How should you train your AI system? This question is pertinent, because many deep learning systems are still black boxes. Computer scientists from the Netherlands and Spain have now determined how a deep learning system well suited for image recognition learns to recognize its surroundings. They were able to simplify the learning process by forcing the system's focus toward … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence learns better when distracted
Adapting roots to a hotter planet could ease pressure on food supply: Supercomputer-powered 3D imaging of root systems to help breeders develop climate-change adapted plants for farmers
The shoots of plants get all of the glory, with their fruit and flowers and visible structure. But it's the portion that lies below the soil -- the branching, reaching arms of roots and hairs pulling up water and nutrients -- that interests plant physiologist and computer scientist, Alexander Bucksch, associate professor of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia. The health … [Read more...] about Adapting roots to a hotter planet could ease pressure on food supply: Supercomputer-powered 3D imaging of root systems to help breeders develop climate-change adapted plants for farmers
Nikola founder Milton charged with misleading investors
Nikola Corp. founder and former chairman Trevor Milton has been charged by prosecutors with making false statements to investors in the electric-vehicle startup. The company’s shares fell the most in almost five months.Milton, who stepped down from the company last year, is in federal custody after voluntarily surrendering. He’s charged with misleading investors from November … [Read more...] about Nikola founder Milton charged with misleading investors
Machine learning fuels personalized cancer medicine
The Biomedical Genomics laboratory at IRB Barcelona has developed a computational tool that identifies cancer driver mutations for each tumour type. This and other developments produced by the same lab seek to accelerate cancer research and provide tools to help oncologists choose the best treatment for each patient. The study has been published in the journal Nature. Each … [Read more...] about Machine learning fuels personalized cancer medicine
Activision Blizzard lashed out when accused of sexism. Workers don’t like that response
Employees at Activision Blizzard walked off the job Wednesday to protest the company’s response to an explosive lawsuit filed last week alleging pervasive discrimination and harassment against women. The suit, filed against the company by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, largely focuses on the Blizzard division of the company and outlines a workplace … [Read more...] about Activision Blizzard lashed out when accused of sexism. Workers don’t like that response
New cybersecurity technique keeps hackers guessing
Army researchers developed a new machine learning-based framework to enhance the security of computer networks inside vehicles without undermining performance. With the widespread prevalence of modern automobiles that entrust control to onboard computers, this research looks toward to a larger Army effort to invest in greater cybersecurity protection measures for its aerial and … [Read more...] about New cybersecurity technique keeps hackers guessing
Now in 3D: Deep learning techniques help visualize X-ray data in three dimensions
Computers have been able to quickly process 2D images for some time. Your cell phone can snap digital photographs and manipulate them in a number of ways. Much more difficult, however, is processing an image in three dimensions, and doing it in a timely manner. The mathematics are more complex, and crunching those numbers, even on a supercomputer, takes time. That's the … [Read more...] about Now in 3D: Deep learning techniques help visualize X-ray data in three dimensions
Op-Ed: Why we need a national strategy to prevent computer chip shortages
Semiconductors are the foundation of everything from weapons systems to technologies used daily by consumers and businesses. The current shortage has exposed gaps and vulnerabilities across the global semiconductor supply system.This shortage reflects a variety of factors — including significant pandemic-driven disruptions in both demand and supply and U.S. trade restrictions … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: Why we need a national strategy to prevent computer chip shortages
Satellite images of wildfires are saving lives. The Pentagon might let the program expire
WASHINGTON — When a brush fire trapped more than 100 hikers and campers last year in the Sierra National Forest, California firefighters needed to know precisely where the blaze was — and they needed to know fast.They turned to a little-known program called FireGuard, which gave them access to video and images captured by a U.S. military drone. The aerial view of the fire’s … [Read more...] about Satellite images of wildfires are saving lives. The Pentagon might let the program expire
Researchers demonstrate technique for recycling nanowires in electronics
Researchers at North Carolina State University demonstrated a low-cost technique for retrieving nanowires from electronic devices that have reached the end of their utility and then using those nanowires in new devices. The work is a step toward more sustainable electronics. "There is a lot of interest in recycling electronic materials because we want to both reduce electronic … [Read more...] about Researchers demonstrate technique for recycling nanowires in electronics