Category: Computers
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Swarm robots: AI final frontier! (literally)
Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics, jointly established by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, have been working to program a group of 40 robots, and say the ability to control robot swarms could prove hugely beneficial in a range of contexts, from military to medical. [1] The researchers have demonstrated that the swarm can…
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God is dead, Philosophy is dead, Thought is dead…
Microsoft is working on an interactive whiteboard that aims to interpret users’ sketches to complete the diagrams they were drawing. [1] It was about time! We have been thinking too much. Now that God is proclaimed dead, now that Philosophy is proclaimed dead as well, it was obvious what was next in line: Thought is…
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Computer viruses – A great tool! (which you already use)
Thousands of computers running Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system were unable to connect to the internet after installing an anti-virus update [1]. Users said they were also unable to access their internal company networks. It is not the first time an anti-virus update results in a disaster (see here). This reminds me of how much…
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