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The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience

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The Future Brain is a destination for curious minds who want to understand how the convergence of artificial intelligence technology and neuroscience will shape the future. It's a series of regularly published articles written by Cami Rosso, an interdisciplinary writer on innovation, science and leadership.

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AI created in DNA-based Artificial Neural Networks | Pioneering researchers led by Dr. Lulu Qian at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created synthetic biochemical circuits that are able to perform information processing at the molecular level–an artificial neural network consisting of DNA instead of computer hardware and software.

New AI Method Wins Coveted NeurIPS Award | A team of AI researchers from the University of Toronto and the Vector Institute of Toronto, Canada, won a “Best Paper Award” for “Neural Ordinary Differential Equations”—one out of just four papers selected from the many thousands of scientific papers submitted to one of the largest conferences focused on artificial intelligence.

Can an “AI Physicist” Outperform Einstein? | A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created an artificial intelligence (AI) system that deploys centuries old heuristics of physicists to derive laws of physics from complex, simulated worlds. Can a machine learning physicist understand the natural laws of our world better than a human physicist?

What Your Stacks of Unread Books Say About You | There are many possible reasons why you have a stack of unread books. It is not uncommon. The Japanese have a specific term for a pile of purchased, but unread reading materials: tsundoku. 

Polymath Jamie Metzl on AI, Genetics, and the Future | Jamie Metzl, J.D., Ph.D., a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, former White House Fellow, and Aspen Institute Crown Fellow, is a true polymath—the technology futurist, geopolitical expert, prolific author, syndicated columnist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, media commentator, and endurance athlete, is one of the most fascinating, and accomplished persons you will ever encounter.

How AI and Genomics Can Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance | The CDC estimates AMR’s economic impact in the U.S. to be more than $20 billion in direct healthcare costs, plus $35 billion in lost productivity, for a total of $55 billion annually. Through the work of pioneering scientists and researchers, innovative technologies such as AI machine learning and genomics are being applied in hopes of helping humanity in the future.

Top 5 Tips from Navy SEALs on Exceptional Leadership | Not everyone can become a Navy SEAL. However, anyone, including psychologists, CEOs, athletes, startup entrepreneurs, crisis counselors, mental health professionals, business executives, neurosurgeons, emergency room physicians, first responders, and even stay-at-home parents can benefit by applying insights from Navy SEAL leadership when facing extremely challenging problems.

Rachel Thomas on Making AI Accessible | Rachel Thomas, Co-Founder of fast.ai, presented a novel way to make AI accessible to a wide range of people from all backgrounds, not just from the elite institutions – in effect, disrupting the learning of AI deep learning.

Can AI and Genomics Extend the Human Lifespan? | Innovative companies are finding ways to integrate AI and genomics with mature medical diagnostic technologies to offer proactive, versus reactive health care. One such company is investor-backed Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI), a genomic-based, health intelligence company founded in 2013 by Dr. J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., and Dr. Robert Hariri, M.D., Ph.D., based in San Diego, California.

BRAIN Initiative Receives Funding by NIH | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on November 2, 2018, that it would increase funding of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative by $220 million.

World’s Largest Neuromorphic Supercomputer Activated | British scientists at The University of Manchester made history by switching on the world’s largest “human brain” supercomputer called the “Spiking Neural Network Architecture” (SpiNNaker) machine.

Neuroscience Discovers the Brain's Neural Clock | Scientists discovered that the region where the brain is time-stamping our experiences is in the lateral entorhinal cortex. The brain uses changes in the environment to determine how much time has elapsed—the less activity, the more difficult it is for the brain to create a time signal. The researchers discovered that by changing activities in an experience, you can alter the time signal in the brain and change how the brain perceives time itself.

The Funding Spree for Neuroscience Startups | Venture capitalists, angel investors, and pharmaceutical companies are making significant investments in neuroscience startups in hopes of discovering methods for early disease detection, innovative treatments, and even potential cures for brain-related diseases and disorders in the future.

A Key Survival Skill in an AI Future — The Personal Pivot | Within the coming decade and years to follow, automation fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) will displace jobs and create employment uncertainty. If data is the new oil, then artificial intelligence is the engine that will run the future. The one essential skill that everyone will need to learn in order to survive in a future with AI automation is how to pivot like an entrepreneur.

New Theory of Intelligence May Disrupt AI and Neuroscience | Technologist, scientist, and co-founder of Numenta, Jeff Hawkins, presented an innovative framework for understanding how the human neocortex operates, called “The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence.” The framework redefines how the human neocortex functions. According to the researchers, the neocortex contains thousands of models functioning not only in hierarchy, but also in parallel. It’s an innovative theory that challenges conventional views and may impact both artificial intelligence and neuroscience in the future.

Neuroscientists Discover a New Type of Brain Cell | Researchers from the University of Szeged, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Illumina, and the University of California, San Diego collaborated on this historic discovery of the rosehip neuron.

How Stem Cell Innovation Has Advanced Neuroscience Research | From the initial discovery of stem cells in mice to growing 3D human neural networks models from pluripotent stem cells in less than 40 years, the pace of scientific advancement has been exponential. The tools that neuroscience uses for research are evolving in sophistication, and stem cells play an important role in the acceleration of progress to benefit humanity.

What Children Need to Learn in a Future Impacted by AI | What do you do in an uncertain future? Here are some tips that can help enable your child to learn the skills that she or he needs to flourish in a future impacted by AI.

The Human Brain Is Active up to 5 Minutes After Heart Stops | In the United States, all 50 states have legally defined death with neurological criteria, according to The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. Now scientists have observed that the human brain, like many other body parts, does not stop working immediately after the heart stops beating and may still function for up to five minutes afterward.

Why Does the Human Brain Exhibit Higher Intelligence? | A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts General Hospital discovered distinct characteristics of the human neuron that may help explain why human brains are more powerful than other species.

MIT Invests a Record $1 Billion in a College for AI | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, U.S.A., made history in by announcing a commitment of $1 billion to “address the global opportunities and challenges presented by the prevalence of computing and the rise of artificial intelligence.

Defining Artificial Intelligence: A Glossary of Key AI Terms | Important AI terminology explained.

Is the Robot Psychologist the Next Big AI App? | Will robot psychologists be commonplace one day? Is this even a good idea?

Paul Allen's Immense Legacy | Throughout his lifetime, Allen was a generous person who has donated over $2 billion to support research and innovation in artificial intelligence, neuroscience, science, technology, education, conservation and more causes. Paul G. Allen lived an extraordinary, and full life—his endeavors will leave a lasting impact on humanity now and in the future.

MIT Creates AI That Predicts Depression From Speech | An innovative Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research team consisting of Tuka Alhanai and James Glass at CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory), and Mohammad Ghassemi at IMES (Institute for Medical Engineering and Science), discovered a way for AI to detect depression in individuals through identifying patterns in natural conversation.

What Innovative CEOs and Leaders Need to Know about AI | It’s not a question of whether or not AI should be incorporated in your company, but rather when it should be implemented. Where is AI in the technology adoption life-cycle? Where is AI being used and how? Here is an executive summary of what a few of the leading global management consulting companies have to say about how artificial intelligence will impact businesses and economies worldwide.

Breakthrough Microbiome Study Links Gut with Neurobehaviors | In a landmark 2018 study published in Molecular Psychiatry, a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the University of Toyama, found that “changes in gut microbiota can control brain insulin signaling and metabolite levels,” which in turn impacts neurobehaviors.

Stanford Physicists Create AI to Disrupt Laws of Nature | Stanford physicists applied Zellig S. Harris’ hypothesis on the distributional structure of language to atoms instead of words ... with interesting results.

NSF awards an interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience | Neuroscience and cognitive science researchers get $16 million in NSF funding | Modern science has yet to explain exactly how the human brain functions. In efforts to advance scientific understanding of the brain, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced in September 2018, the funding of 18 innovative interdisciplinary projects in neuroscience and cognitive science. 

Neuroscience advances towards a “Social Network of Brains” | BrainNet enables multi-person direct brain-to-brain communications | Imagine engaging with others on social media over the cloud using only the thoughts in your brain to communicate — no texting, typing, or speech required. A recent neuroscientific breakthrough is ushering a new phase in the evolution of brain-to-brain interface (BBI) that accelerates the possibility of a “Social Network of Brains” over the internet. 

Is Artificial Intelligence Antifragile? The Iatrogenic potential of human intervention in artificial intelligence | As AI becomes increasingly pervasive, it is important to examine at a macro level whether AI gains from disorder. Antifragile is a term and concept put forth by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. According to Taleb, antifragile things not only “gain from chaos,” but also “need it in order to survive and flourish.” Is AI antifragile? The answer may not be as intuitive as it seems.

World Economic Forum Reports AI to Disrupt Financial Systems | Artificial intelligence is poised to significantly disrupt the global financial services system, creating both new opportunities and increased vulnerabilities.

Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neuroscience | Can technology read your mind? Dr. Divya Chander, M.D., Ph.D., has a surprising answer to that question. Dr. Chander is a neuroscientist and physician on the faculty at both Stanford University and Singularity University.

The Science and Philosophy of Consciousness | Consciousness is one of the unsolved mysteries that great thinkers across many disciplines have attempted to elucidate. As complex as the human mind, so is the nature of consciousness. 

How Artificial Intelligence Is Accelerating Life Sciences | The pharmaceutical and biotech industries are ripe for disruption. Startups and corporate behemoths alike are investing in artificial intelligence technology solutions.

The Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and "Esports" | The market opportunity for AI is a wide-open playing field in the booming e-sports industry. Esports will reach $3 bn and attract as many viewers as the NFL by 2022.

The Future of AI in Health Care | Artificial intelligence expert Neil Jacobstein shares his views on how AI is poised to change health care.

How "Westworld" Ignites the Deep Thinkers Among Us | "Westworld" raises many philosophical questions on the potential impact of human-like robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

20 Great Quotes on Artificial Intelligence | Here are twenty of the best quotes on artificial intelligence from notable thinkers.

The Geopolitics of AI | Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a strategic imperative with various nations announcing centralized plans and initiatives to remain globally competitive.

Is Artificial General Intelligence a Mathematical Pattern? | What if the key to unlocking artificial general intelligence is a pattern that already exists, but has yet to be discovered?

Why Neuroscience Is Trending in Business | Neuroscience is trending in business as neuroscientist Jordan Amadio helps start the world's first neurotechnology accelerator, NeuroLaunch.

Why AI Will Not Completely Replace Humans Anytime Soon | Why recently some customers of Amazon Echo running conversational AI technology Alexa, have experienced creepy, unexpected laughter from their devices at random times.

How to Outwit AI | A high IQ doesn’t guarantee success, and having superior capabilities in AI does not necessarily equate to societal success. It depends on how it’s applied and for what purpose.

AI’s Deep Problem | Artificial intelligence is modeled to some extent on the human brain; and there’s a deep problem with this approach.

The Human Bias in the AI Machine | The increasing pervasiveness of AI necessitates the minimization of human cognitive bias in the machine. The future of humanity may very well depend on it.

The Unbearable Conundrum of AI Consciousness | As artificial intelligence becomes as cognitively powerful as humans, can machines become self-aware?

Why Psychology Is Essential in a Future Dominated by AI | In a future where artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous, psychology will help people cope with the uncertainty and change.

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