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Stanford’s model helicopters teach themselves to fly

biz — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:40:37 +0000

Now this sounds to me like >narrow< ai, of a sort, but it is certainly generalizing, learning type behaviour. The helicopter monitors the activity of an expert helicopter pilot, and then, compensating for environmental differences (wind etc), performs the same maneuvers itself. Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to [...]

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Study suggests correlation between happiness and (gahh!) going outside.

biz — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:53:27 +0000

A study of Swedish vacationing and antidepressant use seems to suggest a correlation between inclement weather and antidepressant use. Sweden, being very far north, has excessively dark winters, and consequently a government mandate summer holidays to compensate. Hartig and colleagues suggest that being stuck indoors on vacation can limit mental recuperation. On the other hand, [...]

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