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Issue 8

June 9, 2010

This newsletter is for thinking people who has any interest in Artificial Intelligence

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Computer Program Recognizes Sarcasm:

Researchers have developed a computer program that can identify sarcasm in online communities with an accuracy rate of about 80 percent..

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Poker contestants to create artificial 'bots

Artificial intelligence poker bots, created by undergraduate students from universities across Indiana, will battle for the top spot in IU’s first Poker Programming Contest

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Part-Human, Part-Machine Transistor Devised

Scientists embedded a biologically powered transistor inside a cell membrane. The research could lead to new man-machine interfaces.
 

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Helping The Blind 'See'. GPS Navigation System Gives Acoustical Warnings

Human factors psychologists have teamed up with computer scientists to develop technology that can do the job of a seeing-eye dog -- help the blind walk around safely and without getting lost. The wearable system tracks the person's position using GPS, and emits sounds to alert them of obstacles such as fire hydrants or park benches.

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Smart pill

The Redwood City, Calif., company meshes sensors made of materials found in food including copper, magnesium and silicon (traces are in apples and celery) into existing medicines to ensure safe digestion after swallowing and to cut costs by substituting readily available minerals for the more expensive silicon alone. Proteus says its edible sensor—embedded in a pill—would raise the cost of that pill just pennies more when produced in large volumes. The company is targeting medicines in the cardiovascular, diabetes, tuberculosis and psychiatric ailment areas. For now, its sensor could be paired with a pill in many diagnostic areas.

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Android OS Now Used To Drive Real Robots

For those wondering about the propriety of the name "Android" as a mobile device operating system, wonder no more because its real purpose has finally been revealed. It's really an operating system for robots.

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6 Mashups of Music and Artificial Intelligence

If there is one thing computers do well, it’s math. All of music’s raw components — key, mode, melody, harmony and rhythm — can be expressed mathematically. As a result, computers can help people make music, even if they don’t know their elbow from an F clef.
 

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Scientists are teaching an artificial intelligence how to classify galaxies imaged by telescopes like the Hubble.I

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