stories on progress

Robots master physical skills with AI deep learning technique

UC Berkeley researchers' new algorithms enable robots to learn motor tasks by trial and error

Robot learns to put a cap on a bottle by trial and error (credit: UC Berkeley)

digest | Plant-e makes electricity from living plants

Combining food + energy production.

photo - plant + light-bulb - no. 1

digest | Civilization: knowledge, institutions, and humanity’s future

Insights from tech sociologist Samo Burja.

photo - cityscape + futuristic - no. 1

digest | Breakthrough AI method generates 3D holograms in real-time

For virtual reality, 3D printing, and medical imaging.

photo - man + hologram of city - no. 2

digest | Data is growing fast world-wide

So is the energy needed to power it.

photo - computer + data center - no. 2

digest | AI software tool disables automated facial tracking

As privacy + security concerns increase, artificial intelligence finds solutions.

photo - face recognition + man - no. 13

making headlines | Investigating the corona-virus pandemic with AI

The best global stories.

virus change

digest | Researchers use AI to model millions of drug combination side effects

Solving this historically complex problem.

photo - pills + orange - no. 1

digest | AI tool detects Alzheimer’s disease with 95% accuracy

Software finds tiny differences in the way people use language.

photo - scrabble + MEMORY - no. 1

digest | Google’s sweeping statistics

A look at the ever-growing numbers.

photo - smart-home by Google - no. 1

digest | A smart-home device for health check-ups

Bringing tele-medicine to life.

photo - TytoHome health exam + by TytoCare - no. 1

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the Kurzweil Library

Ray Kurzweil

Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine

novel by Ray Kurzweil
an adventure for all ages

  • national best-seller
  • winner of 2 book awards

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