F-35 and F-22’s to acquire AI
In an effort to reduce comms latency, fighter aircraft will be equipped with AI systems to work with drone wingmen. The latter rather than being controlled by remote pilots thousands of miles … Read more
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In the tech.courses blog we explore technology topics including as Machine Learning, TensorFlow.js, and JavaScript. These blog posts complement our online video courses but are available to all!
Nirvana – a state of enlightenment
I am sure we all wish to achieve in life a place of peace and happiness, or indeed the cessation of individual desires and suffering. These are some of the meanings of … Read more
I was lost in France
Well, Bonnie Tyler may have been ‘Lost in France’ in the popular hit of 1976 but should she get lost in Scotland in 2019 there would be an AI drone out looking … Read more
Alphabet’s DeepMind AI achieves Grandmaster status playing Starcraft 2
Alphabet, the parent company of Google used DeepMind AI anonymously to play against real gamers and in so doing became a Grandmaster of Starcraft 2. Alphabet sought the assistance of Blizzard who … Read more
AI software engineer resigns over Project Maven.
An engineer recruited by Google and later assigned to work on Project Maven has resigned over ethical concerns. Laura Nolan, a computer science graduate from Trinity College Dublin became increasingly concerned over … Read more
Dark Fate, Arnie’s back!
It seems that those in the AI community are despairing at the latest film from the Terminator franchise, Dark Fate. They think it gives the general public a biased rendition of where … Read more
Raising the bar
It had to happen……a really useful facial recognition proposition. If you’ve ever been in a busy bar and tried to catch the eye of the bartender, it isn’t always on a first … Read more
Bird brained or tweet of the day?
An exhibit by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg in London from 31st October will use AI technology to replicate birdsong! Ginsberg, more familiar with research in to deepfake videos and how to prevent their … Read more
All aboard The Mayflower?
There will be no pilgrims aboard this Mayflower when it sets sail from Plymouth to the USA. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) will replicate the 400 year old journey which took pilgrims … Read more
Biochemical AI?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Superman! No, no, no, but Physarum polycephalum could be either an animal or a fungus! Nobody really knows but its certainly an … Read more