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AI Can Help Track Animals

Artificial intelligence can be used by conservasionists to track wildlife in Africa, reports the Seattle Times.

To the untrained eye, zebras in Kenya probably all look alike. But each animal’s black and white markings are like a fingerprint, distinct — and invaluable for scientists who need to track the animals and information about them, including their births, deaths, health and migration patterns.

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AI Can Be Used for Good

According to the Guardian, artificial intelligence can be used to do great good for society. 

One of the seminal texts for anyone interested in technology and society is Melvin Kranzberg’s Six Laws of Technology, the first of which says that “technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral”. 

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AI Still Struggles with Stories

Artificial intelligence still has trouble understanding how to create a coherent story line, reports Wired.

Fans of games like Dungeons & Dragons know that the fun comes, in part, from a creative Dungeon Master—an all-powerful narrator who follows a storyline but has free rein to improvise in response to players’ actions and the fate of the dice.

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