Matthew Hutson

Software that identifies unique playing styles could lead to better tutorials and game play

Nontraditional hardware could help neural networks operate faster and more efficiently than computer chips

AI researchers are creating novel “benchmarks” to help models avoid real-world stumbles

“Neural Voice Camouflage” disguises words with custom noise

Instagram users don’t mind teaching lessons to bots

Meta’s algorithm tackles both language and strategy in a classic board game that involves negotiation

On this week’s show: Meta’s algorithm tackles both language and strategy in a board game, and measuring how much water people use on a daily basis

DeepMind’s AlphaCode outperforms many human programmers in tricky software challenges

Eerily realistic simulated personas could save researchers time and money—or stand in for people in dangerous experiments

An inner monologue can help a machine learn to perform complex tasks more reliably