AI takes the tube
Visitors sometimes have trouble navigating the London Underground system, but an AI trained by Google鈥檚 DeepMind has learned to plot the best route. A chimera of traditional computers and neural networks, DeepMind is able to tackle tasks that require it to handle sequences, while remembering and reusing what it learns as it goes. This lets it find the shortest route from A to B through London鈥檚 tangle of stations (Nature, ).
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Baby-bot melts hearts
Not a fan of babies? A cute teacup-sized robot called Kirobo Mini, which was released by Toyota last week, might just soften you up. 鈥淗e wobbles a bit, and this is meant to emulate a seated baby,鈥� Fuminori Kataoka, Kirobo Mini鈥檚 chief design engineer, told Reuters. 鈥淭his vulnerability is meant to invoke an emotional connection.鈥�
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