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University of Texas at Austin Unveils Cognitive Computing Course Based on IBM Watson
The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Computer Science is partnering with IBM to launch a new cognitive computing course titled “Automated Question Answering” that gives students unprecedented access to one of IBM’s most prized innovations: Watson. The University of Texas at Austin is one of seven universities offering the new course this fall.
Meet Two Robot-Programming Sophomores
Two computer science sophomores are using the skills they gained in the Freshman Research Initiative to program flying robots and show them off to other students on campus. Robert Lynch and Matt Broussard, who were both involved in the Autonomous Intelligent Robotics FRI stream run by Dr. Peter Stone, had different ways of arriving in computer science but say research has enriched their undergraduate experience more than anything else.
Boiling Down the Stories That Wearable Cameras Are Telling
The race is on to develop tools to help sift through the vast quantities of video that are being produced by wearable camera technology like Google Glass and Looxcie.
Disruptions: How Driverless Cars Could Reshape Cities
The New York Times discusses the Autonomous Intersection Management project, created by our Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, in a piece about the future of driverless vehicles.
Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Hall Open
With high-tech collaborative laboratories and spaces, the complex marks the start of a new era for the university’s top-10 ranked Department of Computer Science.
A New Computer Game 'Bot' Acts Just Like a Real Person
Our bot is better than your bot — as well as your brain.
Artificially Intelligent Game Bots Pass the Turing Test on Turing's Centenary
BotPrize winners were scored as more human-like than half their human competitors.
They Are Robots and This Is Robocup
A different kind of soccer.
UT^2 Game Bot Judged More Human Than Human
The UT^2 game bot has won the Humanlike Bot Competition at the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence.Read It Now
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