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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer

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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer. Published: Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) link the brain directly to external computers, allowing users to do something just by thinking it. TALK LIKE A … COMPUTER SCIENTIST. Brains and computers share lots of similarities. How do BCIs work?

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2024 Spotlight: Women Leading the Way in STEM

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This diversity in the workforce is what allows this workforce to continue thinking innovatively and in the best interest of the public as a whole. Dr. Fei-Fei Li Dr. Fei-Fei Li is a well-known computer scientist with degrees from Princeton University and California Institute of Technology.

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Understanding, detecting and combatting deepfakes in the real world

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TALK LIKE AN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEER. INTERNET OF THINGS – a system of interconnected computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people. The research project aims to help neutralise the ability of these videos to mislead the public and cause friction between people and even countries.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Dr Narges Armanfard from McGill University and Mila Quebec AI Institute in Montreal, Canada, has set up iSMART Lab to develop intelligent computer systems that can support medical professionals. Patient well-being Intelligent systems are innovative computer systems that can perceive and respond to the world around them.

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What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?

Stephen Wolfram

See also: “Wolfram|Alpha as the Way to Bring Computational Knowledge Superpowers to ChatGPT” » It’s Just Adding One Word at a Time That ChatGPT can automatically generate something that reads even superficially like human-written text is remarkable, and unexpected. But how does it do it? And why does it work?

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Artificial intelligence (AI) — computer algorithms and systems able to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence. Deep learning — technology able to automatically learn from a large set of digital media and apply what has been learnt to manipulate or create sophisticated media. ABOUT CYBER SECURITY.

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Morph with the wind: shape-changing buildings

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SCALE MODELS AND COMPUTER MODELS. While very useful, these experiments can be expensive and time-consuming; therefore, simplified computer simulations can provide an efficient alternative to quantifying interactions. A close-up of THOR, a computer used primarily for machine learning tasks. Link to the activity sheet.