A team of computer scientists has used theoretical calculations to argue that algorithms could not control a super-intelligent AI. Their study addresses what Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom calls the ...

Presented last week at digital graphics conference Siggraph, the algorithm is designed to improve values such as an image's contrast, color-balance, saturation, and brightness—in effect, to correct ...

When trying to measure molecular structures with nanometer precision, every bit of noise shows up in the data: someone walking past the microscope, tiny vibrations in the building and even the traffic ...