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Web Element – Lecture on AIArchive 2019
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Web Element – Lecture on AI

Are you interested in teaching your computer to understand written text? How we wrote a programme with the capacity of two cockroach brains and defeated IBM with it? How our…

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Artificial Intelligence Manipulates Us. We Are Unable to Understand Why Neural Networks Decide as They Do, Says Professor PěchoučekArchive 2019
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Artificial Intelligence Manipulates Us. We Are Unable to Understand Why Neural Networks Decide as They Do, Says Professor Pěchouček

Professor Michal Pěchouček established the CTU Centre for Artificial Intelligence 18 years ago. Today, he is surrounded by more than a hundred experts, and that number will grow. Last year, he began...

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Doctors Yearn for Surgical Robots Equipped with a Sense of TouchArchive 2019
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Doctors Yearn for Surgical Robots Equipped with a Sense of Touch

Robot-assisted surgeries are the future of medicine. However, current machines still have a significant disadvantage. “Robots offer high-definition imaging and fine control, but I can’t feel if I’m damaging something by pulling on tissues…

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Support for Artificial Intelligence Research Has Doubled. Schools Are the Biggest BeneficiariesArchive 2019
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Support for Artificial Intelligence Research Has Doubled. Schools Are the Biggest Beneficiaries

Support for artificial intelligence research has doubled. Schools are the biggest beneficiaries. We informed you about this and other interesting facts about Czech AI last year. Now...

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Czech Scientists Build the Car of the Future. It Drives on the Road, but the Steering Wheel is Controlled from the OfficeArchive 2019
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Czech Scientists Build the Car of the Future. It Drives on the Road, but the Steering Wheel is Controlled from the Office

In addition to cars that will drive themselves, the future also belongs to vehicles and machines controlled remotely. Czech scientists are working on it. In Brno...

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Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Become a Tool for the Oppression of People, Warns SorosArchive 2019
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Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Become a Tool for the Oppression of People, Warns Soros

Chinese artificial intelligence will become a tool for the oppression of people, warns Soros – the American billionaire. The American billionaire, philanthropist, and lobbyist George Soros has accused China and its…

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IDG Publishing Launches New Project ‘AI World’ on Artificial IntelligenceArchive 2019
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IDG Publishing Launches New Project ‘AI World’ on Artificial Intelligence

They promise news from the world of technology that will shape the world for decades to come. This project is set to focus solely on developments surrounding artificial intelligence. In addition to online…

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Yesterday, an article was published – 15 successful Czech startups that built their business on artificial intelligence!Archive 2019
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Yesterday, an article was published – 15 successful Czech startups that built their business on artificial intelligence!

Although the Czech Republic cannot compete with countries like the USA, China, Israel, or France in terms of the number of startups focused on artificial intelligence, we are not lacking in quality...

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Astronaut Chats with a 'Smart Robot' on the ISS and No One is ExcitedArchive 2018
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Astronaut Chats with a 'Smart Robot' on the ISS and No One is Excited

CIMON, the new crew member of the International Space Station (ISS), is starting to get accustomed to weightlessness. And his colleagues are learning how to talk to him. The robot…

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China Wants to Build an Underwater Base Operated by Artificial IntelligenceArchive 2018
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China Wants to Build an Underwater Base Operated by Artificial Intelligence

Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences aim to construct an underwater base operated exclusively by robots with artificial intelligence. The base in question is set to become the 'first colony of artificial intelligence on Earth'...

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The First Advertisement in the World Written by Artificial Intelligence is for LexusArchive 2018
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The First Advertisement in the World Written by Artificial Intelligence is for Lexus

Robots can manufacture cars, but are they capable of creative thinking? According to a new advertisement for the Lexus ES, it seems they are. Although it was directed by a human, ...

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Thanks, Vašek! Proof that artificial intelligence is slowly but surely coming to secondary schools in the Czech Republic.Archive 2018
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Thanks, Vašek! Proof that artificial intelligence is slowly but surely coming to secondary schools in the Czech Republic.

After the introductory lecture, simple school projects will follow. Which secondary school will be next to join the AI movement? https://www.spsejecna.cz/akce/1667

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If you're interested in how we work on AI development, come to Palaleni polis!Archive 2018
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If you're interested in how we work on AI development, come to Palaleni polis!

There will also be a festive presentation of TOXIC II, which already combines deep learning and expert systems, as well as the introduction of our new project on emotion mapping. And above all…

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Germany is Massively Investing in Artificial Intelligence, Aiming to Erase the Lead of the USA and ChinaArchive 2018
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Germany is Massively Investing in Artificial Intelligence, Aiming to Erase the Lead of the USA and China

Although Germany is one of the most advanced countries in the world, according to Angela Merkel, it is lagging behind global leaders in the development of artificial intelligence. The Chancellor's cabinet has therefore committed to investing…

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Artificial Intelligence Designed a Lunar Landing ModuleArchive 2018
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Artificial Intelligence Designed a Lunar Landing Module

The module was created using a technique known as generative design. Experts first provided the AI with specific design constraints (such as particular types of materials it could use) and…

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Thank You for Your Support. You Are the Best!Archive 2018
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Thank You for Your Support. You Are the Best!

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IBM Opens an Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Prague, Technology Can Recognise Client EmotionsArchive 2018
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IBM Opens an Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Prague, Technology Can Recognise Client Emotions

The Watson iLab, comprising around 30 people, will provide solutions to companies across Europe. They specialise in concepts that utilise artificial intelligence in the processing,…

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Difficult to Distinguish ImagesArchive 2018
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Difficult to Distinguish Images

You may have encountered how neural networks learn to understand images. Using convolutional networks, transfer learning, autoencoders, and other algorithms, it is now possible to achieve remarkable results...

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Slow Motion Video Using AIArchive 2018
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Slow Motion Video Using AI

Despite today's smartphones being capable of recording videos in slow motion at up to 240 frames per second, several obstacles remain. The biggest…

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A Set of Seven Ethical Principles That Google Commits to Uphold in the Development of Artificial IntelligenceArchive 2018
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A Set of Seven Ethical Principles That Google Commits to Uphold in the Development of Artificial Intelligence

In early June 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai published a set of seven principles that Google commits to uphold in the development of artificial intelligence. It includes…

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Parallel Polis – NLPArchive 2018
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Parallel Polis – NLP

This Saturday, 26th May 2018 at 15:00 in Parallel Polis, you can hear interesting insights about NLP!

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In two years, people will communicate more with AI than with their life partners!Archive 2018
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In two years, people will communicate more with AI than with their life partners!

The world is changing. According to Gartner's research director Anthony Mullen, in two years, people will communicate more with AI than with their life partners! Already…

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Stanford Question Answering Dataset (SQuAD)Archive 2018
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Stanford Question Answering Dataset (SQuAD)

Today I found a real treasure! The Stanford Question Answering Dataset (SQuAD) is a new dataset consisting of questions posed by the audience on a selection of Wikipedia articles…

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10 Data Science, Machine Learning and AI Podcasts You Must Listen ToArchive 2018
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10 Data Science, Machine Learning and AI Podcasts You Must Listen To

Technological advancements driving innovation in machine learning and artificial intelligence are evolving at an ever-accelerating pace. It is crucial to keep up with modern trends in these fields. If...

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