Researchers teach AI to design, say it did ‘quite good’ but won’t steal your job (yet)
The AI is "learning how people solve a specific type of problem and creating new design solutions from scratch."
Tag: learning
We learn best when we fail around 15% of the time
We like it easy... but not too easy.
Computers can now read handwriting with 98% accuracy
New research in Tunisia is teaching computers how to read your handwriting.
Taking short breaks to reinforce memories is key to learning new skills or re-learning old ones
The secret to success is to take a short break, often.
Artificial intelligence still has severe limitations in recognizing what it’s seeing
They're endearingly bad at it, to be honest.
Exposure to cannabis leads to cognitive changes in the offspring of rats
The findings are still preliminary, but they do suggest that mothers should abstain a bit before and during pregnancy.
Feeback, not evidence, makes us confident we’re right — even when we’re not
"the strategy of using your most recent feedback, rather than all of the data you've accumulated, is not a great ...
Novel system allows robots to learn new skills just by looking at you do it
Can it teach them how to love, though?
How stress impairs our ability to learn and recall
This explains why some people fail exams despite having studied for it.
Researchers identify brain patterns associated with learning to improve teaching, fight Alzheimer’s
We're learning about learning!
Some otters learn how to solve problems by observing other otters
Otters are copycats.
Artificial synapse brings us one step closer to brain-like computers
It's also bio-compatible -- are our brains getting an update?
Google’s Neural Machine can translate nearly as well as a human
It all happened because they let the program learn without interference.
Machine learning could solve the US’s police violence issue
By flagging high-risk officers, the system allows police departments to limit the chance for violent events.
Physical exercise after learning could improve long-term memory, study finds
Do your learning, take a break, and then work out.
Good quality breakfast linked to better performance in school
Cardiff University public health experts have discovered a powerful link between a pupil's breakfast quality and their performance at school. ...
Naps are key to infant learning and memory consolidation
People spend more of their time asleep as babies than at any other point in their lives, but even if ...
Making Mistakes while Learning facilitates Memory
Topping conventional thinking, a new study found that making mistakes while learning can benefit memory, but only when the wrong ...
Curiosity sparks Brain Mechanisms that Facilitate Learning
Whether we're assigned a learning task or choose to follow it, those subjects that interest us are always easier to ...
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The Mandela effect: how groups of people can all remember the wrong thing
Although popularized by a "paranormal consultant", the effect is real.
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