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On MIT News, Larry Hardesty offers a brief history of neural networks and “deep learning” (learning by networks with many layers).

Published: Monday January 09 2017The development of deep learning AI programmes allows robots to emulate back-up staff in financial institutions, says leading computer scientist Qiang Yang – but they will not completely replace human decision-making.In many financial institutions, expert advisors rely on trading data, company reports and news stories to detect minute market signals and provide clients with investment recommendations. Their work is often supported by teams of interns who...

Published: Friday January 06 2017Antoine Blondeau, co-founder of a pioneering artificial intelligence company, believes that there are no limits on what can be achieved by scaling up and distributing AI on a truly vast scale.When Antoine Blondeau and three collaborators co-founded Sentient Technology in 2007, they had an ambitious vision. They wanted to help solve some of the world’s most complex problems by harnessing the world’s computer capacity to develop artificial intelligence on a...