Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Drug DiscoveryExample of a knowledge graph linking entitiesArtificial Intelligence expedites and optimizes the drug discovery process. Though approx US$2.8 billion is spent on drug development annually, most of it is wasted as only 1 out of 10 candidate therapies make it past regulatory approval. The money can be spent more effectively by…… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Drug Discovery

Generating Art with Creative Adversarial Networks (CAN) Generating Art with Creative Adversarial Networks (CAN) Computationally recreating creativity is a significant step towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Generative Adversarial Networks… Generating Art with Creative Adversarial Networks (CAN)Computationally recreating creativity is a significant step towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) are AI algorithms that can…… Continue reading Generating Art with Creative Adversarial Networks (CAN)

AI beats elite pros at 6-player Texas Hold’em PokerAI systems reached superhuman performance in 2 player, zero-sum games (where one player wins, the other loses) such as Chess, Checkers, Go, and two-player poker. Now, an AI called Pluribus is capable of defeating elite poker players in 6 player, no-limit Texas Hold’em Poker, the most common game…… Continue reading AI beats elite pros at 6-player Texas Hold’em Poker

Lulu and Nana: Designer BabiesIn a breakthrough experiment, He Jiankui edited an embryo by disabling a gene linked to HIV. This embryo was implanted in the mother’s uterus and led to twins, Lulu and Nana. Studying their genomes, He identified that the only changed gene is the one regarding HIV infections.The father had HIV and He…… Continue reading Lulu and Nana: Designer Babies

OpenAI’s Codex: Translating English to CodeOpenAI is an AI research lab founded by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others. Microsoft is also a close partner with a US$1 billion investment in OpenAI. Its upcoming software Codex translates English into code and implements it. It aims to expedite programming and help amateurs get started easily.Codex builds upon…… Continue reading OpenAI’s Codex: Translating English to Code

The Rapid Expansion of AI Surveillance: What You Need to KnowAI surveillance is increasing at a rapid pace around the world. 75 countries employ them lawfully and unlawfully. The East Asia/Pacific, Americas, and the Middle East/North Africa regions are robust adopters of these tools. Even liberal democracies in Europe have installed automated border controls, predictive policing,…… Continue reading The Rapid Expansion of AI Surveillance: What You Need to Know

Brain-to-brain communicationUsing non-invasive technologies, scientists constructed a proof-of-concept to communicate messages intercontinentally from a brain to another.EEG (left) and TMS (right)Scientists used Brain Computer Interfaces — EEG (Electroencephalography) and TMS (Transcranial magnetic stimulation) — to send a message from the mind of an emitter located in Thiruvanathapuram, India, to that of a receiver located in Strasbourg, France. EEG takes information from…… Continue reading Brain-to-brain communication

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) and ApplicationsHow an electrode may be implantedBrain Computer Interfaces (BCI) provide a technology to connect your brain with a device, like a computer. The major applications include restoration of impaired parts of the brain, replacement of limbs with neuroprosthetics, enhancement of computer gaming, supplementation to augmented reality/VR devices, improvement in motor and…… Continue reading Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) and Applications

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous VehiclesA review of Machine Learning methods used for end-to-end autonomous vehicle path planningReinforcement Learning (RL) methods teach an agent, a vehicle, to learn how to drive in an environment such that it maximizes successful planning to its destination and minimizes unwanted situations. The model iteratively learns to plan better routes, until…… Continue reading Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Vehicles

The divine in LanguageThere are so many religious and divine concepts in language; let’s discuss English which has a Judeo-Christian bias. The concept of Heaven and Hell is a false dichotomy created by a myth to create absolutist moral structures. It falsely attributes fate after death to God because we are so grandiose as to believe…… Continue reading The divine in Language