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AI can liberate us - if it has a human purpose - BusinessCloud

Chess Research - Fri, 10/27/2017 - 02:10

BusinessCloud

AI can liberate us - if it has a human purpose
BusinessCloud
That puts him one place above Garry Kasparov, chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, who famously played IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in two chess matches in 1996 and 1997. The second of those matches marked the first time an AI had defeated a ...

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There Are Three Kinds of Consciousness, And Computers Have Mastered One, Says Study - ScienceAlert

Chess Research - Fri, 10/27/2017 - 00:31

There Are Three Kinds of Consciousness, And Computers Have Mastered One, Says Study
ScienceAlert
While Turing dreamed of universal computing machines that would play chess better than world champions, his mind would probably be blown by the level of artificial intelligence we have today in the form of AlphaGo and DeepMind. As fantastic as these ...

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Robot Armageddon? 'Demon' machines on verge of conquering 'hallmark of human intelligence' - Express.co.uk

Chess Research - Fri, 10/27/2017 - 00:06

Express.co.uk

Robot Armageddon? 'Demon' machines on verge of conquering 'hallmark of human intelligence'
Express.co.uk
He stated: “For any program to handle letterforms with the flexibility that human beings do, it would have to possess full-scale artificial intelligence.” The system used by the team of researchers comes after both the greatest chess and Go players ...
Artificial intelligence bots beat Captcha, the online test that identifies man or machineThe Times

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AlphaGo Zero shows how business is losing the innovation game - Financial Times

Chess Research - Thu, 10/26/2017 - 23:02

Financial Times

AlphaGo Zero shows how business is losing the innovation game
Financial Times
Go is a far harder game for computers to master than chess. Yet when the AlphaGo programme emerged with muted fanfare in 2016, it comfortably outclassed the world's best Go players after a few months of training. Then last week, the AI research firm ...

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Don't use technology as a bargaining chip with your kids - The Conversation AU

Chess Research - Thu, 10/26/2017 - 19:52

The Conversation AU

Don't use technology as a bargaining chip with your kids
The Conversation AU
... with teenagers confiscate phones or remove internet privileges as a form of punishment. It's no longer simply a tool of distraction – technology access has become a means of behavioural control. But my recent research suggests that this approach ...

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Why teenage jobs are good for your kids - The Conversation CA

Chess Research - Thu, 10/26/2017 - 16:24

The Conversation CA

Why teenage jobs are good for your kids
The Conversation CA
Chess club? Band? Recent research shows that another option — adolescent work experience — can pay big dividends later in life. Many schools and parents push children to engage in excessive extracurricular activities. Meanwhile, adolescent work has ...

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In the News: Rear Adm. Colin G. Chinn, Joint Staff Surgeon of Joint Chiefs of Staff - ExecutiveGov

Chess Research - Thu, 10/26/2017 - 13:53

In the News: Rear Adm. Colin G. Chinn, Joint Staff Surgeon of Joint Chiefs of Staff
ExecutiveGov
At the time of his presentation, Chinn was Deputy ASD(HA) for R&D, walking a tightrope everyday in a balancing act of weighted responsibilities ranging from the oversight of supporting a $2 billion defense health program funding cutting-edge research ...

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Could We Build a Machine with Consciousness? - MIT Technology Review

Chess Research - Thu, 10/26/2017 - 13:01

MIT Technology Review

Could We Build a Machine with Consciousness?
MIT Technology Review
That's what powers our ability to, say, determine a chess move or spot a face without really knowing how we did it. That, the researchers say, is broadly comparable to the kind of processing that modern-day AIs, such as DeepMind's AlphaGo or Face++'s ...

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High-End Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses How Playing Chess Can Boost Your Brain Power - Markets Insider

Chess Research - Thu, 10/26/2017 - 04:03

High-End Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses How Playing Chess Can Boost Your Brain Power
Markets Insider
Chess exercises the right side of the brain, which is responsible for creative thinking. Regular playing is shown to enhance creativity. Those working in the creative fields may see a boost in inventiveness and imagination. Higher IQ. Research shows ...

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How Iran is winning game of chess in Kirkuk - Al-Monitor

Chess Research - Wed, 10/25/2017 - 14:25

Al-Monitor

How Iran is winning game of chess in Kirkuk
Al-Monitor
Kurdish language is part of ind-european languages . the definition of Iranian languages are misleading ( the research mostly done by those who have no knowlagd eof kurds also never spoken Kurdish ). 2. Iran is the biggest enemy of kurds. Any ...

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Artificial Intelligence Investing Gets Ready For Prime Time - Forbes

Chess Research - Wed, 10/25/2017 - 13:23

India Today

Artificial Intelligence Investing Gets Ready For Prime Time
Forbes
The 'cognitive computing' space is bursting with innovations; a result of billions of research and investment dollars spent by large companies such as Microsoft, Google and Facebook. IBM alone has spent $15 billion on Watson, its cognitive system, as ...
Artificial Intelligence: An Historic PerspectiveAbove the Law

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Ritalin: Poker & eSports' Dirty Secret - Casino.Org News (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 10/25/2017 - 09:13

Casino.Org News (blog)

Ritalin: Poker & eSports' Dirty Secret
Casino.Org News (blog)
In chess, that ~3% difference can be a tournament ranking difference of around 1500. However, the research did highlight one limitation of Ritalin use: games that got into time-limit trouble were more likely to be lost by Ritalin-dosed players ...

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EXCLUSIVE - A conversation on the evolution of artificial intelligence and its present-day applications - OpenGov Asia

Chess Research - Wed, 10/25/2017 - 08:40

OpenGov Asia

EXCLUSIVE - A conversation on the evolution of artificial intelligence and its present-day applications
OpenGov Asia
Around 1960, the General Problem Solver was created, which could be applied to "well-defined" problems such as proving theorems in logic or geometry, word puzzles and chess. The next stage was expert systems, where the knowledge of human experts ...

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Technicator Indicators at a glance for Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP) - Concord Register

Chess Research - Wed, 10/25/2017 - 02:58

Technicator Indicators at a glance for Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP)
Concord Register
Investors have the option to employ additional technical indicators when conducting stock research. At the time of writing, Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -35.90. Developed by Donald Lambert, the CCI is a ...

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Fox News Makes Viewers More Likely to Vote for Republicans, Study Finds - The Emory Wheel

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 20:02

Fox News Makes Viewers More Likely to Vote for Republicans, Study Finds
The Emory Wheel
The researchers calculated that an additional three minutes of Fox News consumption per week over the course of an election season year made a Democrat-identified voter 58 percent more likely to vote for Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 ...

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Study Finds Fox News is Big Player in Presidential Elections - The Emory Wheel

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 20:02

Study Finds Fox News is Big Player in Presidential Elections
The Emory Wheel
The researchers calculated that an additional three minutes of Fox News consumption per week over the course of an election season year made a Democrat-identified voter 58 percent more likely to vote for Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 ...

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EPA keeps scientists from talking about report - Clinton Herald

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 09:36

Clinton Herald

EPA keeps scientists from talking about report
Clinton Herald
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change ...
EPA Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency ScientistsNew York Times
First on CNN: Security costs skyrocket at 'lightning rod' EPACNN
EPA yanks scientists' conference presentations, including on climate changeWashington Post

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US Soldiers in Niger: A Hidden Global Mission - Center for Research on Globalization

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 02:38

US Soldiers in Niger: A Hidden Global Mission
Center for Research on Globalization
Black was multilingual but also fluent in the Hausa language, as “he wanted to communicate directly with the people.”[1] This soldier of empire was similarly adept at chess. Johnson “loved his country” and proved “loyal”. “For some, he was the beloved ...

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EPA stops scientists from speaking about climate report - The Philadelphia Tribune

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 23:13

The Philadelphia Tribune

EPA stops scientists from speaking about climate report
The Philadelphia Tribune
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change ...

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EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change - PBS NewsHour

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 10:59

PBS NewsHour

EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change
PBS NewsHour
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change ...
EPA Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency ScientistsNew York Times
First on CNN: Security costs skyrocket at 'lightning rod' EPACNN
EPA yanks scientists' conference presentations, including on climate changeWashington Post
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