An insight into the way machines make meaning. A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer scientist ...

AI boffins are interested that a computer outfit has come up with an algorithm which could mean the end of writers. Code, penned by Narrative Science, can turn sports data and knock it into passable ...

Machine learning is all about getting computers to “understand” new concepts, but it’s still a pretty inefficient process, often requiring hundreds of examples for training. That may soon change, ...