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AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

Technology

AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

An algorithm developed to detect electricity theft for companies in Latin America could also uncover billing errors

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Technology

AI spots Alzheimer’s brain changes years before symptoms emerge

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Humans

We seem to be getting stupider and population ageing may be why

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Technology

Facebook AI learns human reactions after watching hours of Skype

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A car controlled by AI

Technology

Fatal AI mistakes could be prevented by having human teachers

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Physics

Why am I rubbish at maths? And other curious questions answered

Features

Gregory Berns

Life

The man who reads dog minds and personalities in a brain scanner

Features

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Technology

Tesla boss leads 116 experts calling for UN ban on killer robots

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Health

Newborn babies already have a sense of how numbers work

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Technology

Inside the fighter jet of the future where AI is the pilot

Next-gen planes won't have controls – or maybe even a cockpit. Timothy Revell got on board to find out whether pilots are getting the ejector seat

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Technology

A surveillance state is no fix for Brexit's Irish border issue

Analysis

Technology

AI artist conjures up convincing fake worlds from memories

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Technology

Smart cameras spot when hospital staff don’t wash their hands

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Earth

There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas

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