An AI expert explains why it's hard to give computers something you take for granted: Common sense
Common sense is a broad and diverse set of abilities that help define what it means to be human. AI researchers are struggling to endow computers with it.
Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min
The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites
New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could be from high in the sky.
Christopher Ruf, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan •
conversation
July 9, 2021 • ~8 min
July 9, 2021 • ~8 min
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