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How robots can learn to follow a moral code
Credit: Totto Renna A person with a burning need to know whether the video game Doom is compatible with the values taught in the Bible might once have had to spend days studying the two cultural artefacts and debating the question with their peers. Now, there’s an easier way: they can ask AI Jesus. The…
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No doubt who is Best on Far East tennis courts
<!– –> E.J. King’s Moa Best defeated her twin sister Miu 6-1, 6-4 in the girls singles final of the Far East tournament. She earlier teamed with Miu to beat Matthew C. Perry’s Nina Altig and Julie Apperson 6-1, 6-4 in the girls doubles final. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes) KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – As…
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Herd Tennis Travels to Palmetto State for Gamecock Shootout
Championship Fund HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Tennis team travels to Columbia, South Carolina, for the Gamecock Shootout this weekend beginning on Friday. The event is hosted by the South Carolina Gamecocks. EVENT DETAILSDates: Friday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29Location: Columbia, South CarolinaTeams (5): Charlotte, Marshall, SMU, South Carolina, Virginia Tech Pregame NotesThe Herd is coming off…
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How the Daughter of Sharecroppers Revolutionized Preschoolers’ Health
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Community Foundation, church offer veteran holiday food baskets
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> ESCANABA — Cheryl Andzejewski, executive director of the Community Foundation for Delta County and Robin Wycoff, food pantry director of the Seventh Day Adventist Church Food Pantry announce their Veterans Holiday Mobile Pantry collaboration. The Veterans Mobile Pantry will be held at the Ruth Butler Building at the U.P. State Fairgrounds…
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A human-machine collaborative approach measures economic development using satellite imagery
Abstract Machine learning approaches using satellite imagery are providing accessible ways to infer socioeconomic measures without visiting a region. However, many algorithms require integration of ground-truth data, while regional data are scarce or even absent in many countries. Here we present our human-machine collaborative model which predicts grid-level economic development using publicly available satellite imagery…
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New Training Method Helps AI Generalize like People Do
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Screening of genes interacting with high myopia and neuropsychiatric disorders
Abstract Clinical studies have demonstrated an association between high myopia (HM) and neuropsychiatric disorders; however, the underlying mechanism of the association is not clear. We used whole exome sequencing (WES) in combination with the Genetic Variants Classification Criteria and Guidelines published by the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) and bioinformatics analysis to clarify the…
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CRB não mudará departamento de futebol
Apesar dos fracassos nas Séries B de 2021, 2022 e 2023, o departamento de futebol do CRB não deve ter mudanças para 2024. O executivo Tiago Paes seguirá no comando da pasta, com o apoio do presidente Mário Marroquim. O Galo termina esta temporada apenas com título alagoano, e nas redes sociais a frustração do…
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Humans Absorb Bias from AI—And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm
Credit: Maksim Akhramenka/Getty Images Advertisement <div class="article-block article-text" data-behavior="newsletter_promo dfp_article_rendering" data-dfp-adword="Advertisement" data-newsletterpromo_article-text=" Sign up for Scientific American’s free newsletters. ” data-newsletterpromo_article-image=”https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/4641809D-B8F1-41A3-9E5A87C21ADB2FD8_source.png” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-text=”Sign Up” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-link=”https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/newsletter-sign-up/?origincode=2018_sciam_ArticlePromo_NewsletterSignUp” name=”articleBody” itemprop=”articleBody”> Artificial intelligence programs, like the humans who develop and train them, are far from perfect. Whether it’s machine-learning software that analyzes medical images or a generative chatbot, such as…