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Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics
Concerns over the potential abuse of artificial intelligence technology have led Microsoft to cut off significant sales, says Eric Horvitz, technical fellow and director at Microsoft Research Labs. Horvitz laid out Microsoft’s commitment to AI ethics today during the Carnegie Mellon University – … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, Technology
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Scientists double down on DNA data storage
Twist Bioscience says it’s extending its collaboration with Microsoft and the University of Washington on a project aimed at perfecting a process for encoding digital data in DNA molecules. In a news release issued today, San Francisco-based Twist said Microsoft will … Continue reading
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Tagged Data Storage, DNA, Microsoft Research, Technology, Twist Bioscience, University of Washington
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How a robo-trap zeroes in on Zika mosquitoes
BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good news for scientists fighting the Zika virus, dengue fever and other mosquito-borne maladies. It can also tell if you’re buzzing … Continue reading
Microsoft bets big on quantum computers
Microsoft says it’s moving ahead from just talking about quantum computing to building an actual quantum computer, based on the physics that won a Nobel Prize this year. The project will be headed by longtime Microsoft executive Todd Holmdahl, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer Science, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, Quantum Computing, Technology
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Study: AI will change our lives but won’t kill us
A 100-year project conceived by Microsoft Research’s Eric Horvitz to trace the impacts of artificial intelligence has issued its first report: a 28,000-word analysislooking at how AI technologies will affect urban life in 2030. The bottom line? Put away those “Terminator” nightmares … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bot or Not, Microsoft Research, Technology
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Microsoft and MIT unveil smart tattoos
Smart tattoos made out of super-thin electronics have been a thing for years, but now the technology is getting closer to fashionable prime time. Microsoft Research has joined forces with MIT Media Lab for the latest iteration, dubbed DuoSkin. The skin-friendly … Continue reading
Microsoft shows off ‘Star Wars’ holoportation
As Microsoft gets set to ship its HoloLens development kit, it’s previewing a “Star Wars” application called holoportation that takes full advantage of the mixed-reality headset. The effect is like that scene in the original Star Wars movie, where Princess Leia pops up in … Continue reading
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Tagged Augmented reality, HoloLens, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, Technology
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