A.I. taught itself to solve Rubik’s Cube in under a second

A new artficial intelligence algorithm can solve the Rubik's cube in "about 20 moves, most of the time solving it in the minimum number of steps."

Tom Vasich-UC Irvine • futurity
July 25, 2019 ~3 min

Gadget counts cancer cells to see if chemo is working

A new device uses biosensors and artificial intelligence to see whether targeted chemotherapy for cancer is killing tumor cells.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
July 16, 2019 ~4 min


Face quirks unmask deepfake videos

Deepfake videos could cause serious problems in the near future, but reserchers have created a new tool that could help root out the doctored videos.

Kara Manke-UC Berkeley • futurity
July 2, 2019 ~7 min

Robotic arm packs boxes with A.I. guidance

Watch as artificial intelligence allows a robotic arm to pack boxes efficiently.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
June 27, 2019 ~3 min

Cities with certain racist tweets see more hate crimes

A new study of 532 million tweets suggests a link between hate speech on Twitter and hate crimes offline.

Kathleen Hamilton-NYU • futurity
June 26, 2019 ~4 min

Tool lets smart speakers detect cardiac arrest

The system monitors the bedroom for agonal breathing, alerts anyone nearby, and calls 911 if there is no response.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
June 24, 2019 ~6 min

A.I. vision guides fake video detection

A new system can pick out the best reference frame to help experts fight deepfake videos, and could also boost driverless cars and drones.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
June 23, 2019 ~5 min

To thwart deep fakes, add these digital ‘watermarks’

Deep fakes—super-realistic looking fake videos—pose a major threat, but "digital watermarks" could help stop them.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
May 29, 2019 ~4 min


A few ‘glimpses’ give A.I. agent a 360 degree view

A new artificial intelligence agent can take just a few glimpses to get a 360 degree view of its environment, something usually only humans can do.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
May 19, 2019 ~5 min

5 things about technology give kids the creeps

What is "creepy technology" to kids? One example: A child asked a digital voice assistant if it would kill him in his sleep. It said, "I can't answer that."

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
May 17, 2019 ~6 min

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