focus on alliance building. Diplomacy is challenging as it…

These Smart Mini-Robots Could Soon Clean And Inspect Pipes

The maze of pipes underneath our homes and cities are tricky to access and therefore expensive to maintain. A mini-robot, called Joey, has been developed that can independently find its way through underground pipes. The robot is cheap to produce, smart, small and light – allowing it to move through pipes despite the challenging terrain it’s faced with. Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed the first mini-robot, called Joey, that can find its own way independently through networks of narrow pipes underground, to inspect any damage or leaks. Joeys are cheap to produce, smart, small, and light, and…

Study: Automation Drives Income Inequality

When you use self-checkout machines in supermarkets and drugstores, you are probably not — with all due respect — doing a better job of bagging your purchases than checkout clerks once did. Automation just makes bagging less expensive for large retail chains. “If you introduce self-checkout kiosks, it’s not going to change productivity all that much,” says MIT economist Daron Acemoglu. However, in terms of lost wages for employees, he adds, “It’s going to have fairly large distributional effects, especially for low-skill service workers. It’s a labor-shifting device, rather than a productivity-increasing device.” A newly published study co-authored…

Using AI To Study 12 Years Of Representation In TV

The show is a popular medical drama, and two police officers have just rushed a victim to the hospital. Orderlies lift the patient onto a gurney and dash into the ER. Nurses hook up IVs. A doctor takes command, shining a light into the victim’s eyes, barking orders. Now hit pause. Look closer: Who plays the doctor and who plays the orderlies? Are the cops men or women? Is the victim light or dark-skinned? Who gets the most screen time? Who gets to speak, and who doesn’t? See It, Be It: What Families are Seeing on TV is a new study…

Bringing Massive AI Models To Any Cloud

IBM Research and PyTorch have come together to enable foundation models with billions of parameters to easily run on standard cloud networking infrastructure, such as Ethernet networking. IBM Research and PyTorch have come together to enable foundation models with billions of parameters to easily run on standard cloud networking infrastructure, such as Ethernet networking. The field of AI is in the middle of a revolution. In recent years, AI models have made images, songs, or even websites out of simple text prompts. These types of models with billions of parameters, called foundation models, can with little fine-tuning be repurposed from one…

Using Sound To Model The World

Imagine the booming chords from a pipe organ echoing through the cavernous sanctuary of a massive, stone cathedral. The sound a cathedral-goer will hear is affected by many factors, including the location of the organ, where the listener is standing, whether any columns, pews, or other obstacles stand between them, what the walls are made of, the locations of windows or doorways, etc. Hearing a sound can help someone envision their environment. Researchers at MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab are exploring the use of spatial acoustic information to help machines better envision their environments, too. They developed a…

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