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Stephen Ornes

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Abstractions blog

How and Why Computers Roll Loaded Dice

By Stephen Ornes
July 8, 2020
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Researchers are one step closer to injecting probability into deterministic machines.

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artificial intelligence

Symbolic Mathematics Finally Yields to Neural Networks

By Stephen Ornes
May 20, 2020
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After translating some of math’s complicated equations, researchers have created an AI system that they hope will answer even bigger questions.

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artificial intelligence

Playing Hide-and-Seek, Machines Invent New Tools

By Stephen Ornes
November 18, 2019
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After millions of games, machine learning algorithms found creative solutions and unexpected new strategies that could transfer to the real world.


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